Pregnancy & Birth

You and your family receive advanced medical care and the best hospital delivery options in a warm, soothing and inviting environment. After delivery, you and your baby will be visited and checked up on daily, nursing staff can help you learn how to care for your baby and prepare you for your return home, and lactation specialists can help you with your best option for feeding baby. You truly are cared for by baby experts. 

• Skin-to-skin contact with baby immediately following delivery 
• “Rooming-in” to allow baby and mom to bond 
• Breastfeeding support 
• Lactation specialists available 

Your nurses have gone through advanced training and are very experienced and will teach you how to care for your baby, as we recognize this is an important part of your hospital stay.

• Your nurse can help with limiting daytime interruptions and phone calls if you’d like, so that you can rest during the day when your baby sleeps. 
• You are also welcome to invite family or a support person to stay with you while you are in the hospital, as you may find them helpful. 
• To help you and your baby to bond, it is encouraged you stay together 24 hours a day. This is called “rooming in” and it has been proven to better prepare you to care for your newborn when you return home. When baby stays in your room, you will have the opportunity to learn more about him or her and recognize things like feeding cues while hospital staff is around to guide you through those first few nights. Studies show that mothers get the same amount and quality of sleep when their babies room in as when they are out of the room.
• In partnership with Prevea Health, virtual newborn care classes are available to help you prepare and care for your little one. Click here for a schedule of upcoming classes.

We offer a wide range of pain management and comfort measures to help you through labor and delivery. From epidurals to nitrous oxide and medication-free options, we’re devoted to making your birthing experience as comfortable as possible. 
 

Nitrous oxide
Nitrous oxide, often used at the dentist and referred to as laughing gas, is a safe and proven method for anxiety and pain management during labor and childbirth. There are no side effects from for baby, and the side effects for mom are minimal. By inhaling the gas through a mask, nitrous oxide is a temporary method of relief because it is cleared from the body when mom stops inhaling the gas and removes the mask.

Nitrous oxide can be:

• Used before having an epidural (and it is also safe to have an epidural later).
• An alternative option to epidural and pain medication if someone is leaning toward a more natural childbirth experience.
• Used before trying pain medication, such as Nalbuphine (Nubain®).
• Stopped if mom decides she would like to switch to pain medication, such as Nalbuphine (Nubain®).

After baby is born, your care provider will place him or her belly-down directly on your chest. This is called skin-to-skin contact. Your nurse will be there with a warm blanket to cover you and your baby. Quiet time is encouraged during this first hour as this is the time for mom or dad to hold the baby skin-to-skin providing benefits such as:

• Positive impact on bonding
• Reduced perception of pain
• Reduced incidence of postpartum depression
• Triggers feeding reflexes and increases breastfeeding success
• Smooth transition for baby to life outside the womb
• Increased calmness and reduced crying

• A private spa inspired bathroom with a walk-in shower that features a rainfall showerhead
• A spacious layout with twice as much space as previous post-partum rooms
• A “family and friends” gathering space with glass door partisan, a second TV, microwave, refrigerator, table and chairs, and a child play space
• A dedicated space for newborn exams, with adjustable natural lighting
• ​Built in sound system that works with your mobile device, so you can you play your own music during delivery 

Two room suites

Available on a first come, first serve basis. Private, spacious and comfortable. St. Vincent's Women and Infants Center features Green Bay’s only two-room suites with exclusive amenities that cater to mothers, newborns and families. Here, spacious rooms feature home-like comforts, soothing touches and the latest medical equipment to make all the difference. Click here to watch a video tour.

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• State of the art security system (HUGS) for you and your baby’s safety
• Spacious two-room suites, available on a first come first serve basis
• NICU attached to the birthing unit, for high-risk mothers and newborns
• Operating room suites inside the birthing unit for C-sections
• Pain and anxiety management
• Holistic methods, such as birthing balls and water therapy
• Medical management, such as epidurals and anesthesiology 24/7
• Nitrous oxide
• Updated bathrooms and delivery rooms provide a home-like atmosphere
• Dad/Support person may choose to stay overnight.
• Warm, friendly and experienced nursing staff provide individualized care
• Free WiFi
• Modern family lounges
• Specialty order meals delivered to you on your request
• Complimentary snacks and welcome gift
• Celebration meal
• Valet parking
• Gift shop onsite
• Online birthing classes
• Online breastfeeding class
• Online and in-person breastfeeding support group
• Milk depot and dispensary