Family Birthing Center
Request an AppointmentIf you’re preparing to welcome a new baby to your family, you want your birthing experience to be as smooth as possible. Your surroundings play a big part in that, which is why the suites at Riverside's Family Birthing Center were designed for comfort and coziness. Featuring hotel-like amenities and specialized equipment to help keep you and your baby safe, our birthing suites allow you to focus on what’s most important — making special, lasting memories.
Experience Exceptional Care at Riverside’s Family Birthing Center
Discover the highest quality care and warm environment that awaits you at Riverside’s Family Birthing Center as you welcome your newest family member into the world.
Watch The VideoBirthing Suites for You and Your Family
Your support team, especially your family, is integral to your birthing experience. In addition to providing an inviting and supportive environment, our birth suites ensure your partner and other family members are comfortable as they support and celebrate with you. Our seven birth suites feature:
- Accommodations for partners — Our Family Birthing Center allows 24-hour partner visitation, so your go-to support person can be with you as much as you need. To help you and your partner feel comfortable, each birth suite includes a sleeper couch, dinette table and rocking chair.
- Advanced technology to monitor a baby’s health — An in-room fetal monitoring unit allows our obstetricians and maternity care experts to track your baby’s heart rate during labor and watch for any signs of distress.
- A soothing, hotel-like atmosphere — The hardwood floors, wood-paneled furniture, soft-toned walls, and linens in our birthing suites will help you relax and settle in.
- Comfy, versatile beds — The convertible birthing beds in our birth suites are easily adjustable for comfort, safety and dignity during labor.
- "Fresh 48" Newborn Photo Session - The Riverside Family Birthing Center is proud to partner with Mila Mae Photography to capture precious moments of your newborn and family during your hospital stay. Click here for more details.
- Modern comforts — Our birth suites include a floor-to-ceiling tiled shower and a 46-inch, wall-mounted TV with a media center.
- On-site Pediatric Experts — Expert doctors from the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital are on-site 24/7 to provide our youngest patients with the highest quality pediatric care.
Tour the Family Birthing Center
If you’re considering having your baby at Riverside Medical Center, schedule a tour of the Family Birthing Center for an up-close look at where our providers deliver over 500 babies annually. You’ll have the opportunity to see a birth suite and meet some providers who may care for you. We look forward to welcoming you soon. Schedule a tour online now or call us at (815) 935-7511 to ask questions and schedule by phone.