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Family Maternity Center

Personal Maternity Care

At the Saint Alphonsus Family Maternity Center, we devote extra attention to make sure that the birth of your baby is a personal experience. We offer parents a wide array of choices with a full range of services by mother-baby experts to make sure you get the care, pampering and keepsake moments you've dreamed about—not to mention our private, soothing and luxurious accommodations.

If your pregnancy becomes high risk or your newborn is born prematurely, we've got you covered. Our Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physicians and Neonatologists are available to meet your needs. Our Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit provides the highest level of care available anywhere in Idaho for newborns.

Labor Suites
At the Saint Alphonsus Family Maternity Center we will work with you and your physician or certified nurse-midwife to design a birthing experience that meets your personal wishes and helps ensure the health of you and your baby.

• You labor and give birth in your own private suite.
• You define who you would like involved in the birth and to what extent. Select family members can remain comfortably with you if you choose.
• You choose exactly what type of birthing professional you want to help you through your pregnancy and deliver the baby. You may decide to depend only on your OB/GYN or family physician, or you may be interested in using a certified nurse-midwife.
• You choose the type of anesthesia, if any, you prefer. You may also decide to attend one of our Hypnobirthing or Lamaze Childbirth Preparation classes to learn how to use natural alternatives to traditional anesthesia choices.

Labor Suite Amenities:

• Comfortable, serene and secure atmosphere
• Warm, modern accommodations including soft lighting and private gardens
• Birth partner beepers
• Jacuzzi and private bath
• Birthing beds for the most comfortable labor and birthing positions

Family Suites
Once your baby arrives, we give you all the quiet time you need to get to know your newborn. Shortly after delivery, you and your baby will be moved to your own private family suite to recover and get to know each other.

Specially trained nurses on each shift care for both you and your new baby and attend to your every need. Your baby stays with you as much as you desire and feeding happens naturally when the baby is hungry.

Family Suite Amenities:

• Beautiful, spacious suites for both traditional and surgical deliveries that promote a therapeutic recovery
• Extra room for the baby to room-in close to the new mother
• Cable TV, featuring the newborn channel with information for new mothers, and DVD players
• Extra space for family members or birth partners with a sleeper chair for overnight stays
• High speed Internet access in each room so you can plug in your laptop
• Cuisine-on-call allows you to order from a special menu anytime during the day
• Beautifully tiled bathrooms with hairdryers

The Little Extras

• Baby care lessons provided for the whole family
• Free massage for each new mother
• Celebration dinner for the new parents before going home
• Visit from lactation consultants. We offer the most comprehensive line of lactation products in the Treasure Valley.

When you go home
At Saint Alphonsus, we don't just help babies arrive. We help families prepare, grow and thrive before, during and long after you've taken your new baby home.

After you go home, your care providers—including the nurses, certified childbirth educator and lactation specialists—are available to answer your questions from home. Our family center also offers childbirth and parenting classes and support groups.

Take a Tour
To really understand the important differences available at Saint Alphonsus, we encourage you to tour our Family Maternity Center and see for yourself what we offer. Please schedule your complimentary prenatal tour by calling 208-367-3454.

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