Anderson Regional Birth Center in Meridian
Mother & Baby Services
The birth of a baby is one of the most amazing events in life, and our goal is to help make your experience special and memorable from the moment you arrive. We want our moms to feel comfortable, confident, safe and informed as you welcome your new baby into the world.
Childbirth Educational programs
Private labor, delivery, and recovery rooms
Specialized nursing care for you and your baby
On-site Neonatologists, Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and Neonatal Nurses with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) if needed
Anderson Regional Birth Center
Meridian Mother & Baby Care
The birth of a baby is one of the most amazing events in life, and our goal is to help make your experience special and memorable from the moment you arrive. We want our moms to feel comfortable, confident, safe and informed as you welcome your new baby into the world.
Feeling Comfortable
Feeling Confident About Your Care
Feeling Confident About Your Baby’s Care
Feeling Safe
Feeling Informed
Visiting Hours and Policies
Skin-to-Skin Contact
Admission

Our private labor, delivery and recovery rooms provide a calm and comforting environment for your delivery. After your baby is born, you’ll move to a private mother-baby room. Specialized nurses will care for you and your baby, answer any questions, provide education and connect you with any needed resources.

We aim to meet your birth plan expectations and encourage you to communicate your desires with our staff. From traditional labor and delivery to natural childbirth and cesarean section, Anderson’s highly trained OB-GYN physicians, midwives, nurses and support staff are ready to share in the delivery of your miracle.

Our fully staffed Well-Baby Nursery provides care for your healthy newborn. Every newborn is fully evaluated daily by our team of Neonatologists, Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and Neonatal Nurses. If any unexpected complications occur, our Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has the staff and equipment needed to provide the best care your baby needs.

Anderson Regional Birth Center offers a safe, nurturing environment for your maternity stay. We take the security of our smallest patients very seriously. Our Nursery Unit is a locked unit where only designated personnel can gain access using ID swipe cards.

Please refer to the Visitor Guidelines for current guidelines.

At Anderson Regional Birth Center, we encourage and support skin-to-skin contact— it is the best beginning for both you and your baby.

Research shows that skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth and in the newborn period is very beneficial for both mom and baby. Some of these advantages include:

  • Helps baby learn to regulate temperature
  • Helps baby stabilize breathing and heart rate
  • Helps baby control blood sugar
  • Promotes early breastfeeding and helps with the overall success of breastfeeding
  • Provides the best transition to life outside of mom
  • Promotes early bonding between mom and baby
  • Has a calming effect and decreases crying and fussiness

At birth — if conditions allow — your baby will be placed directly on your chest immediately after delivery. We will place a blanket and/or towel over the baby to keep the baby warm as you enjoy your first precious moments together. Skin-to-skin contact is recommended for at least one hour after birth.

Depending on the condition of the mother and/or baby at the time of birth, skin-to skin contact may not be possible. However, skin-to-skin contact is beneficial at any time during the early newborn period, even after you leave the hospital.

Please check in at the Admissions Desk near the Emergency Waiting Area when you arrive at the hospital.

Be sure to bring the following items with you:

  • Your ID and that of your spouse or significant other if he will be added to the birth certificate.
  • Your labor bag including your baby’s clothing
  • A list of your daily medications dosages — do not bring your medications with you
  • Glasses, toiletries (shampoo, toothbrush, etc.), robe, slippers
  • Insurance information, emergency telephone number
  • A copy of your advance directives
  • Infant car seat — You must have a car seat installed in your vehicle when you leave the hospital.
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