After 50 years and more than 40,000 deliveries, Sierra Vista knows babies, moms and dads.

The Birth Center at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center is committed to providing you with personalized care, while offering advanced technological resources, medical expertise and education. The dedicated nursing staff is selected for its vast experience in low and high risk situations, and is here to honor your birth plan and your choices. With seven labor, delivery and recovery suites, a newborn nursery and a newborn Intensive Care Unit, The Birth Center provides the resources needed to make each birth as comfortable as possible for mother and baby.

Pre-Registration

All obstetric patients should pre-register at least 12 to 16 weeks prior to their due date. This will allow the hospital to verify insurance coverage and counsel the patient on various payment options and government programs, if needed. Validating insurance and billing information prior to the delivery date can help reduce a patient’s anxiety upon arrival to the hospital and also allow them to be directly admitted. Click here to pre-register.

Family Centered Birth

Labor & Delivery Suites: These single-patient rooms are appointed with amenities to make you feel at home throughout your birthing process. Each room includes a flat screen television, wireless internet access and a sleeper chair for your partner or coach. 

Special Celebration Dinner: To celebrate the birth of your newborn, you and your coach are invited to have a quiet dinner the evening before you leave the hospital. This meal is selected from a specially prepared menu.

Infant Security: Your infant’s protection is a priority at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. In order to ensure the safety of your newborn, the hospital utilizes a highly sophisticated infant security system.

The Birthing Process

Labor Tub: Warm water immersion is available to help promote relaxation and manage pain without the need for medical intervention.

Anesthesia: Anesthesiologists are on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide pain management to laboring mothers.

High Risk Capabilities

Vaginal Birth after Cesarean: If you and your physician decide that a VBAC delivery is an option, Sierra Vista is fully equipped to accommodate your choice.  Anesthesiologists are on-site during all VBAC labors.

Operating Room: Two operating rooms located within the Labor & Delivery Unit allow physicians to perform cesarean sections quickly and efficiently.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Sierra Vista is proud to offer the only Level III NICU between Santa Barbara and Salinas. Providing critical care services for the hospital’s tiniest patients, new parents can find comfort in knowing their infant will receive top quality care quickly and without having to leave their hometown.

24 Hour Maternal Transport Program: Sierra Vista accepts transport of high-risk patients from all hospitals within the community, from Lompoc to King City.

Diabetes Management Program: The Sweet Success Team at Sierra Vista strives to improve pregnancy outcomes for women who have preexisting or gestational diabetes. The program teaches patients how to monitor their blood sugars at home, while following a prescribed meal plan to help keep blood sugars in control throughout pregnancy. Services are provided during preconception, pregnancy and post-partum.

Childbirth Education

Certified, experienced childbirth and lactation specialists offer a variety of education classes to help prepare you, your coach and your family for the arrival of your new baby. These classes can help you to feel more confident about what to expect with childbirth and parenting.  For more information or to register for a class, go to Find an Event.

Birth Center Tours: Expectant mothers and birthing coaches are invited to tour the Birth Center at Sierra Vista in order to familiarize themselves with our philosophy of family centered birth. The tour includes information on general hospital policies, admitting processes, perinatal education programs and a sneak-peek at our labor, delivery and recovery suites.  Free.

Prepared Childbirth: A series of four classes designed to teach expectant mothers and childbirth coaches about the laboring process. Topics include pain management, birthing techniques and cesarean sections. Please register by the 20^th week of pregnancy. Fee: $50.

Baby Care Basics: New parents are taught how to keep their newborns clean, safe and comfortable. Topics include newborn characteristics and development, feeding, bathing, diapering, accident prevention and sibling interaction. Instructors will also discuss the physical and emotional changes related to motherhood and the adjustment to fatherhood. Grandparents are welcome to attend. Free.

Breast Feeding Basics: This class provides practical information for a successful and rewarding breastfeeding experience. Topics include breast milk production, breastfeeding strategies for working mothers and family support. Expectant mothers should attend this between 30 and 36 weeks of pregnancy. Free.

Infant/Child CPR: This class provides comprehensive information on the practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and obstructed airway rescue for adults, children and infants. Parents, grandparents and childcare providers are encouraged to attend. Fee: $35. Participants receive an American Heart Association Certificate upon completion.

Pre-Registration is required for all classes. For upcoming class schedules and to register, call 1.800.483.6387.

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