Having a baby is one of the most important events for a family. When you come to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for childbirth, you can take comfort in the knowledge that you are getting the highest level of care from a distinguished team of physicians and nurses. Every mother and baby is special to us, and we will work with you to make your delivery exactly as you wish. At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, our new mothers give birth in beautifully decorated private labor-delivery-recovery rooms. Soft colors, recessed lighting and coordinated bedding and drapery provide a sense of "home." Special touches, including full-sized tubs for relaxation during labor and comfortable birthing beds, add to the mother's comfort. We also offer Deluxe Maternity Suites at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to provide the ultimate in comfort with all the compassionate, expert care for which we are renowned. Other features include:
- Equipped with the latest technology to ensure your baby's health
- Program offering the latest and best diagnostic procedures
- Designed for pregnant women who need extended hospital care.
Labor-Delivery-Recovery Rooms
- For the comfort of mother, father and baby
- Family members welcome to participate
- Fathers encouraged to spend the night
- For sick babies to get the best care during the "golden hour" with no need for transportation or delay
- The same nurse cares for baby and mother
- For an enhanced birthing experience
- Designed to support new mothers who breastfeed
Comprehensive Prenatal and In-Hospital Education
- For a smooth pregnancy and easy transition to parenthood
To contact a Cedars-Sinai obstetrician, please click here for online Physician Referral or call 1-800-CEDARS-1 (233-2771).
Renowned specialists in obstetrics and perinatology provide consultation and care that ensures the healthiest possible mothers and babies.
Maternal-fetal medicine physicians give a high level of specialized care to mothers with existing or pregnancy-related diseases and complications.
Cedars-Sinai's Prenatal Diagnosis Center is one of the nation's most advanced centers for prenatal diagnosis and testing. Available tests include:
- Amniocentesis to detect genetic and congenital problems
- CVS for earlier diagnosis than amniocentesis provides
- High resolution ultrasound to view the baby in the uterus
- Fetal echocardiography to monitor the baby's heart
- Three-dimensional ultrasound for the best view of potential abnormalities
- Tay-Sachs screening
- Canavan disease screening
Our Antenatal Testing Unit performs fetal testing for high-risk mothers who are in our Maternal-Fetal Care Unit prior to delivery.
We want parents to be prepared when their newborn arrives, whether it is the first baby or a brother or sister. We offer classes to help you understand every phase of pregnancy and caring for your baby. No other medical center in the Los Angeles area offers as many childbirth and parenting classes as we do. Even if you are not having your baby at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, you are invited to attend these classes.
If you are scheduled for a cesarean delivery, go directly to the Labor and Delivery Unit on the third floor of the North Tower building.
When you are discharged, your parking ticket will be validated in the Street Level Discharge Area. If you have parked in South Parking Lot, your parking is free. In any other Cedars-Sinai Medical Center parking lot, a reduced rate will apply.
We encourage you to talk to your physician about the kind of labor and delivery you want. You may want to discuss your medication and anesthesia options, Lamaze or Bradley methods of childbirth, fetal monitoring during labor and positions for delivery. This is a time to decide if you want family or friends with you during the labor and delivery. You can also decide who will cut the umbilical cord - you, the father, the coach or the doctor.
At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, you will be given the most advanced care available in maternity services. Most deliveries are without complications, but in the rare situation in which a problem occurs, enhanced care is available.
