Maternity Services

At Nuvance Health, we provide family-centered maternity services. Women receive individualized, comprehensive care at each of our six birthing centers.

Choosing where to deliver your baby is a big decision. Most likely, you’re looking for specialists who provide exceptional care with warmth and compassion. At Nuvance Health®, we offer excellent maternity services while empowering you to make the best decisions for you and your baby. Our maternity suites offer privacy and overnight space for a support person.

Learn about our six birthing centers:

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Danbury Hospital:

Danbury Hospital offers an in-house doula program, on-site obstetrics doctors, holistic birthing options and specialized lactation support. We also have private maternity suites and maternal-fetal medicine specialists. 
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Norwalk Hospital:

Norwalk Hospital has certified nurse midwives, a 24-hour in-house obstetrics hospitalist and a range of natural options for pain control. Our maternity suites are all private, and women with high-risk pregnancies have access to maternal-fetal medicine specialists. 
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Vassar Brothers Medical Center:

Families have access to lactation consultants, maternal-fetal medicine specialists and private maternity suites. Discover more about labor and delivery at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.
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Northern Dutchess Hospital:

Northern Dutchess Hospital has midwives, doctors, neonatal providers and nurses who offer diverse options for a holistic birth experience. We also offer family-centered cesarean births, so parents can easily view the delivery.
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Putnam Hospital:

At Putnam Hospital you'll be provided with compassionate nursing care and access to supportive care options to make your childbirth experience comfortable and personal. The Birthing Center rooms are private, and the unit is equipped with advanced newborn safety and security systems.
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Sharon Hospital:

Sharon Hospital prioritizes family-centered care by providing overnight space for a birth partner and including siblings in tours and experiences. Women also receive breastfeeding support, both one-on-one and in postpartum groups. 

Childbirth Classes and Support Services

Families have access to childbirth classes, postpartum support groups and breastfeeding support.

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Experienced Providers

Staff in our birthing centers have specialized training in caring for newborns. Many of them have years of labor and delivery experience and know how to intervene for both you and your baby. At every hospital, we aim to provide a comfortable, family-centered birth experience
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Specialty Care

Through key partnerships with provider groups, families have access to a range of specialty services. We also have three neonatal intensive care units and maternal-fetal medicine specialists for high-risk pregnancies.
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Maternity services we provide

  • Genetic counseling
    Genetic counselors offer tests to assess the health and development of your baby before birth. These specialists consult with you and your partner about test results and potential treatment options, as needed.
  • Midwifery care
    Patients at Northern Dutchess and Norwalk hospitals have access to midwives who provide full-spectrum prenatal and postpartum care. Midwives aim to help birthing people have a supportive and empowering experience, with an emphasis on each patient’s needs and preferences. 
  • Resources for high-risk pregnancies
    We have maternal-fetal medicine specialists who care for women with high-risk pregnancies. These doctors have extra training and use multiple treatment options to keep both mom and baby as safe as possible.
  • Excellent NICU care
    Three of our birthing centers have Level III neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Families in these birthing centers have access to specialists from Connecticut Children’s who specialize in caring for critically ill or premature newborns.
  • Childbirth classes and breastfeeding support
    We provide an array of childbirth, breastfeeding and postpartum classes. Lactation consultants offer breastfeeding support through a mix of one-on-one and group options. Postpartum groups help support new moms both physically and mentally through the “fourth trimester.”
  • Virtual tours
    Each of our family birthing centers has a virtual tour. These tours can help you become familiar with the many amenities we offer for your comfort and privacy.
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