Obstetrics & Maternity Care

Maternal Health Program

Obstetrics refers to health care for new mothers, from the first weeks of pregnancy through the baby’s delivery and postpartum days. Bassett Healthcare Network’s comprehensive maternal health care program includes education, prenatal services, labor and delivery, and neonatal and postpartum care.

Obstetrics

The aim of our obstetrics and maternal care program is to ensure the optimal health of both mother and baby during pregnancy, delivery, and after the baby is born. Our birthing centers at Bassett Healthcare Network are recognized for their “culture of collaboration,” in which our physicians and nurses will work with you to:

• Evaluate your lifestyle and help you develop a nutrition and exercise plan for a healthy pregnancy
• Offer advice on family planning
• Prevent, diagnose, and treat possible conditions, such as gestational diabetes 
• Effectively manage unexpected developments during childbirth, such as lengthy labor
• Help you create your own individualized birth plan

The Bassett Birthing Center

The birthing center at Bassett Healthcare Network offers every comfort for new mothers and their families:

• Four Labor/Delivery/Recovery (LDR) rooms, each with a private bath, shower, and spa tub
• Eight postpartum rooms with refrigerators and fold-out couches
• Operating rooms for Caesarean births
• A special care nursery

At Bassett Healthcare Network, the health and safety of you and your baby is our first priority. Our comprehensive maternal health program includes prenatal care and health screenings, educational programs, labor and delivery, and neonatal and postpartum care.

Bassett Birthing Center is staffed by experienced obstetrical nurses, certified nurse-midwives, pediatric nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pediatricians, and OB-GYN hospitalists. Whether a nurse-midwife or hospitalist helps deliver your baby, our philosophy of care remains the same: You create your own birth plans, with minimal intervention, extensive labor support, and open communication as standard. We do not allow a water birth experience based on current ACOG and AAP guidelines.