We designed the Family Maternity Center with your comfort and safety in mind. Our patient suites allow you to labor, deliver and recover in one area without having to move from room to room. If you require a cesarean delivery, we have a C-section suite in the center itself. 

Each of our rooms has a home-like feel. You have an individually controlled thermostat and lighting, a refrigerator, a TV/DVD player and personal speakers that fit any device with a headphone jack. Our rooms also feature a private bathroom with a large tub.  

Other amenities include:  

• A sleeper sofa for your support person 
• Birth support tools such as birthing balls, back massagers, mirrors, squatting bar and birth stool  
• Free Wi-Fi 
• Laminated booklets that offer tips on breathing, physical and mental relaxation, laboring positions, pushing positions and ways for your partner to support you while in labor 
• LED candles  
• Reserved parking for mothers in labor  
• State-of-the-art electronic security system  
• We offer optional photos from a professional photographer who specializes in newborn photography and a book with your baby’s footprints. 

Experience the high-quality and award-winning care that Providence St. Patrick Hospital is known for by delivering your baby at our new Family Maternity Center. We offer a unique environment—your own beautifully-decorated private room where you’ll labor, deliver and recover. Your baby will stay with you in the same room after delivery (unless your baby needs additional care), allowing you to spend those initial precious moments together. If a caesarean delivery is needed, the C-section suite is also within the Family Maternity Center.

During this time of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are unable to offer in person tours of the Family Maternity Center. Please call our unit with any specific questions you might have: 406-329-5300.

Providence St. Patrick Hospital offers education classes to ease your way into this new stage of your life. Our classes are taught by certified childbirth educators and are designed to prepare you and give you peace of mind during these next exciting phases of your life, from pre-delivery to life with a baby at home. Space is limited. Registration is required.

Register for a Class

• Six-week comprehensive birth class series

  This class explores the physical, mental and emotional process of labor and will enrich your understanding of what your body and baby do throughout the birthing process. This class meets for two hours, once a week, for six consecutive weeks.

• Saturday birth class intensive

  This is a condensed version of our six-week birth class series, covered in one Saturday.

• Breastfeeding basics

  This prenatal breastfeeding class is designed for mothers who plan to breastfeed and for those that have not yet made the decision, but want to learn more.

• Newborn care basics

  Discover ways to ease your baby’s transition into the world, key considerations to keeping your newborn safe, and develop confidence in your ability to meet your infant’s basic needs. This two-evening class includes infant CPR and resuscitation. (This class does not provide CPR certification).

• Sibling class

  "Becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister" is a fun and interactive experience that will help your child prepare for the role of big brother or sister, explore what life with a new baby is like and mix and mingle with other children who are also waiting for a little brother or sister to arrive.

• Grandparents class

  Babies haven’t changed, but what we know about them has! This class brings together seasoned, first time and expecting grandparents to celebrate the arrival or coming of a grandbaby.

• Back to work or school breastfeeding class

  Learn the basics of effective pumping and milk storage, bottle feeding, keeping up milk supply and confidently transitioning from home back to work or school.

• Infant massage class

  Learn techniques that will contribute to your baby’s development, deepen attachment, help you understand and respond appropriately to your baby’s cues, relax and soothe a fussy baby, relieve gas and symptoms of colic and help your baby sleep better.

St. Patrick Hospital is a Gold Safe Sleep Champion. This is the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program’s highest designation and recognizes our commitment to keeping babies safe in their sleep environments and helping prevent deaths from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is the leading cause of death among infants between 1 month and 1 year of age.  

To help protect your baby once you get home:  

• Keep your baby in your room at night, but in the baby’s own safety-approved crib or bassinet - never your bed
• Always put your baby on their back for sleep
• Avoid putting pillows, blankets, toys or other items in your baby’s bed
• Avoid putting your baby to sleep on furniture such as couches or chairs
• Don’t routinely allow your baby to sleep in bouncy seats, infant carriers, swings or strollers.
• Don’t use sleep positioners, like foam wedges or tubes, with your baby
• Keep your baby away from all smoke
• Make sure your baby gets regular checkups, and follow the doctor’s recommendations
• Prevent your baby from overheating during sleep