Family Birth Center
Family Birth Center
Pregnancy comes with a jumble of emotions. You can feel overjoyed and overwhelmed – all at the same time. At Providence Seaside Birth Center, we help you manage the changes in your body and understand the wealth of pregnancy information you’re likely hearing. We stay by your side, providing care tailored to you, your baby and your family.
Our birth center offers care beginning with pregnancy and continuing into parenthood. Our wide range of obstetric care includes access to maternal fetal medicine doctors if you and your baby need specialty services.
Throughout your pregnancy and beyond, you can expect:
- Access to specialty services at our Portland Metro facilities
- Office visits scheduled to provide the best care and information at the right time
- Care and monitoring for your health and your baby’s health throughout your pregnancy
- Support during your pregnancy, delivery and after birth
- Bonding time with your baby to ensure your physical and emotional well-being after birth
- Social work
- Internationally board-certified lactation consultants (IBCLCs)
Our birthing center team collaborates with specialists in many areas. Your care team may include experts in:
- Anesthesia
- Family practice
- Gynecology
- Laboratory services
- Nursing
- Obstetrics
- Parent education
- Pharmacy
- Respiratory care
- Spiritual care
- Surgery
After the birth of your baby, a special time referred to as Baby Time is offered. This time, immediately following birth, facilitates skin-to-skin, fosters the first breastfeeding experience, and promotes bonding with your baby.
Congratulations! This is a very exciting time in your life. To help with your questions, the resources below give information on Providence services, childbirth and parenting classes, tips on selecting a provider for your baby, information on our breastfeeding clinics and more.
- Circle by Providence App: We encourage you to download our free parenting and pregnancy app ahead of your delivery. Before you go home from the hospital, we review the app together and share helpful and important resources.
- Your birthing plan
- Breastfeeding support and supplies after you have returned home
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Providence Beginnings
- Pastoral care and support
At Providence Seaside Birth Center, we focus on individualized, family-centered care. We provide labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum care all in one place. This means you get a high level of care from the same team throughout your stay.
Amenities at our birth center include:
- Daybed where your partner or a guest can sleep
- Free Wi-Fi, a flat-screen TV
- In-room mini refrigerator and room service for you and a guest
- Lactation support from internationally board-certified lactation consultants (IBCLC) with donor breastmilk available as needed
- Outpatient pharmacy services for all prescription needs
- Private bathroom with a jetted tub
- Specialty care, including nearby operating suites
- Newborn care with neonatal specialty consults available
Congratulations on the arrival of your new baby! The day you take your newborn home is exciting – and probably a little scary. You’ll have lots of questions during the days and months ahead. This page contains a lot of information, but it is not meant as a substitute for professional medical care. If you have questions or concerns, talk with your care provider.
- Circle by Providence App: We encourage you to download our free parenting and pregnancy app ahead of your delivery. Before you go home from the hospital, we review the app together and share helpful and important resources.
- All about your newborn
- Children’s services
- NICU
- Parenting classes and new moms groups
- Paternity affidavit information
- Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Learn about becoming a breastmilk donor
- Learn about ordering donor breastmilk
- Birth certificate: You will receive and be asked to complete this form during your hospital stay. If you would like, you can complete this form and bring it with you to your delivery. Here are ways to order your child’s birth certificate after you return home.
Deciding what type of care your want for your pregnancy and beyond is a personal choice. Providence offers several options to meet your unique needs – and all offer you a lifetime of care.
- Board-certified
- Surgically trained so they are able to perform C-sections and other procedures when necessary
- Able to care for high-risk pregnancies
- Coordinate your pregnancy and postpartum care with a team of patient navigators and social workers
- Offer family-centered maternity care
- Partner with OB-GYNs when needed
- Provide primary care for every member of your family, including newborns
- Board-certified
- Partner with OB-GYNs when needed
- Coordinate your pregnancy and postpartum care with a team of patient navigators, social workers and an OB-GYN
- Offers group visits with patient (and partners) at similar stages in pregnancy
Free pregnancy and parenting app
Circle® is a free pregnancy and parenting app that provides useful health resources, top-notch pregnancy calculator and tools to help track ovulation, weight, blood pressure, and vaccinations. Enjoy easy access to program information, services and classes, too! Plus, when you connect to MyChart through Circle, you will receive appointment reminders for you and your children. Learn more about the Circle app.
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