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Life begins at NVRH!

Our goal is for you and your family to have the best possible birth experience and to receive exceptional care throughout your stay. At NVRH, it’s your birth story, your baby, your choices.

NVRH Labor & Delivery suites have a quiet, home-like atmosphere and come with special touches such as a tub and/or walk-in shower, bath amenity kit and hair dryer, kitchenette, a Murphy bed for your support person, and more.

The Birth Center supports and encourages the natural process of labor and childbirth – with a variety of birthing options to choose from, including a birthing tub. We also offer nitrous oxide for pain management during labor.

Maternity Care – OB/GYN & Midwifery Care

Our OB/GYNs and Certified Nurse Midwives partner with you to develop the birth plan you want while making the health and safety of you and your baby top priority. We’ll listen and empower you. You can receive care from either our certified nurse midwives or from one of our board-certified obstetricians. Your certified Doula is also welcome to join you. The choice is yours!

Baby-Friendly

NVRH is the only hospital in Vermont to be certified as Baby-Friendly by the World Health Organization. Skin-to-skin contact and rooming-in are standard practice. We offer breastfeeding support through Lactation services, which includes an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) as well as registered nurses who are certified in lactation consultation. What does it take to sustain Baby-Friendly designation for over 25 years? Read more about it on the Baby-Friendly website or click here.

Child Passenger Safety

Multiple nursing staff are certified in child passenger safety and will assist you in proper fit and installation of your car seat.

Childbirth Education Program

All classes, which are led by Doulas Katie Baker and Diantha Jones in partnership with NVRH, are free, regardless of where you plan to birth your baby. The classes take place in 3-week sessions in conference rooms 126/127 located at the main campus of NVRH. Classes are Monday evenings 5:30-8:30. Topics will include:

- Nutrition and self-care
- Common tests
- Birth preferences
- Baby’s journey through birth
- How to know you’re in labor
- Stages of labor
- Common labor interventions
- Comfort measures & pain management
- Movement in labor
- Postpartum planning
- Your hospital stay
- Feeding your baby, and more!