The birth of a child is one of life’s most joyous and memorable events. Ashtabula County Medical Center Maternity Services provides quality, family-centered care that offers you a choice - and helps you create a memory to last a lifetime.
From the knowledgeable, compassionate care and expertise of our nurses to advanced medical technology, ACMC Maternity Services offers expecting families a comprehensive range of services designed to help during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as after the baby is born.
At ACMC, you’ll find:
- A specially trained team of Board Certified physicians and nurses with an array of expertise and experience. All staff are certified in neonatal resuscitation, and nurses are certified in various specialties, including childbirth education, lactation education, electronic fetal monitoring, infant massage, and obstetrical nursing. We provide bedside education for all new families.
- 24-hour Anesthesiology availability for labor epidurals and surgical anesthesia for cesarean births
- Certified Lactation Consultants for breastfeeding moms. Service includes bedside instruction and assistance, phone consultation, and private appointments.
- Certified Childbirth Educators. We offer a comprehensive childbirth and parenting education program focusing on the entire family that includes:
- Childbirth Education (Series and Weekend)
- Birth Triathlon (Early Pregnancy Spin; Labor and Delivery Plunge; Infant Care Sprint)
- Childbirth Refresher
- Teen Childbirth Education
- Tea for Two (Mother and Infant Discussion group)
- D.A.D. Education (Dads are Dynamic)
- Grandparent Education
- Sibling Education
- Preparing Your Pet for the Newborn
- Breastfeeding Preparation/Breastfeeding Support
- C-Section Education
- VBAC Education (Vaginal Birth after Cesarean)
- Infant Massage
- Infant CPR
- Planning a Healthy Pregnancy
- Early Pregnancy
- Infant Care
- Smoking Cessation
- Postpartum Depression Support
- Unit tours with appointment free of charge
- Comfortable, private birthing rooms equipped with state-of-the-art technology
- State-of-the-art infant security system.
- Designated surgical suite located in the Maternity Unit for cesarean sections.
- Flexible family visitation.
- Brahm’s lullaby played over the hospital public address system to announce your infant’s birth per your request.
- Complimentary take-home gift packet. Infant photo service with access for your family to view the newborn on the Internet through the hospital website.
- Complimentary Certificate of Birth that you can frame.
- Complimentary footprints of newborn.
- Free pager so mom can contact her support person when labor begins.
- A follow-up phone call from the nursing staff after your discharge.
- Phone consultation with a nurse 24 hours per day through the Nursery Storkline.
- Hearing screen assessment on all newborns.
- Reserved parking for expectant parents at the Stork Stop.
