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Pregnancy & Birth in Peoria
Family Birthing Center
At the OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center Family Birthing Center, our top priority is the health and safety of you and your child.
Support from Your Care Team
Mom and baby can be assured the top experts in their field will be at your bedside, ready to assist with every situation. Not only will mom and baby feel supported, but the whole family will feel the greatest care and love delivered by a team of expert clinicians and support staff. We offer:
- The highest level of maternal-fetal care, with access to our Maternal Fetal Diagnostic Center with on-site providers who specialize in caring for complex pregnancies, with advanced technology, including Voluson E10 sonography machines.
- A Level IV NICU and Level III Nursery, where your baby will have direct access to a care team and equipment that can handle the smallest and most complex little ones.
- OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois, where you and baby will have immediate access to the highest level of care available, with the top providers and specialists in their field right on campus.
- A commitment to supporting skin-to-skin breastfeeding in all birthing circumstances, with on-site international board-certified lactation consultations available seven days a week.
- 24/7 on-site labor physicians, so we’re ready whenever you are.
- An advanced practice team that attends all C-sections and high-risk births.
- 24/7 on-site pediatric hospitalists to care for baby.
- Remote fetal monitoring to encourage movement during labor.
Personalized Benefits
From the top of his head to his tiniest toe, your baby will be wrapped in support from the moment he or she arrives. We offer:
- A commitment to keeping mom and baby together whenever possible.
- HALO Bassinests, safely allowing newborns to sleep as close as possible to mom.
- Comfortable, spacious and private birthing suites, with updated cabinetry, flooring and bathrooms, as well as two dedicated operating rooms for labor and delivery patients.
- Support for a variety of birth plans, including allowing in-room doulas or midwives, birthing balls and birthing bars.
- Additional non-clinical support for families, including financial assistance and pastoral care for spiritual well-being.
Accreditations and Certifications
We are designated as a Level III Perinatal Center, which includes our Maternal Fetal Diagnostic Center that is accredited through the American Institute of Ultrasound in medicine. This team includes APNs, sonographers, diabetic educators, dieticians, genetic counselors, and case management, in addition to physician providers.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois has recognized OSF Saint Francis with the Blue Distinction® Specialty Care program, a national designation for hospitals demonstrating expertise in delivering improved patient safety and better health outcomes.
OSF Saint Francis is proud to be a Magnet® hospital. The Magnet Recognition Program® recognizes excellence in nursing and is widely accepted as the gold standard of patient care.
Advanced Monitoring for a Safer Delivery
Experience the safest delivery possible with the expert bedside care you expect combined with advanced, AI-powered remote monitoring. This real-time data helps your care team spot critical health changes sooner and respond quickly, keeping you and your baby safe through every moment of labor.