Labor and Delivery

• Second largest center for maternity services in the region with more than 2,500 births per year
• Highly personalized labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum care with a "Family Centered Care" approach, which focuses on the needs and desires of mothers and their families and encourages families to spend as much time as possible with their infants
• Major referral center for high-risk fetal care, with expertise in preterm birth, premature rupture of membranes, diabetes and hypertension in pregnancy, targeted fetal ultrasound, antepartum testing and fetal therapy, including fetal blood transfusion
• Level III neonatal intensive care for critically ill infants, including ground and air neonatal transports
• 15 beautifully furnished Labor and Delivery suites (5 of which offer Jacuzzi tubs)
• 18 bed post-partum unit featuring spacious private rooms renovated completely in fall of 2008
• Immediate access to critical care for mother and infant, with operating rooms available within the unit for emergency cesarean sections
• Home to the patient offices for the Jones Institute at West Penn Allegheny Health System, an affiliate of the world renowned Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine of Eastern Virginia Medical School, and a leader in infertility diagnosis and treatment
• 24-hour anesthesia services including a full range of pain management
• Seven-day-a-week private lactation consultant visits and education for parents
• On-site Lactation Center , conveniently located for patient access, offers a variety of breastfeeding supplies and Medela breast pumps for rental or sale. Bra fittings available on request. (call 412-578-7030 for more information)
• Overnight, same-room facilities for new fathers, as well as extended and open visitation
• Childbirth education classes, including Lamaze, Prenatal Breastfeeding, Baby Care, Infant CPR and Safety, Sibling Preparation and Birthing with an Epidural  (call 412-578-7030 for more information)
• Free tours of the Labor and Delivery suites (call 412-578-7030 for more information)
• Home to the region's first Infant Apnea Center, which investigates the relationship between infant apnea and SIDS, manages babies at risk for SIDS and offers education and guidance to patients and families
• Newborn hearing screenings and Pediatric VIEW (vision) evaluations
• Advanced infant security system

For more information about the Labor and Delivery services available at WPH, please call 412-578-7030.