As one of New Jersey's premier childbirth centers, The Childbirth Pavilion at Hackensack University Medical Center encompases an entire 35,000 square foot maternity suite, incorporating a single room concept of care.
The Pavilion features 10 luxurious Labor-Delivery-Recovery-Rooms for the maximum privacy and comfort of mother and baby. These ultra-modern, colorfully decorated birthing suites permit labor, delivery, and recovery to take place in the same room, all in a single family setting with a homelike atmosphere.The Childbirth Pavilion at Hackensack University Medical Center also offers two specially equipped Cesarean section delivery rooms, a post-anesthesia four-bed care area, 31 postpartum beds, 8 high-risk ante partum beds in a designated unit, and nurseries for well baby and critical care.
The Childbirth Pavilion is staffed by a dedicated team of board-certified physicians, including obstetricians, gynecologists, anesthesiologists, perinatologists, neonatologists, and pediatricians, highly educated and skilled in these medical specialties and subspecialties. To assure the most comprehensive care for the individual patient, there is 24-hour in-house coverage by an attending obstetrician and resident anesthesiologist and attending staff.Hackensack University Medical Center was the second hospital nationwide to be awarded Magnet status for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. All members of the registered nursing staff in the Labor and Delivery Unit are certified in fetal monitoring and neonatal resuscitation. The medical and nursing staff at The Childbirth Pavilion are also thoroughly educated and experienced in the management of high-risk ante, intra, and postpartum patient care regardless of gestational age or maternal complications.
Our ability to care for the unexpected as well as the expected is what makes The Childbirth Pavilion special.The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), a state-designated Level III Regional Perinatal Center, provides state-of-the-art medical treatment and care for both the premature and acutely-ill newborns. Staffed 24-hours a day by board-certified neonatologists and highly skilled nurses, certified in neonatal resuscitation, the NICU is capable of providing specialized care to problem newborns, regardless of age, birth weight, diagnosis, or need for long or short-term ventilation.The NICU has open visiting (24-hours a day) for parents, who are encouraged to visit their newborns and participate in their care. Follow-up care for all newborns is also available through the Toys R Us-Kids R Us Institute of Child Development (ICD) at Hackensack University Medical Center.
To educate mothers and fathers in their new role of parents, a number of post-discharge support services are provided by the staff at The Childbirth Pavilion. These include post-discharge classes on infant care; safety and breastfeeding; post-dischage exercise classes; a Warm Line phone number, direct to the nursing staff for questions and answers; a visit by a home health nurse if ordered by your doctor; and more.
With more than
4,400 babies born at Hackensack University Medical Center this past year, our maternity program has traditionally offered the most sophisticated medical technology in an atmosphere of family-centered care.The Childbirth Pavilion further enhances our reputation and reaffirms our ongoing commitment to provide patients with quality and compassionate medical care at one of New Jersey's premier childbirth centers.
For information about The Childbirth Pavilion and related maternity services, or to arrange for a personal tour, please call 201-996-2189.
