Childbirth Education & Tours

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Expectant moms and dads can learn all about the "big day" (and the nine months before) at our childbirth classes offered year round at the Family Birthing Center. You'll learn about changes in the expectant mother's body, how the baby grows, and what happens when your baby decides to make his or her debut. There are even classes for breastfeeding, newborn care and other important topics. We believe it's our job to help get you ready for this happy event and we'll do what we can to make it an experience to treasure for a lifetime.

We provide:

• Help with pre-registration
• Personal tour of the Family Birthing Center
• Childbirth classes to prepare you for what to expect during labor, delivery and postpartum
• Helpful resources and articles
• Guidance in selecting a breast pump, if needed
• Nutritional assistance
• Access to lactation consultants
• Outpatient lactation consults (please call (907) 861-6645 for more information)

To register for our childbirth classes, please visit our events page.

Tours

At Mat-Su Regional Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center, we want you to feel comfortable about your delivery and have a wonderful childbirth experience. You’ll see the Family Birthing Center in a completely new way! To book a tour, please call (907) 861-6645.

The tour will consist of a tour in each unit:

• Labor & delivery
  • Labor-delivery-recovery-postpartum rooms
  • OB triage rooms
• Postpartum surgical rooms
• Level I nursery
  • Sick infants transfer to surrounding Level II and Level III facilities

The following will be reviewed with the tour group:

• L/D beds during delivery (and how they open up/break up)
• OB bed controls
• Television controls
• Temperpedic mattress toppers
• Nurse call system
• White boards
• Hourly rounding/bedside shift reporting
• Dietary room service
• Celebratory dinner
• Café hours/vending area
• Internet access
• Visiting hours-visiting limitations in L/D
• Quiet time - 8 p.m. - 8 a.m.
• Lactation consultant hours/availability
• Skin-to-skin immediately after delivery
• 24-hr rooming-in, mom & baby
• Birth certificates
• Baby pictures
• Infant car seats
• Pre-registration
• Locked unit/infant security tag

Please call (907) 861-6351 to schedule a personal tour.