Our doctors and nurses are highly trained in all aspects of maternal and child health, including certification in obstetrics, perinatology, neonatology and breastfeeding support. This outstanding team of professionals will help make the birth of your baby a safe, memorable and comfortable experience.
At the Danbury Hospital Family Birth Center, family involvement in the birth process has been a long-standing tradition. We encourage you to have the support of a close family member and/or friends during your childbirth experience.
Your Hospital Stay
At the Family Birth Center, you will experience the safety of a hospital setting in a private, comfortable environment.
When you arrive, you'll be escorted to one of our private rooms (known as LDRs) where Labor, Delivery, and Recovery take place.
- Each room has its own bathroom and shower, color TV, private phone, and couch
- Each LDR is equipped with large Jacuzzi tubs
- Each room is equipped with the latest medical technology close at hand
The Information Desk staff at Danbury Hospital will not release information about your status or your baby's status during labor and delivery. We recommend that one of your labor coaches keep family members informed about your progress.
Operating Rooms, Pain Management and Recovery
Deliveries involving surgical procedures take place in one of our six state-of-the-art Labor and Delivery rooms, staffed by RNs, Certified Sterile Technicians (CSTs), and assistants.
Our anesthesia service is available 24-hours hours a day, seven days a week. Discuss alternatives for pain management during labor with your physician early in your pregnancy. Pain management options include:
- Lamaze or Bradley methods
- Position changes
- Breathing exercises
- Whirlpool tub and showers
- IV medications
- Local or regional anesthetics, such as epidural anesthesia
- Patient-controlled analgesics (PCA) if you deliver by Cesarean section
After surgery, patients are taken to the adjacent Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU/Recovery Room)
Important Phone Numbers
The following are some important phone numbers that will assist you with more detailed information about labor and delivery in the Family Birth Center.
- For more information on Programs for Parents and Childbirth Education classes, please call 866-374-0007.
- You may set up a tour in the Family Birth Center by calling 866-374-0007
For More Information
We have a Find a Doctor online tool to make it easy to find a doctor in Obstetrics and Gynecology; or if you need a physician referral please call us at 1-800-511-9971.
The patient and visitor information section will give you more information about Danbury Hospital in general.