About Our Maternity Care Services
Commonwealth Health offers birthing services at both Moses Taylor Hospital and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) is accepted at all Commonwealth Health hospitals.
Moses Taylor Hospital was the first hospital in the United States to earn the Perinatal Care designation by The Joint Commission. This designation demonstrates our continued commitment to providing specialized pregnancy care for mothers with gestational diabetes, preeclampsia and various existing medical conditions.
Moses Taylor Hospital also offers a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – with 24-hour access to an in-house neonatologist. The NICU is designed to enable more control of artificial and natural lighting, as well as significant noise reduction to lower an infant’s stress levels. Private rooms are uniquely designed to suit the needs of premature or ill newborns, and specialized monitoring technology enables staff to continually observe every infant’s condition.
As a Level III NICU, we care for newborns with illnesses, with access to a range of pediatric specialists who are on hand to provide care. We specialize in the management of:
Moses Taylor Hospital also offers:
- 24/7 access to:
- OB physicians
- Neonatologist
- Anesthesiologist
- OB emergency department
- Patients are evaluated and treated by an OB physician
- Private triage beds
- Low intervention delivery options
- Wireless monitors to ambulate freely
- Birthing balls
- Peanut balls
- Showers in every labor room
- Hydrotherapy room
- Birthing beds
- Recently renovated family birthing suites
- Lactation center
- In-house certified lactation consultants provide education and support during your hospital stay and/or after discharge
- Access to free online breastfeeding classes and a free online breastfeeding support group
- Maternal fetal medicine consultations
- Enhanced recovery after C-sections
- Includes you and your healthcare team working together to help you feel better sooner with fewer complications relating to your Cesarean surgery
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is a designated BlueCross BlueShield Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care. This designation shows our commitment to providing quality care, treatment expertise and better overall patient results. Our maternity care team provides around-the-clock care for mothers and newborns in a comfortable environment.
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital also offers:
- Six spacious birthing suites
- 10 spacious postpartum rooms
- 24/7 staffed nursery
- Certified lactation consultant to assist with breastfeeding issues and obtaining a breast pump
- Newborn security system and locked unit
- Childbirth education classes and department tours
- Two pediatric hospitalists
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