Your delivery day

Park in the above-ground parking structure. Maternity parking spaces are available on the first level.

If necessary, you can also park at the hospital entrance in front of the Emergency Department. After you get settled into the hospital, your partner or support person will need to move your car to the parking structure.

Go directly to Labor and Delivery on the fourth floor, in the West Tower. You can walk or use one of our wheelchairs located at the hospital entrance.

Enter through the sliding doors to the hospital lobby, which is always open.

Take the elevator to the fourth floor, turn right, and go through the glass door exiting the waiting room.

Turn right and go through the automatic double doors. Push the intercom button located near the Labor and Delivery sign. Someone will answer and open the double doors for you.

Proceed to the nurses’ station located through the double doors on your left.

When you arrive at the hospital, your labor pattern and baby will be monitored in a private labor observation room in the Labor and Delivery Department.

You are welcome to have one guest to support you here. When active labor is confirmed, you will be moved down the hall to your private labor room.

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Your childbirth preferences plan

Your health and the safety of your baby are always our top priorities. Creating a birth plan is a great way to let your care team know your wishes. It’s not a contract, and you can change your plan at any time. If you haven’t made your birth plan yet, make it now and share it with us at your next appointment.

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Room amenities

Each room in our labor, delivery, and recovery unit includes:

• A TV

• Free Wi-Fi

• A pull-out bed for your labor support person

• A rocking chair

Guests

When you’re in labor, you can have up to 4 guests with you in the room, including your partner or labor support person. For safety reasons, siblings under 12 are not allowed in the Labor and Delivery unit.

After the birth of your baby, siblings under 12 are able to visit you in the postpartum unit.

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Photography

You’re welcome to photograph this memorable occasion! Please keep the following in mind:

• Handheld still photography is welcome.

• Floor-mounted tripods are not permitted because they’re a tripping hazard.
  

When you have your baby at Kaiser Permanente, you may be surprised at how many people are there to support you — before, during, and after your delivery. We’ll all work together to help give you the happiest, healthiest birth day possible.

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First few hours after delivery

Our labor, delivery, and recovery rooms are where you and your newborn will spend your first hours together. When your baby is born, your delivery team will come in to make sure he or she is thriving outside the womb. As long as you and your baby are doing well, you’ll stay together for the rest of your time in the hospital.

Little ones who need special care are observed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). A neonatologist — a pediatrician trained especially in newborn care — will come to your room and determine if your baby needs care in our NICU. If this happens, we’ll talk to you about why your baby needs extra care, and make sure you know where your baby will be and what to expect.