Hospital Guide
Kansas City Area Labor and Delivery Hospital Guide
Centerpoint Medical Center
When choosing a hospital for your delivery, you want the most experienced doctors and nurses at your side. That is why the Centerpoint Medical Center’s Birthing Center, which includes the only level-III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in eastern Jackson County, will give you peace of mind during this exciting new phase of your life. The plush, family-centered atmosphere of our birthing center-along with numerous educational resources at your disposal-will help you truly enjoy a one-of-a-kind birthing experience. To learn more, or to schedule a tour of the unit, go to CenterpointMedicalCenter.com.
Liberty Hospital
Liberty Hospital offers the kind of warm and personal attention you would only expect. Our highly qualified staff and state-of-the-art facilities including a Level II nursery staffed by neonatal nurses who will offer you the very finest care. It's the kind of assurance you want as you get ready to deliver your precious newborn. On-site lactation consultants and breastfeeding classes are available. To arrange a tour, or for additional information on Maternity Services at Liberty Hospital: call 816.792.7213 or visit us at LibertyHospital.org.
Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park
The Family Birthing Center at Menorah Medical Center offers parents a childbirth experience that is uniquely special. Our birthing suites are some of the most spacious and elegant in the area. They include a Jacuzzi, audio and visual systems and in-room private dining with "at your request" room service. Additional amenities include a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a separate Post-Partum Unit with private rooms for family bonding. We would love to give you a tour of our beautiful and secure Family Birthing Center. Call 913.498.6000 or visit MenorahMedicalCenter.com.
North Kansas City Hospital
Making the birth experience a joyous occasion is the focus of our highly skilled physicians and nurses. We pamper patients with private LDRP rooms each equipped with a Jacuzzi. A Level II nursery is available for additional medical care. We offer classes and support groups to help parents-to-be and new parents prepare for their new addition. To learn more, call 816.691.5179 or visit NKCH.org.
Olathe Medical Center
Board certified physicians and specially trained labor and delivery nurses provide exceptional care. Every birthing suite in The Birth Place features a comfortable queen-size bed and private whirlpool bath. Security measures are in place to provide a safe and comfortable environment where families can enjoy a birth experience centered on individualized care, instruction, and attention. Breastfeeding, childbirth, and many other classes taught by certified instructors are available. Contact us at 913.791.4235 or visit OHSI.com.
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Expectant parents choose The Women's Center at Overland Park Regional knowing they'll receive excellent care, comfort and personalized attention given by the nurses, physicians, lactation consultants and technicians. Parents can rest assured with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and infant security with an advanced monitoring system. In addition to offering prenatal education courses, Overland Park Regional is also host to the most successful Certified Nurse Midwife program in Johnson County. To learn more call us at 913.541.5300 or visit OPRMC.com.
Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas
The Family Care Center at Providence Medical Center offers a safe, caring and comfortable environment for welcoming your newest addition to the family. Our unit includes seven comfortable and updated labor and delivery rooms, two cesarean section suites, 20 postpartum rooms and a Level II special care nursery. Neonatal Nurse Practitioners are available 24/7 to care for special need babies. If medical intervention is required, Children’s Mercy Hospital neonatologists will work with our staff to coordinate medical treatment/procedures. We also have the very latest in fetal monitoring systems and a secured environment. For tours, call 913.596.4381. To learn more or to schedule classes, call 913.281.7777 or visit Providence-Health.org.
Research Medical Center
Research Medical Center's state-of-the-art Labor & Delivery provides a safe and comfortable environment where families can enjoy a birth experience. We provide a15-bed labor and delivery unit, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and lactation consulting offered to every breast-feeding mother To arrange a tour, or for additional information on Maternity Services at Research Medical Center call 816.276.4000 or visit ResearchMedicalCenter.com.
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
The Special Addition Maternity Center at Shawnee Mission Medical Center delivers more than 3,500 babies each year, the most in the Kansas City metropolitan area. From our outstanding nursing and medical staff to our childbirth education programs, the Special Addition Maternity Center takes every step to ensure you are comfortable, both physically and emotionally, during your stay with us. Our highly specialized Neonatal Intensive Care Unit provides high-level care for preemies as early as 29 weeks. Call us at 913.676.2000 or visit ShawneeMission.org.
St. Joseph Medical Center
St. Joseph Medical Center offers only the finest. Available 24 hours a day, Board certified perinatologists and neonatologists work with the most complicated of pregnancies. A Level 3 Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is staffed with highly specialized nurses for infants with special needs. Lactation and breast-feeding education specialists are available. We offer many classes including childbirth preparation, infant care, breast-feeding, sibling preparation, CPR, and more. To learn more, call us at 816.943.4645 or go to CarondeletHealth.org/sj
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Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
Saint Luke’s Northland Hospital
Saint Luke’s South Hospital
Saint Luke’s Lee’s Summit Hospital
Saint Luke’s Health System offers the most comprehensive perinatal and obstetrical services in the Kansas City area, a large staff of obstetricians, nurse midwives, and family practice physicians. When it’s time to welcome your baby into the world, you’ll be a guest in our comfortable birthing centers. At our hospitals you may labor, deliver, and spend time with your new family while our experienced nurses care for you and help you learn to care for your baby. Saint Luke's Health System facilities are ready to care for infants who need a little extra caring. Saint Luke's Hospital provides the highest level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) according to national standards. At Saint Luke's Hospital, they specialize in caring for babies who weigh between 1 and 4 pounds. Saint Luke's Northland Hospital and Saint Luke's South also have NICU's. Come take a peak at what we do so well: deliver babies. Learn more online at SaintLukesHealthSystem.org.
St. Mary’s Medical Center
At the Birthing Center, we believe that welcoming a newborn into the world is one of life’s greatest joys. We offer the comfort of a childbirth experience in a beautifully decorated suite, combined with the latest fetal monitoring technology and a state-of-the-art infant security system. Childbirth, breastfeeding and infant care classes are available. Please call us at 816.655.5574 to arrange a tour, or log on to CarondeletHealth.org for a virtual tour. At the Birthing Center, we are delivering the future.
Truman Medical Center on Holmes
We give new parents another reason to smile! Twenty homelike suites are designed for mothers-to-be and their new additions. It’s a special place where moms can stay from check-in until your family is ready to go home. A Newborn Intensive Care Unit for infants with special needs is nearby. All deliveries are attended by a Level III NICU nurse. If you’d like to take a tour of The Birthplace or need more information, call 816.404.0350 or log on to TruMed.org.
Truman Medical Center Lakewood
The H&R Block Birthing Center views giving birth as a natural part of life, not a medical procedure. We focus on individualized care. Mothers and their babies stay together from the time they check in until they are ready to go home. Family involvement is encouraged during this special time. Classes offered on childbirth, breastfeeding, young mothers, sibling preparation, infant feeding and more. Come visit us soon! For a tour, call 816.404.8245 or visit TruMed.org.
The University of Kansas Hospital
The University of Kansas Hospital is the region’s premier academic medical center providing family centered maternity care. New mothers and their babies receive care from a compassionate and highly skilled nursing team. For many patients, labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum care are provided in one convenient room. The unit features the latest electronic fetal monitoring equipment with central display for easy and constant observation as well as a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. For a tour, call us at 913.588.5000 or visit KUMed.com.