Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital (Huntley)

OVERVIEW

Northwestern Medicine Huntley Family Birth Center is the destination for labor and delivery in McHenry County. When it comes to having a baby, our team understands you want every piece of the puzzle—sweet memories, the safest labor and delivery, and a little bit of pampering, too. We offer expert clinical care so you can focus on getting to know the newest member of your family. The Northwestern Medicine Huntley Family Birth Center also provides special programs, including childbirth and infant care classes, and birthing options to make your delivery and stay memorable.

Amenties at the Northwestern Medicine Huntley Family Birth Center:

• Spacious rooms
• Every baby receives a complimentary Halo Sleep Sack
• “At Your Request” room service features an expansive menu for you and your significant other to enjoy
• Bath and body gift set
• Quilted cooler for milk storage
• Expectant mother parking is also available for your convenience throughout pregnancy as well as newborn follow-up visits
• Delicious take-home meal
• Cribs for Kids logo

Leading in Baby Sleep Safety: Cribs for Kids® recognized Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital as a National Bronze Certified Safe Sleep Hospital. This celebrates our work to reduce sleep-related infant deaths (SIDs) through establishing a sleep safety policy, training staff, educating families and more.

Leading in Baby Feeding Care: Baby-Friendly USA recognized Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital as a Baby-Friendly Designated Hospital.northwestern-medicine-leading-in-feeding. This indicates that we practice all Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants are specially trained in lactation and breastfeeding. At Huntley Hospital, these experts are available 7 days a week to support you and your baby.

Newborn Photography: To capture those first precious moments with your baby, Huntley Hospital arranges for professional photos of your newborn to be taken in the comfort of your hospital room.

SPECIAL CARE

24-hour Coverage by Neonatologists at the Huntley Family Birth Center:  The first moments after birth can be critical for stabilizing a premature or fragile infant. That’s why at Northwestern Medicine we are committed to having board-certified neonatologists (pediatricians with special training to care for premature and sick newborns) present in the hospital 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. At Northwestern Medicine, we have partnered with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Lurie Children’s performs the following critically important services for our fragile babies:

• Inhouse 24/7
• Attendance at high risk births or at the request of Obstetricians
• Caring for infants in the Level 2E – Special Care Nursery
• Performing infant exams for healthy, full-term infants at the request of the pediatrician or hospital

A Dedicated, Compassionate Team: Many healthcare professionals are involved in the care of sick and/or premature infants. In addition to ours team of neonatologists, the unit has a specially trained team of care providers dedicated to providing your baby the highest level of specialized care possible. This team includes nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, specially trained nurses, case managers (social workers), pharmacists, dietitians, hearing screen technicians, and more.

Whether expected or unexpected, the admission of your baby to the special care nursery can be a stressful time: we are here to ease the burden for you. Prenatal consults, nursery tours, and educational sessions are available for you to plan and prepare for your stay. Whether your visit is quick, or if your baby needs some extra time to grow strong, rest reassured that at the family birth centers, you and your family are in good hands.