Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital (Chicago) [Midwife-Attended Birth]
Address:
250 E Superior StChicago, IL 60611
(312) 926-8400
MATERNITY SERVICE WEBSITE
Visit provider’s website/maternity service main pageBIRTHING EQUIPMENT
- Bean bag pillow
- Birthing stool
- Birth Balls
- Peanut ball
- Reclining chair
- Rocking chair
PAIN RELIEF
- Epidural
- Patient controlled epidural
- Dedicated L&D anesthesiology team
- Narcotics
- Nitrous-oxide
- TENS unit
SUPPORT
- Partner/support person policies
- allowed in triage
- allowed in labor room
- allowed in OR for C-section
- allowed in postpartum
- allowed in NICU
- Bed available for support person
- Doula policies
- allowed in triage
- allowed in labor room
- allowed in OR for C-section
- allowed in postpartum
- allowed in NICU
- Siblings allowed in labor
NEWBORN & POSTPARTUM CARE
After routine delivery...
- Suctioning only if needed
- Delayed cord clamping (at least 1 minute)
- Delayed cord clamping (at least 3 minutes)
- Delayed baby bath
- Uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact until first feed
- Baby rooming-in
- Non-emergent nursery care available
- All routine newborn exams at mother's bedside
- Early discharge - 24 hours or less
- Home postpartum visit
BREASTFEEDING
- Baby-friendly designation
- Lactation consultants (IBCLC) available for consultation on site
- 24/7 lactation support on site
- No formula given to breastfeeding babies in first 48 hours
- Donor milk available
ROOM AMENITIES
- Dimmable lighting
- CD player
- DVD player
- Music speakers (phone or IPod)
- Television
- WIFI
- Free WIFI
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
INSURANCE
Accepts Medicaid : Yes
See Insurance comments for details
Languages - In-Person Interpretation
- Hebrew
- Spanish

Address:
250 E Superior StChicago, IL 60611
(312) 926-8400
MATERNITY SERVICE WEBSITE
Visit provider’s website/maternity service main pageHospital | Midwife-attended birth
- Also at this hospital: Doctor-attended birth
- Very large (more than 4000 births per year)
- Perinatal Level III
Maternity Care Overview
“Our nurse midwifery service nurtures women throughout all phases of life, from adolescence through menopause. We offer routine gynecologic services, as well as complete obstetrical care throughout pregnancy and birth. While all options for pain management are available, we specialize in individualized labor support, hydrotherapy and waterbirth. Our team works together to help ensure your and your baby’s wellbeing and provide a rewarding experience for you and your family. We believe in patient education, building trust in our relationships, and most importantly, listening to women.”
INSURANCE
Click here to see Insurance Accepted.
MATERNITY SERVICE TOURS
Tours of the labor and delivery and postpartum floors are offered several times a week. Registration is required. You can see a schedule of upcoming tours here or learn more by downloading the tour guide here. Call 312.926.8400 to register.
Children under the age of 12 are not allowed. The Tike Hike Sunday workshop is designed for children ages 3-10 years old. Registration is required.
CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
The hospital offers a range of classes for expectant parents, including classes on c-section, comfort measures in labor, childbirth preparation, infant care, breastfeeding and special classes for grandparents, siblings and parents of multiples. Call Monday-Thursday, 9:00am to 3:00 pm to speak with a childbirth educator: (312) 472-3867.
MATERNITY CARE CERTIFICATIONS & AWARDS
2020:
- U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Hospitals (2020–21): Ranked No. 10 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report with 11 clinical specialties nationally ranked, and No. 1 in Illinois and in the Chicago Metro Region
- Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality (2020): Leader in LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) healthcare by the Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index – Ninth consecutive year
2019:
- U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Hospitals (2019–20): Ranked No. 10 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report with 12 clinical specialties nationally ranked, and No. 1 in Illinois and in the Chicago Metro Region
- Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality (2019): Leader in LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) healthcare by the Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index – Eighth consecutive year
2018:
- U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Hospitals (2018–19): Ranked 13th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report with 11 specialties nationally ranked, and 1st in Illinois and in the Chicago Metro Region
- Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality (2018): Leader in LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) healthcare by the Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index – Seventh consecutive year