At Erlanger East, we bring together a highly skilled team of medical experts to care for both mother and baby, in a family-centered environment for deliveries and babies born at 35-weeks gestation or above.

Your designated nurse will be in communication with your doctor in regards to the individual birthing plan. Pain management and labor epidurals are ordered through your physician and co-managed with our 24/7 onsite anesthesiologist. Fetal monitoring is also utilized to determine fetal well-being throughout your labor.

PREREGISTRATION/ADMISSIONS 
Pre-registration is encouraged to speed up the admissions process and can be done at any time throughout your pregnancy. Just stop by our registration desk in the main lobby to pick up your admission packet..

• Remember to bring  photo ID and insurance information
• Bring a copy of your prenatal record with you if available

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BIRTHING SUITES
Each of our 25 specially designed maternity suites is equipped to accommodate the entire birth process, from labor through recovery.

• Spacious and beautifully decorated, our suites are considerably larger than traditional hospital rooms, allowing families to experience their baby’s birth together.
• Please limit number of visitors to four in the maternity suites. Other family members and loved ones can wait in our guest pods or main waiting area outside of the birthing suites.
• All birthing suites include a sit-down shower and shower massage, television, VCR/DVD player, WiFi, rocking chair, and sleeping accommodations for a family member.
• Special amenities include: room service for maternity patients.
• A celebratory dinner-for-two is available at a low cost for the proud parents.
• Massage services are also available at a low cost to pamper and revitalize women during their stay at Erlanger East.

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WELL BABY NURSERY 

• 24-hour, full service 16-bed well baby nursery is available to all parents from 11 p.m. through 7 a.m. so that parents can sleep but still feed their baby if they wish
• Mothers are encouraged to room-in with baby as much as possible to aid in the bonding process

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SPECIAL CARE NURSERY 
6-bed Level 2-A Intermediate Special Care Nursery features the latest technology and is available for babies who require a higher level of medical attention following delivery

• Staffed 24 hours a day with a nurse practitioner and specially trained NICU bedside nurses. 
• Neonatologists make rounds every day and work in collaboration with our T. C. Thompson Children's
• NICU that specialize in the care of sick or premature infants
• Neonatal/Pediatric Ground Transport Unit, crewed by the neonatal nurse practitioners and neonatal staff, is available to transfer baby AND mother to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at T. C. Thompson Children’s Hospital at Erlanger

Special Care Nursery Videos

Overview of the Special Care Nursery at Erlanger East    Watch video
Staffing and Equipment    Watch video
Instruction for entering the Special Care Nursery    Watch video
Visitation rules and requirements    Watch video
Dr. Woods Blake talks about the Special Care Nursery at Erlanger East    Watch video

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SURGICAL SUITES

• digital surgery suites combine the latest technology with a staff of specially trained experts
• fathers or coaches may accompany the mother into surgery with the physician’s approval
• for mothers having a scheduled procedure, a live video feed can be arranged to allow family members around the world to witness the birth

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DISCHARGE
Most new mothers and their babies are discharged 24 to 48 hours after delivery. At that time, you will receive discharge instructions and information about the follow-up care for you and your baby, as well as resources for at-home help.

Each infant must have a car seat installed in order to be discharged from the hospital. Install your car seat well before your due date by a certified child passenger safety technician. For more information on available dates and times, contact the Safe & Sound department at 778-6691 or visit www.seatcheck.org and enter your zip code for car seat installations in your area.