The Froedtert & MCW health network will shift birth center care from Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital to Froedtert Hospital and Froedtert West Bend Hospital by July 1. Like many centers across the country, we are finding that our aging population, coupled with declining local birth rates means we have an opportunity to transform the way we deliver birthing care to best meet the needs of the communities we serve. Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Birth Center patients and staff will transfer to the Froedtert Hospital Birth Center and Froedtert West Bend Hospital Birth Center where both locations will work to expand services.

 

 

Temporary Support Person and Visitor Guidelines for the 2023-24 Flu Season

Our goal is to provide a safe, healing environment for our families. We understand the importance of keeping you connected with your loved ones while receiving care. To stay connected, we encourage you to use the phone or video chat with anyone who is unable to visit.

  • All support persons and visitors must follow our current guidelines for masking.
  • Anyone experiencing a fever, cough, sore throat or body aches should not visit.
  • During labor and delivery: Five designated visitors (age 18 and older) are allowed. Only two visitors will be allowed in the delivery room at the same time plus one certified doula.
  • After delivery: Five designated visitors (age 18 or older) are allowed.
    • Siblings of the child (age 12 or older) may visit from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Any sibling age 12 to 17 must be supervised by an adult who is not the patient at all times. No other children under the age of 18 may visit.

Individualized care and comfort are emphasized at the Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Birth Center. You and your family will have room to move about in our spacious labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum (LDRP) suites, and our staff will provide the support you need during your first hours and days of parenthood.

You and your doctor will decide when it is time for you to come to the Birth Center. When you arrive, a registered nurse will assess your contractions, check your baby and ask questions about your health, pregnancy and labor thus far. Your support person will be able to stay at your side through most of your assessment.

During labor, a registered nurse will monitor your labor and baby. Your nurse can also help you with pain relief. Pain relief options include massage, a warm shower, moving/repositioning, IV medication and epidural anesthesia, administered by a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). (CRNAs are available 24/7.)

If a C-section is needed, we have two conveniently located C-section suites. One support person may stay with you throughout the C-section.

Most births are uncomplicated, but should complications arise, you’re in good hands. All of our nurses are certified in neonatal resuscitation, and neonatologists (physicians who specialize in the care of newborns) are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

After You Give Birth

You may be exhausted, exhilarated — or both — after delivery. Registered nurses will continue to monitor your condition, while other health care personnel attend to your baby’s initial needs. As you bond with your baby, we strongly encourage “kangaroo care” — skin-to-skin contact between parent and child — as it’s been shown to regulate babies’ heart rate, breathing and temperature.

You’ll be able to remain in your room throughout your hospital stay; your support person is encouraged to stay as well. Your baby will remain in your room too, with staff available to provide assistance and answer questions as needed.

If your baby is premature or needs extra care, he or she may spend time in our Level II Special Care Nursery. Our Special Care Nursery includes private rooms, with space where mom and dad can hold, cuddle and spend time with their baby.

Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Birth Center Classes

Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Birth Center currently offers the following in-person classes.

We offer a variety of classes to meet the needs of parents, including on-line Childbirth and Newborn Care, Breastfeeding, Having Multiples, and Cesarean Section. We currently are offering an in-person Breastfeeding Class only.

Please take a look at our online birth classes, available from any device connected to the internet. Interactive exercises include videos, helpful tools, checklists and trackers. All of our classes are open to moms-to-be who are delivering at one of our three birth centers — Froedtert Hospital, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital and Froedtert West Bend Hospital.

Online Birth Classes

We look forward to continuing to serve your health care needs.