Advocate Christ Medical Center birthing center & maternal care
Whether you're expecting your first child or your fifth, our leading labor and delivery staff provides a secure, nurturing environment and a caring response to your family's needs. Our comprehensive birthing center's services and treatments lead more than 4,000 families a year to choose Advocate Christ Medical Center as the place to have their babies.
A birthing hospital experience you can trust:
- Obstetrical Emergency Department: Our specialized clinical team is dedicated to pregnant women with urgent or emergent concerns related to their pregnancy through the postpartum period.
- Breastfeeding resources: To ensure your and your newborn's nursing experience is a success, we offer breastfeeding support before, during and after your stay with us.
- Private labor and delivery suites: Our amenity-filled birthing suites let moms, newborns and families bond with each other in peace, quiet and comfort.
- Highest-level NICU: Our level III neonatal intensive care unit offers the highest level of treatment available in Illinois, so moms and babies can rest easy.
Schedule an appointment
OB/GYN appointment: Call 800-3-ADVOCATE or find an OB/GYN online
Birthing center tour: Take a virtual tour or register for a LIVE virtual tour.
Classes & resources
We offer a variety of classes and resources that can be helpful to you and your family throughout your pregnancy and beyond.
- Register for a class: Parents can learn about childbirth, breastfeeding and newborn care. Register online now.
- Additional resources: Advocate Health Care offers a range of resources for moms and babies, including baby pictures and hearing tests. View Advocate's resources.
Experience the difference of our birthing center
Our birthing center merges high-tech, leading-edge care with comfort for families who are expecting. That's why so many families choose Advocate Christ Medical Center to deliver their babies. Our family-centered pregnancy care includes:
- International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants® ready to help you succeed
- One nurse, your Baby's First Friend, dedicated to caring just for you and your baby and providing the personalized instruction or advice you may need
- Specialized treatment available 24/7 through our level III perinatal facilities
Your state-of-the-art, private birthing suite is ready
We've thoughtfully designed our private birthing suites so you and your family are comfortable during your stay. Each suite includes enhancements like a dedicated infant-care area equipped with the latest medical technology, a bathroom with a shower, Wi-Fi and a flat-screen TV. Our birthing suites also provide soft lighting and soothing decor to promote relaxation during childbirth. Other features and services at our birthing center include:
- Anesthesiologists are available 24/7 to provide labor epidurals.
- Private post-delivery suites that include a family area.
- Cesarean section suites with advanced medical technology capable of accommodating multiple births.
- Private recovery rooms for our cesarean moms that include a dedicated infant-care area to keep mom and baby together.
- Level III NICU just steps away at Advocate Children's Hospital.
Comprehensive pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum services
Obstetrical Emergency Department
Our specialized Obstetrical Emergency Department (OB ED) is dedicated to pregnant women with urgent or emergent concerns related to their pregnancy through the postpartum period.
Women over 14 weeks of gestation and up to six weeks postpartum will be cared for in this space. Patients are cared for directly in the department which is staffed with OB/GYN providers, residents, nurses and support staff 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The department is located on the labor and delivery floor. The direct access to this area allows us to care for you during and after childbirth by providing an obstetrical focus.
If possible, we recommend you call your obstetrical provider before coming in. If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 911. The Obstetrics Emergency Department can help when:
- You think you might be in labor.
- You are leaking watery fluid.
- You are experiencing decreased fetal movement.
- You are experiencing pelvic or abdominal pain.
- You have abnormal vaginal bleeding or discharge.
- You have a bladder infection or urinary tract infection.
- You are experiencing severe nausea.
- You have concerns related to a high-risk pregnancy, such as high blood pressure.
- You have other pregnancy-related complications.
Please note that patients will be subject to Emergency Department copays and/or cost-sharing. Copays will vary and are based on your insurance plan benefits. Coverage, copays and any other cost-sharing can be verified with your insurance provider.
Lactation support
We work with you throughout your pregnancy and beyond to make sure you're successful at breastfeeding.
Before delivery: We offer prenatal breastfeeding classes on a regular basis to help you prepare. Register online for one today.
During your stay: Our International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants® (IBCLCs) are available to meet with you after delivery to help with latching issues or to answer your questions.
After birth: In our Lactation Clinic, we offer outpatient breastfeeding consultations with our certified lactation consultants, who can answer your questions or address any concerns that may arise once you’re home. After obtaining a prescription for a lactation consultation, have your physician fax your prescription to 708-361-7768. Then call 708-304-9500 to make your appointment. You can also take part in our breastfeeding support group with other moms. Register online now.
Choosing a hospital with a level III NICU is important
In case any issues arise during your pregnancy or after labor, a birthing hospital with a NICU is crucial. Our birthing center is just steps away from Advocate Children’s Hospital’s level III NICU, the highest level available in Illinois. This means we're specially equipped to stabilize and provide intense nursing care to critically ill infants, those who need surgery, and those who need monitoring because of premature birth, low birth weight or other complications.
Family-focused care for premature babies
We give parents of premature infants an active role in their treatment through kangaroo care, which involves using skin-to-skin contact to foster healing.
Learn more about kangaroo care and neonatal intensive care at Advocate Health Care.
Ready for the expected and unexpected
Our highest-level NICU ensures mom and baby will have the necessary access to a highly specialized team should any issues arise.
Advanced services for complex issues
As a level III perinatal hospital, Advocate Christ has the specialized staff and sophisticated technology necessary to identify and care for at-risk mothers and babies and handle any unexpected issues that may arise during pregnancy or childbirth.
Our high-risk antepartum obstetrical unit offers:
- Comprehensive genetic, fetal and maternal diagnostic services.
- Skilled staff that includes perinatologists (experts in maternal and fetal health) and neonatologists (experts on newborns).
- Facilities designed specifically for high-risk pregnancies and deliveries.
- Around-the-clock availability of anesthesia.
Conditions that may warrant admission to the antepartum unit include:
- Pre-term labor
- Pregnancy-induced hypertension
- Diabetes
- Premature rupture of membranes
- Bleeding disorders – placenta previa, placental abruption, etc.
- Fetal conditions
- Post-surgery complications
Learn more about high-risk pregnancy management at Advocate Health Care.
Multidisciplinary treatment
Our team approach ensures women facing high-risk pregnancies get the comprehensive care they need for the best possible outcomes.
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Advocate Christ East Tower
4440 W. 95th St.
2nd Floor
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
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