Infirmary Health’s labor and delivery and nursery departments provide
pregnancy, childbirth and after birth care to mothers across Mobile and
Baldwin Counties. Our family-centered birthing model focuses on the comfort
and health of the mother and child. Our award-winning birth centers can
provide you maternal care close to home.
Obstetrics is the study of pregnancy, delivering babies and postpartum
care. Obstetricians are specialists that provide comprehensive medical
care to women throughout their entire pregnancy experience from prenatal
to birthing to postpartum.
Prenatal Care
The prenatal care your obstetrician will provide includes screenings of
your baby in the womb to ensure proper prenatal development and monitoring
prenatal and maternal health.
The Birthing Process
After guiding you through the prenatal process, your obstetrician will
also deliver your baby. Working together with a delivery team, your obstetrician
will guide you through delivery and ensure your baby is healthy and cared
for as they are born. Our obstetricians will work with a team of advanced
practice providers and nurses to ensure a smooth birthing process no matter
when you deliver.
Obstetricians are also responsible for handling new mother’s postpartum
care. The purpose of postpartum care is to ensure that the mother and
child both remain healthy and that the mother is supported in providing
proper care to her new baby. This can include educational courses for
the new mother, lifestyle counseling and regular checkups for the mother
and newborn to ensure the newborn is properly developing and the mother
is healing from giving birth.
Moms-In-Training is a medically based and health fitness program for expecting
and new mothers. This complimentary program provides a fitness membership
during pregnancy and for three months after delivery to women who plan
to deliver at Mobile Infirmary, Thomas Hospital or North Baldwin Infirmary.
A physician’s release is required.
Find a fitness center near you.
Mothers' Milk Depot
Infirmary Health is proud to support and be supported by the Mothers' Milk
Bank of Alabama. This program provides those mothers who cannot breast
feed the ability to use donors' milk. The quality of this milk is assured
as donations are accepted only from healthy women and then the milk is
pasteurized and frozen unitl use. Donors undergo an extensive screening
process including analysis of medical history and blood screenings for
major diseases.
Infirmary Health's Donation Depot is located at
Women's Health Alliance of Mobile and is open to approved donors Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. In
order to become a volunteer donor, women will take part in Mothers' Milk
Bank of Alabama's stringent screening process to ensure the quality and
safety of the milk. Learn more at
mmbal.org.
Perinatal and Neonatal Bereavement
Infirmary Health is partnered with Rachel's Gift, Inc. to provide supportive
follow-up care, support group access and other resources for families
experiencing the loss of an infant.
Visit their website to learn more.
Safe Sleep
Infirmary Health's birth centers are committed to reducing infant, sleep-related
deaths by promoting and educating on best safe sleep practices.
According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), there are around 3,500
sleep related deaths among babies in the United States each year. Safe
sleep practices are designed to reduce the chances of Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS), accidental suffocation, and other deaths related to unsafe
sleep practices. Thanks to safe sleep practices, sleep related deaths
like SIDS are on the decline, however, it is important that all health
providers and parents know how to create a safe sleep environment.
The American Academy of Pediatrics created this acronym to help parents
quickly recall safe sleep recommendations. The ABC’s of safe sleep are:
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