Having Your Baby at Cleveland Clinic

Where is the hospital related to us on a map? Does the hospital offer an unmedicated birth experience? And is there a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in case my baby needs special medical care?

These are all very important questions that are probably going through your head. Here are our answers.

When you start thinking about labor and delivery, many questions swirl through your head. Do you want to receive an epidural or have a natural, unmedicated birth? What happens if there’s a complication or an emergency? What if your due date comes and goes, but labor never starts? Childbirth is a very personal experience. Picking the best option for you can be a big decision, but don’t worry — our providers will be there to guide you and answer all of your questions while you develop your birth plan. We’re ready to handle any type of childbirth, including:

• Planned unmedicated vaginal birth.
• Planned vaginal birth with an epidural.
• Induction.
• Planned C-section.
• Emergency C-section.
• Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).

No matter how you bring your little one into the world, we’ll be there for you and your child with experienced and compassionate midwives, physicians and nurses specially trained to care for you at each of our hospitals.

High-risk Pregnancy Care

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Our high-risk pregnancy related services include preconception planning, pregnancy management (primary or consultative) and delivery if you have an underlying medical condition or an underlying issue with your unborn child.

Neonatal Care

Our birthing hospitals are ready for anything — including complications. If your baby needs additional medical attention after birth, our teams can match their needs with several levels of care. From the Level II special care nursery at Mercy Hospital in Ohio, to the Level II NICUs at Martin North Hospital and Tradition Hospital in Florida and the Level III neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) at Fairview, Hillcrest and Akron General Hospitals, our providers work as a large team to make sure your baby gets the best care. Newborns with the most complex medical issues can also receive care at the Level IV NICU at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus.

Special Delivery Unit

The Special Delivery Unit at Cleveland Clinic Children's offers women with serious health conditions and women who are carrying babies with known birth defects a compassionate, family-centered setting for labor and delivery.