Childbirth
for Women Preparing for Birth in the Philadelphia Area
Be prepared for labor and delivery by browsing the following list of birth support services in Philadelphia. Expectant Mother's Guide can help mothers-to-be find birthing hospitals and birth centers, cord blood banks, childbirth education classes, prenatal preparation programs and other services to help in the birth of a new baby.
Birthing Hospitals & Centers
The Birth Center
The Birth Center is an intimate homelike environment designed exclusively to support a gentle, natural approach to birth with certified nurse-midwives. Privacy and intimacy unmatched by a hospital setting. We offer Jacuzzis for comfort in labor, childbirth classes, and more. Visit us online or call for a free information package.
701 E. Marshall Street
West Chester, PA 19380
610-431-5000
The Chester County Hospital
Chester County Hospital proudly delivers more than 2600 babies each year. Our comprehensive array of childbirth services includes our Labor and Delivery Unit, Maternity Unit, Well Baby Nursery, and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Our partnership with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia guarantees our patients exceptional maternity and infant healthcare services.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Methodist Hospital
111 South 11th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
1-800-JEFF-NOW (533-3669)
Jefferson University Hospitals
Our personal attention and the comfortable setting of a full-service hospital provide the perfect place for the birth of your baby. Maternity facilities range from a well-equipped nursery for healthy infants to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit providing leading-edge treatments for fragile babies. Contact us for maternity ward tour and parent education program dates.
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Lankenau Hospital
Paoli Hospital
Riddle Memorial Hospital
1-866-CALL-MLH (225-5654)
Main Line Health Hospitals
Each year, more than 8,000 Philadelphia families trust the Main Line Health Hospitals to deliver their babies. Call us for more information on our range of childbirth education programs and labor and delivery services.
Montgomery Hospital Medical Center
Montgomery Hospital Medical Center is dedicated to making childbirth a joyous experience. The entire birthing process occurs in a spacious, private, warmly decorated room, designed for complete mother and baby comfort and safety. The unit is fully equipped to manage all obstetrical complications. Tours and childbirth education classes also available.
Cord Blood Preservation
CBR - Cord Blood Registry
Save your baby’s cord blood with CBR, the most experienced cord blood bank and the #1 choice of Ob/Gyns and expectant families. If you are pregnant, call CBR today for a free information kit. Learn about the lifesaving potential of your baby’s cord blood stem cells and your options when it comes to saving them. Visit us online today.
Cryo-Cell International
Preserve your baby’s cord blood with Cryo-Cell International, one of the largest and most established family cord blood stem cell banks and global leader in stem cell innovation. You have an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to safeguard your newborn’s future health, trust it to the experts at Cryo-Cell.
LifebankUSA, First in Placental & Cord Blood
Interested in cord blood banking? Only LifebankUSA offers Placenta-Cord banking, preserving stem cells from 2 sources of stem cell–rich blood: the umbilical cord and the placenta.
Prenatal Education Classes
406 W. Mt Pleasant Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-888-7698
Maternal Wellness Group
The Maternal Wellness Group offers Philadelphia moms-to-be holistic wellness services. Founder Kathleen Furin teaches childbirth education classes focusing on not only the physical aspects of childbirth, but also the emotional and psychological.
Serving the Philadelphia Area
610-644-1379
NewBorn Concepts
NewBorn Concepts offers HypnoBirthing® childbirth education classes to help pregnant women reduce stress during birth. Class offerings also include Prenatal Parenting™, a class aimed at helping to reduce the risk of premature delivery, prenatal infant massage and breastfeeding. Labor assistance available to class participants.
Nurture
Nurture offers childbirth preparation classes in their baby boutique retail location in Ardmore. Prenatal education class offerings include Childbirth Preparation, Meet the Doula, VBAC. Learn how to write a birth plan, your choices surrounding your baby’s birth, the stages of labor, and comfort measures.
Yoga Child Studio
In addition to yoga classes, Yoga Child offers a signature birth preparation course for couples, Mind Body Birth, and Baby Bliss, a one-day birth prep class. Learn about labor and delivery and techniques to help you normalize pain and move through contractions. Call or visit us online for class schedules and registration.
