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When you’re expecting, you want the best care available for yourself and your baby. That’s why Clark Memorial Health’s Family Birth Place is here. We work with several OB/GYN practices in Jeffersonville, Clarksville and other areas of Clark County and Southern Indiana.
To meet the needs of expectant mothers and their babies during and after childbirth, we offer:
For more information: Clark Memorial Hospital to open first Level II neonatal care unit in Southern Indiana
The Family Birth Place works closely with you and your doctor to develop a personalized birth plan. The birth plan serves as the guide for your ideal labor and delivery process and includes instructions for:
For more information: Birth Plan Questionnaire (PDF)
Clark Memorial Health is fortunate to have an exceptional team of midwives from WomanCare. The nurse-midwife works with you before, during and after labor to support you and help you achieve your desired birth experience. During labor, the midwife is able deliver the baby and involves a partnering physician should additional assistance be required.
Our Breastfeeding Center offers classes, lactation consultation, breastfeeding supplies, and other support services. We’re incredibly compassionate about helping moms start and continue breastfeeding successfully or feed formula safely.
In addition, Clark Memorial Health is a designated Milk Depot and receives donated breastmilk from carefully screened donors. Upon receipt of the breast milk, the Lactation Consultants package and send the milk to The Milk Bank in Indianapolis. The Milk Bank pasteurizes, freezes and distributes breast milk throughout the United States.
NEST is a comprehensive and compassionate care program for pregnant women and babies affected by Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) ---during pregnancy and beyond. It is a collaboration between Clark Memorial Health, Norton Healthcare, Southern Indiana Treatment Center (SITC) and Total Healthcare for Women. If you're pregnant and being treated with an opiate medication for chronic pain, SUD or other conditions, the NEST program can help guide you to healthier outcomes for you and your newborn. Treatment services like this can be hard to find, but they’re incredibly important to the health of our community. Our treatment plan offers knowledgeable, supportive staff who are skilled in caring for pregnant mothers with addiction, as well as their babies. For more information, call 812.946.2855.
Clark Memorial has been recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program as a “Gold Safe Sleep Champion,” for their commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep.
The National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program was created by Cribs for Kids®, the only national infant safe sleep organization.
Each year, 3500 infants die in the United States from sleep related deaths and Indiana ranks 8 among states with the highest infant mortality rate which includes Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID). SUID is the death of an infant less than one year of age that occurs suddenly.
For more information, please visit: ABC's of Safe Sleep
Most infant deaths related to unsafe sleep practices are preventable. For more information on infant safe sleep practices, please visit: Safe Sleep Recommendations
Families will receive safe sleep education and a free safe sleep sack at discharge with a safe sleep book.