Maternity
Your mother-baby experience
Preparing for the birth of your baby is an exciting time—and of course, there are lots of decisions to make. We’re here to help. Your mother-baby experience with us includes:
- A dedicated mother-baby navigator who helps you prepare to give birth. Your navigator will guide you from pregnancy to delivery, coordinating your care between the hospital and your obstetrician’s office, including hospital preregistration for delivery.
- Mother-Baby Orientation with the Navigator: This live session is offered most Wednesday evenings. We recommend attending between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy. An orientation is highly encouraged for all families who are delivering at Northern Westchester Hospital for the first time. Please note we are currently not offering in-person tours.
- C-Section Orientation with the Navigator: If you know you are having a scheduled cesarean section (C-section), register for the C-section orientation. This session is highly encouraged for all families having a scheduled C-section at our hospital. You do not need to attend both the mother-baby orientation and the C-section orientation, as there is information overlap.
- Questions about orientation? Please call (914) 666-1840 or email us at [email protected].
- A personalized birthing experience that helps you prepare for admission, delivery, postpartum care and bringing your baby home. The navigator will help you create an individualized birth profile that tells us your preferences in advance. To fill out the profile, be sure to download the file to your computer first. Once downloaded, you can open a fillable version of the form file by selecting it from your computer’s list of downloaded documents. Perfil para el parto en español.
- Baby University, a prenatal education program that offers new and growing families information on childbirth, breastfeeding, safe sleep practices, infant safety and more. We even have grandparent and sibling classes to help family members transition into their new roles. Sign up for Baby University.
Preparing for baby
Before delivery/birth certificate information
Prior to admission:
- Pack a bag a few weeks prior to your due date so you’re ready to go at a moment’s notice.
- Checklist for mom: insurance card, eyeglasses, robe/slippers, hair bands, lip balm, books, basic toiletries, breastfeeding pillow, nursing bra, breast pads, maternity underwear and comfy clothes to wear home.
- Checklist for support person: snacks, phone charger, basic toiletries and a change of clothes.
- Checklist for baby: infant car seat, receiving blanket, socks, hat, and clothes for going home.
- Fill out a birth certificate application (in English and Spanish), which is required to receive a birth certificate for your baby. It's best to fill this out ahead of time. If you have questions, call our Birth Registrar at (914) 666-1858.
- Unmarried parents can complete the Acknowledgement of Parentage form prior to hospital discharge. This form can be filled out before delivery but cannot be signed until after the child is born.
- Be ready with a properly installed car seat to take your baby home. Schedule a car seat safety check.
The day of your delivery:
- Bring your ID and park in the garage. There are two “stork parking spaces” on the entrance level of the parking garage to be used for short-term parking until mom is settled in the labor and delivery unit.
- Enter through the main entrance, Wallace Pavilion, from 6:30am to 9pm or through the emergency department 9pm to 6:30am.
- Go to Maternal-Child Health on the 3rd floor. There, you will be escorted to your private room.
Postpartum stay
Mother, partner and baby are given special security IDs, and all newborns are cared for in a safe and secure environment. Our nurses are always here to answer your questions and will guide you on how to feed, diaper, bathe and care for your new baby—and help you care for yourself.
We offer:
- Bedside baby examinations with a pediatrician
- Couplet care
- Full-time certified lactation consultant
- In-hospital newborn photography services through Bella Baby Photography
- Rooming-in and nursery
- Room service
- Sleeper chair for support person
Feeding & sleeping support
Breastfeeding assistance
Our board-certified lactation consultants are here to provide guidance and support with breastfeeding 24/7 during your stay. You can also meet with our lactation consultant after you and your baby go home. Ask your pediatrician for a referral or call (914) 666-1370.
Additional postpartum support:
- Warm line: call (914) 666-1011 24/7 to speak with a nurse
- Breastfeeding support group
- New moms support group
Safe sleep practices
Every year, around 3,500 babies in the United States die suddenly and unexpectedly while they're sleeping. Most are due to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the death of an infant under 1 year old that remains unexplained after a thorough investigation. Unsafe sleep and SIDS are the leading cause of death in infants between 1 month and 1 year of age, with most deaths occurring when a baby is between 2 and 4 months of age.
That’s why it’s so important to know safe sleep practices for infants.
Safe: Babies should sleep on their backs for all naps and at night.
Unsafe: Babies should NOT sleep on their tummies or sides, or in places other than cribs/bassinets/play yards.
This means baby should NOT sleep in:
- Adult beds
- Baby slings
- Car seats
- Couches or armchairs
Also, your baby should NOT: sleep with pets, other children or adults, blankets or other bedding, crib bumpers or stuffed toys.
Additional safe sleep support:
We identify at-risk families who lack a safe place for their infant to sleep, and provide resources as needed. We also educate the community on safe sleep practices.
Our expertise
We use today’s top technology to raise the standard of care
Northern Westchester Hospital has the exceptional expertise and technology needed to address the special needs of your pregnancy, including services for high-risk pregnancies, a Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and comprehensive treatment for premature care.
Level III NICU
Our Level III NICU:
- Reduces the need to transfer newborns to other facilities, and allows parents to be close by
- Is equipped to stabilize and treat life-threatening emergencies and illnesses in newborns.
- Specializes in caring for babies who weigh as little as 1 1/2 pounds at birth and for those infants who require respiratory support (such as nasal CPAP or a ventilator).
- Is staffed by five board-certified neonatologists who are in house 24/7 nurses who provide 24-hour care.
- Is next to the labor and delivery unit and immediately accessible to any newborn requiring care
- Uses AngelEye technology so you can see your baby even when you can't be at the hospital.
Level III Perinatal Center
In our Level III perinatal center, we care for moms and newborns from preconception through all stages of pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum and neonatal care. Our perinatology specialists are available 24 hours a day, offering consultation for high-risk pregnancies. Perinatal services include ultrasonography, genetic counseling and amniocentesis. Call (914) 223-1760 to learn more or to schedule an appointment.
Here to serve every community member
Prenatal Care Center
Our Prenatal Care Center provides comprehensive, high-quality and accessible prenatal care services to low-income, uninsured or underinsured women who are pregnant. Call us at (914) 223-1740—we’re here to help.
Leadership
Andrew Ahusimenre Elimian, MD
Regional Director - Maternal Fetal Medicine Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northern Westchester Hospital
Francene Moschetti Gallousis, MD
Director - Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northern Westchester Hospital
Adina Holand Keller, MD
Associate Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northern Westchester Hospital
Navid Mootabar, MD
Associate Director - Instit/Robotic and Min Invasive Surg of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northern Westchester Hospital, Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northern Westchester Hospital
John Richard Stafford Jr., MD
Chief - Division of Neonatology Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Northern Westchester Hospital
Our facilities
View the Northern Westchester Hospital Mother-Baby Unit
Welcome! We’re ready for you. When you drive in, follow signs to Parking Garage.
¡Bienvenida! Estamos listos para usted. Cuando llegue en su vehículo, gire a la izquierda sigue las señales hacia el garaje del estacionamiento.
Park in parking garage. There’s a parking fee when you leave. You can also buy an extended-day parking pass in the hospital lobby.
Apárquese en el garaje. Hay una tarifa cuando salga. Tambien se puede comprar un pase extendido en el hospital.
Between 6:30am and 9pm, enter through the main entrance.
Entre 6:30am y 9:00pm entre por el pabellón Wallace (entrada principal).
Between 9pm and 6:30am, enter through the Emergency Department.
Entre 9:00pm y 6:30am entre por la sala de emergencias.
Between 9pm and 6:30am, enter through the Emergency Department.
Entre 9:00pm y 6:30am entre por la sala de emergencias.
Lasdon Lobby is just inside the main entrance of Wallace Pavilion.
El vestíbulo Lasdon está justo dentro de la entrada principal del pabellón Wallace.
At the visitor desk in lobby, show your ID and get your visitor pass. There's an initial screening for COVID-19.
En el mostrador de visitas del vestíbulo presentará su identificación y obtendrá su pase de visitante. Habrá un examen inicial para COVID-19.
Take the visitor elevators to Maternity on the 3rd floor. We’ll be waiting to meet you when you get off the elevator.
Tome los ascensores de visita a Maternidad (Maternity) en el tercer piso. Estaremos esperándola cuando salga del ascensor.
Labor & Delivery is to your right, where we’ll take you to your room.
La sala de parto (Labor & Delivery) está a su derecha, donde la llevaremos a su habitación. Maternidad está a su izquierda.
For security, Labor & Delivery is kept locked. You’ll ring the bell on the wall to the right for the doors to open.
Por seguridad, la sala de parto se mantiene bajo llave. Llamará al timbre de la pared de la derecha para que se abran las puertas.
Your private labor room for delivery has advanced equipment for your and your baby’s safety and comfort.
¡Su sala privada donde dará a luz tiene equipo y avanzados diseñados para la seguridad y la comodidad de usted y su bebé.
Wireless fetal monitors let you move freely. There’s a private bathroom and shower, labor props and a sleeper chair for your partner.
Monitores fetales inalámbricos le da mobilidad. Hay un baño privado con ducha, y un sillón para su pareja.
We have two state-of-the-art operating rooms. We also offer gentle C-sections for scheduled and non-emergent deliveries.
Hay dos quirófanos de última generación allí mismo. Ofrecemos una cesárea suave para cesáreas programadas y no urgentes.
Postpartum rooms are private with a bathroom. Your baby can room-in with you, and you both will have the same nurse.
Habitaciones de postparto son privadas con baño. Usted y el bebé tienen la misma enfermera. Su bebé puede alojarse con Ud.
Room Service offers fresh and delicious choices of three free meals a day for you and your support person.
Servicio de habitaciones ofrece opciones frescas y deliciosas de 3 comidas diarias gratuitas para Ud. y su persona de apoyo.
Although we encourage rooming-in, we have a fully staffed nursery with highly skilled nurses.
Aunque animamos a que el bebé se aloje en su habitación, tenemos una guardería con con nuestras enfermeras altamente capacitadas.
Level III NICU is ready for life-threatening emergencies 24/7. The AngelEye lets NICU parents see their baby remotely through an internet connection.
UCIN nivel III está lista para emergencias 24 horas del día. AngelEye permite a los padres de la UCIN ver a su bebé a distancia conectado a Internet.
Call the Mother-Baby Navigator team at (914) 666-1840. For Prenatal Care Center, call (914) 223-1740.
Llame a la Mother-Baby Navigator, (914) 666-1840. Para la Clínica de Cuidado Prenatal llame 914-223-1740.
Congratulations! We’ll be expecting you!
¡Enhorabuena! ¡La estaremos esperando!
