Birth rooms can be transformed into high-tech delivery rooms within minutes, but they are designed with a homelike atmosphere including some antique furniture. At Ukiah Valley Medical Center all phases of the birth process can take place in one room. The rooms are set up to center the whole birth process on the mother including labor, delivery, recovery and post-birth care. Birth rooms can be transformed into high-tech delivery rooms within minutes, but they are designed with a homelike atmosphere including some antique furniture. In two of the birth rooms, moms are able to relax in a tub with water jets.
Dads are welcome to stay with mothers and can use a large chair that converts into a bed.
The Maternity Unit also offers a centralized surgery suite located a short distance from each birthing room. This suite is used for high-risk deliveries such as twins, preterm infants and cesarean section births. After one of these deliveries, mothers will be able to return to their own rooms to recover with their babies. After a healthy birth, babies can stay in the rooms with their mothers. However, if a new mom wishes to rest, the staff will take care of her baby in a newborn nursery.