Family Birth Center

Below is a bit of information I copied and pasted from the hospital website where we'll deliver our baby. You can click on the links to learn more about the hospital and the Birth Center. There's even a virtual tour where you can view different parts of the center. We took a tour of the Birth Center a couple of weeks ago and it was nice to familiarize ourselves with the atmosphere in which I'll labor and deliver. Baby gets to room-in with us so I'm excited about that. Those who visit us in the hospital will actually be able to hold or see our little one up-close rather than through a window in the nursery.

Location: Columbia Regional Hospital 404 Keene St., Columbia, MO 65201

Phone: (573) 499-6100

To take a virtual tour

"A baby is important to a lot of people-big brothers and sisters, grandma and grandpa-and especially mom and dad. That is why Columbia Regional Hospital offers The Family Birth Center, a birthing center created with the entire family in mind. The Family Birth Center is a true LDRP setting, allowing the mother to labor, deliver, recover and stay in the same private room. This increases comfort and privacy for the family while accommodating open visitation during and after the birth, as desired.

New mothers will receive personalized, caring service, including individualized teaching, during their stay. Suite amenities include:

• Private shower
• Sitz bath
• Television
• VCR
• Sleeper chair or sofa for guests

When it's time to go home, the new parents will receive a celebratory dinner out on the town compliments of The Family Birth Center."

More Information...

You can call the phone number listed above if you want to talk with us after the baby is born, before we leave the hospital. We'll be making phone calls to family and friends announcing the arrival but, if we miss you, feel free to try and reach us at the hospital. I assume I'll feel more rested and up for chatting though after we've settled in back at home.