The arrival of a new baby is an extraordinary event. At South Austin Medical Center, we share the thrill of each birth and know that nothing is more important or gratifying than delivering a healthy baby.
We offer warm, personalized care backed up by the medical technology and training that can only be provided by a hospital with the comprehensive range of capabilities and services you'll find at South Austin Medical Center. Our basic goal is shared by each doctor, nurse, and volunteer in our maternity center. We want to make sure that you and your baby begin your new life as a family on a happy, healthy note.
Main Contact: (512) 447-2211
Additional Contacts
- Billing
- Before receiving billing statement: 512-448-7130
- After receiving billing statements: 866-391-2018
- Breastfeeding consultations: 512-816-6388
- Childbirth education classes: 512-263-5588
- Labor and delivery: 512-816-7229
- Physician Referral Line: 512-478-DOCS (3627)
- Pre-registration: 512-462-8291
- Women’s Center Information Line: By calling 512-816-7229, you can get helpful numbers to assist you in locating a patient or getting more information about South Austin Medical Center’s Maternity Services.
Women’s Center Tours
We encourage patients and their families to visit our Women’s Center before their due date. The tours we offer each month give patients a chance to ask questions about maternity services while viewing the labor deliver and nursery areas first hand.
- For expectant parents - Tours are held the 3rd and 4th Sundays of each month, the tours begins at 1pm in the South Lobby. It consists of a general information session, question and answer portion and a tour of the unit. Call 512-816-7229 for more information.
- For siblings - This tour is held on the second Sunday of every month and is geared toward children 3 and older. We ask that each child bring a doll for diapering demonstration. The tour begins in the South Lobby at 1pm.
Childbirth Education Classes
These three-session series helps prepare women and their partners for labor and birth, hospitalization, infant care and feeding, including:
- Instruction in Lamaze relaxation and breathing techniques
- Suggestions for proper body mechanics
- Explanation of the labor and childbirth process
- Information and obstetrical procedures, mediation options and hospital policies
- Possible medical interventions
- Characteristics of newborns
- Breastfeeding information
- Preparation of the father or coach to provide physical and emotional support to the mother
- A tour of the South Austin Medical Center Women’s Center
Classes meet once a week for three weeks for 2½ hours each. Pre-registration is required. Classes are taught at South Austin Medical Center by “the Childbearing Years.” For more information, visit www.southaustinhospital.com to register or please call 512.263.5588
* All childbirth education instructors are certified by Childbirth Educators by Lamaze International.
We encourage all patients to pre-register after their first visit with their doctor. Specific questions regarding payment and/or billing should be directed to a patient services representative at 512-462-8291.
We make every effort to promote a family-centered birth experience for all of our patients. From our nurses, specifically selected for their compassion, to the design of our unit, St. David’s South Austin Medical Center wants to make every birth experience happy and fulfilling.
Our eight beautiful Labor and Delivery rooms feature a warm, home-like atmosphere, while offering state-of-the-art medical technology. Amenities include TV, private phones, and whirlpool baths in some units.
Father or coach participation is encouraged for the mother’s assistance and support during labor and childbirth.
Both planned and emergency c-sections are preformed by your doctor and assisted by our labor and delivery staff. Barring the need to general anesthesia, a support person may be present for delivery.
Fathers or coaches may be present, with physician approval for cesarean births.
A new mother may request that her infant join her during the recovery period. We encourage mothers to spend as much time with their babies as possible.
Rooming-in with your baby is encouraged to help you get to know your baby and feel comfortable with his or her care before you go home. Nursery staff is always available for assistance.
Individual instruction in newborn care and breastfeeding is offered to parents while the mother is a patient in the postpartum area. Information includes characteristics of a newborn, signs and symptoms of illness, and baby care techniques.
Our Level I and Level II nursery has twenty beds. The Level II nursery can provide care for compromised babies with higher acuity needs. The nursery is divided into separate sections, with dedicated space for Level II babies. This area has added technology and state-of-the-art equipment to monitor these infants.
The nursery also features a room designated for patient education on breastfeeding where registered nurses can assist new mothers and infants. This room provides privacy for those mothers who are breastfeeding babies who have not yet been discharged for health reasons.
With your written consent, our nursery staff will take your baby’s first photo.
Friends and family, including siblings of any age, are invited to visit during general visiting hours, 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. After 8:30 p.m., we encourage visits only from the father. To safeguard the health of your infant, all visitors should be illness free. The hospital staff will limit your visitors or phone calls upon request.
It’s important to provide a bonding, resting and teaching time each day for our new moms, their significant others and the baby. We encourage everyone to limit visitors from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. every afternoon.
In accordance with state law, FDA-approved infant car seats must be used to take your new baby home. Before going home, your nurses will review instructions regarding care for you and your baby. A volunteer will then assist you with transporting all of your personal belongings as you leave the hospital.
This service is available to new mothers to provide information and assistance with their breastfeeding experience. Mothers may call to discuss any breastfeeding issues or concerns. Consults are available by appointment. Please call 512-816-6388.
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