Seton Southwest Hospital Maternity Services

We’re ready for your special deliveries.

At Seton Southwest Hospital ”It’s all about the baby” is our mantra. “All about the baby” is often repeated on our unit and integrated into all that we do. Having a baby is an intensely personal experience and our nursing staff respects and supports the decisions you make about your birthing experience.  Nearly 750 babies were born at Seton Southwest Hospital last year. Each one was unique and received highly attentive and individualized care.

MATERNITY UNIT CAPACITY

Seton Southwest’s small unit allows for the most personal of care to be delivered within the realm of a professional environment. Most of our nurses are moms themselves and are highly experienced in obstetrical nursing. During labor, our staffing ratio is one-to-one and, after delivery, the nurses care for no more than three mother-baby couplets, allowing mother and baby to receive individualized care and attention.

LABOR AND DELIVERY

The Labor and Delivery nurses at Seton Southwest Hospital have an average of 20 years experience in women’s health. We have the technology and experience to provide exceptional patient care for mothers and babies to facilitate a satisfying birthing experience. In 2007, Seton Southwest received the distinguished Amory Codman Award for zero percent infant trauma rating. At Seton Southwest, we believe “It’s all about the baby” arriving as safely as possible.

MOTHER/BABY

The Mother/Baby Unit is built around the LDRP concept, meaning you labor, deliver, recover and post partum all in the same room. Mother and baby are a “couplet” and the same nurse will take care of both, providing continued, personal support with all of our babies stay in the room with their mothers.

SAFETY

As part of the Seton Family of Hospitals Neonatal Program, Seton Southwest Hospital provides access to one of Seton’s top-notch Level III NICU care available at University Medical Center Brackenridge, Seton Medical Center Austin and Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. State-of-the-art emergency resuscitation equipment is also available 24/7 if needed.

AMENITIES

• Professional care delievered in a small, friendly and quiet environment.
• Lactation consultant available seven days a week with out patient lactation consultants also available.
• Free wireless internet.
• Customized infant photography – a local photographer visits patients in their rooms and provides portrait services.