Family Birth Center - Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center

We have ten rooms for labor and delivery and two operating rooms for cesarean births. Under the guidance of your care provider, we support all birthing options, including:

• Natural childbirth (without pain medication)

• Vaginal birth

• Cesarean birth

Glendale Memorial Hospital offers free maternity education classes to help expectant parents prepare. Our multilingual staff provides:

• In-person and virtual maternity tours

• Breastfeeding classes

Call (855) 274-4464 to register for a maternity tour. Call (818) 507-4191 to register for a breastfeeding class.

Our certified lactation educators are available to help you nurse your baby. We host a regular nursing mothers support group and can answer your breastfeeding questions over the phone or in person. To learn more, call (818) 507-4191.

Register for classes

Yes, our perinatologists have specialized training to care for women with high-risk pregnancies. Our labor and delivery rooms, surgical suites and Level III NICU feature advanced equipment to handle emergencies and support your and your baby's health.

If you are at least 20 weeks pregnant and have cramping or labor pains, please bring these items to the OB triage:

• Insurance card

• Driver’s license or picture ID

• The name of your OB doctor or clinic where you receive prenatal care

Our Level III NICU offers specialized care to premature babies and newborns with health concerns, including:

• Birth defects

• Breathing issues

• Heart conditions

Your baby receives holistic care focused on their growth and healing. Having a baby in the NICU can be difficult for families. Our team helps you care for your baby and provides emotional and spiritual support before, during and after a NICU stay.

Our team of neonatologists, nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and social workers helps you and your baby prepare to leave the NICU and provides personalized guidance on in-home care.

During vaginal deliveries, two healthy support people over 18 can stay with you during labor.

• If you are having a cesarean birth, one healthy support person over 18 can stay with you during the procedure. 

• After delivery, one healthy support person over 18 can stay with you overnight.

Your baby’s safety is important to us. After your baby is born, they wear a special security bracelet. The bracelet triggers an alarm if someone moves your baby from a secured area.

Yes. At Glendale Memorial Hospital, we keep mothers and babies together during the hospital stay to encourage bonding opportunities. Skin-to-skin bonding often:

• Causes your uterus to contract and bleed less

• Comforts and soothes baby

• Gives baby better oxygenation and blood sugar levels

• Promotes feelings of closeness and protectiveness

• Provides a quiet time for your new family to connect

• Stabilizes baby’s temperature and vital signs

• Stimulates milk production and provides the best opportunity to get breastfeeding off to a good start

You can choose a pediatrician by asking your obstetrics and gynecology doctor or asking family and friends. You can also use our Find a Doctor tool.