Prenatal care

We want to help make your childbirth experience special and unique. That is why we encourage you to consider your childbirth preferences in advance and share those ideas with your physician. This will help us customize your stay to meet your needs and wishes.

Additionally, we provide the amenities and services you need to experience childbirth on your own terms — whether that is a medicated or nonmedicated birth. From soaking tubs and aromatherapy to nitrous oxide and 24-hour anesthesia, we offer many pain management options to support your birth plan.

To learn more about our childbirth pain management options, visit our labor and delivery page.

You can also use this guide to create your birth plan.

We offer classes to help you and your whole family prepare for childbirth, newborn care and parenthood.

Additionally, if your perinatologist recommends you be on bed rest prior to delivery, we will bring our prenatal classes to you. While safely preparing for childbirth and resting in our antepartum unit, you can participate in our Childbirth Preparation, Baby Safe and Breastfeeding Preparation classes.

Due to the popularity of these maternity classes, we recommend you register for all classes early in your pregnancy.

Childbirth preparation classes

• Childbirth Preparation (available in a three- or four-week series)
• Childbirth Preparation Fast Track
• Childbirth Preparation Express
• Natural Childbirth Preparation

Specialty newborn care and family education classes

• After Baby Comes—the ABCs of the 4th Trimester
• Baby Safe
• Boot Camp for New Dads
• Breastfeeding Preparation
• Breastfeeding Support Group
• Grandparents Are Special
• Infant Care
• Sibling Preparation
• Spinning Babies Parent Class

Cost and scheduling for maternity classes

Some insurance companies will reimburse you for the cost of prenatal classes. Please call (720) 225-2229 to request an itemized receipt once you have completed your class(es). You are responsible for submitting the receipt to your insurance company.

Please note that class dates and fees are subject to change. Cancellation of your scheduled class(es) must be made at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class in order to receive a full refund.

To sign up for prenatal classes, please follow the links above to register online or call (720) 225-2229.

We encourage expecting families to take a tour of the Birth Place. Maternity tours give you and your partner the opportunity to learn more about our hospital and ask any questions you may have about our facility and services.

During the last few weeks of pregnancy, your baby is maturing rapidly, and significant brain development takes place. Because of this, babies born prior to 39 weeks can be at a greater risk for respiratory distress, jaundice and feeding difficulties. This is why we are committed to helping you safely carry your baby to 39 weeks.

There are several medical reasons, such as preeclampsia or placenta previa, why you may need to give birth before 39 weeks. If you go into labor on your own before 39 weeks (but after 35 to 36 weeks), we do not try to stop that natural process.

Most babies born after 35 weeks do not need to go to our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). However, we will carefully monitor your baby if they are born between 35 and 37 weeks, even if they stay with you in your room.