Mother/Baby Suites (Postpartum Care)

The new Mother/Baby Unit at Children's & Women's Hospital was unveiled in 2023. The unit is designed to facilitate couplet care, a family-centered approach in which mother and baby are cared for in the same room by the same nurse from the time a baby is born until both are ready to go home. Research has shown that couplet care creates a stronger bond between parents and their newborns, builds a baby’s immunity, and increases success rates for breastfeeding.

Each of the 20 suites includes a spacious bedroom, a recliner, couch and private bath with luxury amenities such as bidets. Each suite also incorporates a baby bath and scale, as well as a height-adjustable bassinet for the newborn so that assessments and other procedures can be completed at the bedside. 

The new unit features soft lighting and soothing colors of deep grays, golds and blues. Stylish birds-in-flight wallpaper adorns the foyer ceiling, and beach images are incorporated into the signage and wall art.