St. Cloud Birth Center
Give your baby the best possible start to life with an expert, compassionate care team and comprehensive services and support at CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital Birth Center, conveniently located in Central Minnesota.
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Preparing for Baby
Get ready for your baby’s arrival and make a smooth transition into parenthood with birthing resources and education and pregnancy, childbirth and newborn care classes.
Birth Center Amenities
Take a virtual tour of the CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital Birth Center.
The Birth Center offers top amenities to ensure comfort and safety before, during and after birth. You’ll enjoy:
- Separate antepartum suites for short and long-term monitoring of you and your baby pre-delivery
- Large, private labor and delivery suites with full bathrooms and air-jetted tubs
- Postpartum suites with a spacious family area, seating and sofa sleeper for your partner
- Dedicated Cesarean section operating rooms
- Free TV and Wi-Fi service
- Locked unit with security systems
Unmatched, High-Quality Maternity Care
Discover why the Birth Center at St. Cloud Hospital is the ideal choice for you and your growing family.
Trusted by Parents Like You
As the region's premier birthing center, we welcome nearly 3,000 babies annually. Join the families who've experienced our outstanding care and support.
A Natural Approach to Childbirth
Midwives are present in our Birth Center all day, every day. The midwives take a holistic and patient-centered approach to the delivery experience. If you are interested in a natural or low-intervention childbirth experience, our midwives can help you explore options for pain management, labor positions and alternative birthing techniques.
Round-the-Clock Care
OB hospitalists are obstetricians who work at the hospital 24/7 for your peace of mind. These experts can assist with any care you might need before, during and after delivery. If complications arise, they can be at your bedside within minutes. Their constant presence on the unit makes them the ideal resource for maternal education, best practices and initiatives such as the reduction of cesarean births.
Comprehensive Care
If faced with a high-risk pregnancy or premature birth, St. Cloud Hospital Birth Center offers advanced services in one convenient location. A high-risk pregnancy clinic and neonatal intensive care unit are just footsteps from one another to ensure you receive seamless, personalized attention — from early pregnancy to the early weeks of baby’s life.
Specialized Care for High-Risk Pregnancies
Maternal-fetal medicine specialists provide expert care from early pregnancy through your baby's first weeks, ensuring the best possible outcomes for complex cases.
Central Minnesota's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Rest easy knowing that St. Cloud Hospital offers the region's highest level of neonatal care for the tiniest and sickest of infants. Our NICU also provides crucial telehealth support to rural facilities, extending our expertise across Minnesota.
Empowering, Supportive Environment
Experience a warm, welcoming atmosphere where you'll feel informed, respected and cared for by your compassionate care team. We honor your birth plan and preferences, ensuring the personalized, positive birthing experience you want.
Elevated Birth Experience
Your care is our priority. Our nurses constantly upgrade their skills to provide you with the best experience and top-quality, evidence-based care.
What to Do When You’re in Labor
When to Come to the Hospital
Recognize the signs of labor and learn when to come to the hospital.
If you're unsure, call your doctor to help determine what to do next.
If you're having a pregnancy-related emergency, call 911.
What to Bring to the Hospital
- An I.D. for you and any visitors, including your support person
- Your insurance information
- A car seat and clothes for your newborn to go home in
- Toiletries and clothes for when you leave the hospital
Positioning & Pain Relief During Labor
Tailor your care to your desired labor and pain management experience. We support natural birth processes and unmedicated options at your request. You also may use support techniques such as counter-pressure, birthing balls, bars, position changes and aromatherapy. Choose pain relief methods such as labor tubs, laughing gas (nitrous oxide), epidural and other comfort techniques.
Bonding, Breastfeeding & Rooming In
You’ll have skin-to-skin contact with your newborn right after birth. This helps regulate your newborn’s body temperature, stabilizes heart rate and breathing and reduces stress. It also promotes mother-baby bonding, enhances breastfeeding success and boosts your baby’s immune system.
Breastfeeding Support
Count on our certified lactation consultants and breastfeeding-trained registered nurses to help you succeed with top-notch breastfeeding support. We’ve earned four stars from the Minnesota Department of Health for our breastfeeding-friendly approach. We also work with national experts to improve our services and support.
Milk Depot
Help other babies and mothers by donating extra breast milk to the milk depots at CentraCare – St. Cloud, CentraCare – Long Prairie and CentraCare – Monticello. Donations go to the Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies to feed babies across Minnesota.
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