Maternity

SBM Charitable Family Birthing Center

You will be making many important choices for you and your child’s health and where to deliver your baby is one of the most important. The SBM Charitable Family Birthing Center at Manchester Memorial Hospital, offers new parents personal, family-centered care in a welcoming, comforting, safe and home-like environment.

Every child birth is a special event and a joyous occasion. With labor, delivery recovery, and postpartum rooms, a neonatal intensive care unit in partnership with Connecticut Children’s Medical Center neonatologists, cesarean section delivery rooms and family gathering areas, we understand you want to deliver your baby on your terms. We strive to be flexible and offer a range of services to make your experience safe, comfortable and uniquely your own.

These services include:

Lactation consultants
Midwives and doulas
Care for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Nitrous oxide therapy
Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
Hydro-therapy and water births
Birthing classes, Family planning classes & more education

Learn More >

Come on a tour

The best way to determine if the SBM Charitable Family Birthing Center is right for you and your family is to come visit us during one of our scheduled tours. Expectant parents, family members and friends wanting more information about our maternity services are welcome to request a tour.

The tour allows you to see most areas of the Family Birthing Center. Any questions you have will be answered by an expert in maternity care.

If you are planning to give birth at the SBM Charitable Family Birthing Center, view a virtual tour. You may register for an in-person tour offered once a month on our events page. If you have any questions, please reach out to Lauren.Sembersky@hhchealth.org.

Join our Community

Join our Facebook group, designed to be a landing spot for those interested and passionate about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, parenting and nutrition. This public group allows alike-minded individuals to share information, ask questions, and connect.

Join Our Facebook Group >

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Through a close partnership with the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC), the SBM Charitable Family Birthing Center's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provides high-quality neonatal care for newborns requiring intensive and immediate medical attention.

The goal of our NICU is to address every medical need your child encounters without having to uproot your family and transfer to a different facility. Comprehensive and experienced, the neonatal care team consists of:

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center neonatologists
Lactation consultants
Neonatal nurses
Neonatal nurse practitioners
Pediatricians
Physical therapists
Physician’s assistants
Respiratory therapists
Social workers

Support and Educational Resources

With great joy comes great responsibility, and to promote healthier neonatal and postnatal care, we provide a wide range of support services for parents including resources to help you with delivery, breastfeeding, fitness programs and much more.

Learn More >

The Maternity Care and Family Planning Center

The Maternity Care and Family Planning Center (MCFPC) is a mainstay at Rockville Campus, and provides prenatal and postpartum care for women who are uninsured and under-insured. Women who receive prenatal care through the Center have access to ultrasounds and laboratory services, as well as gynecological services including: physical examinations, sexually transmitted infection testing, pregnancy testing, disease prevention, health promotion and maintenance and family planning services.