Where you have your baby is a very important decision. But it's an easy one to make when you know that Bronson Battle Creek is the most preferred hospital for maternity care in Calhoun County. Women choose us because of our spacious, private birthing suites and the high quality of care our staff provides for both mom and baby.

What You Can Expect

Our BirthPlace is designed for family-centered care. You will find comfort and convenience in our labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum (LDRP) model of care that allows you and your baby to remain in the same private suite throughout your stay. Your suite is equipped with the latest technology, yet is spacious enough to accommodate visitors, and for a loved one to spend the night. Some additional comforts include:

• Guest bed with additional in-room seating
• Whirlpool bathtub
• Cable TV
• Made-to-order meals delivered by Room Service

Features and Benefits

As a patient, there are additional features and benefits available for you, such as:

• Labor, delivery and recovery suites include the latest technology
• Childbirth and delivery methods include vaginal, Cesarian section
  (C-section) and vaginal birth after C-section (also referred to as VBAC)
• Breastfeeding services and products, with lactation consultants
• Access to donor breast milk, if needed
• Family Centered Education Classes
• Instruction in skin-to-skin care, also called Kangaroo care, as a way for you, and your baby's father, to spend time bonding with your baby.

• Our commitment to reducing infant sleep-related deaths by promoting best safe sleep practices and educating on infant sleep safety as evidenced by our safe sleep certification.

• Excellence in Maternity Care Award from the Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM) for achieving high standards of care in cesarean rates, episiotomy rates, elective delivery rates and the maternity care process.

Specialty Care You'll Receive

As a patient, we want to make sure you and your baby have access to all the necessary specialists:

• Obstetricians and anesthesiologists, available 24/7
• Newborn hospitalists, including pediatricians and 24/7 pediatric nurse practitioners, provide care at our BirthPlace. Should your newborn need advanced care, Bronson Children's Hospital in Kalamazoo has the only Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the region, with a specially designed ambulance to transfer your baby from Battle Creek to the NICU.
• Dedicated and caring nurses and staff
• Breastfeeding consultants
• As part of the Bronson system, you'll have access to maternal-fetal medicine specialists, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Bronson Children's Hospital in Kalamazoo.

Patient Information

A Guide for Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting

You're pregnant and have lots of questions about your pregnancy, delivery, breastfeeding and caring for your new baby. When you select Bronson for your baby's delivery, you will have access to YoMingo®, a free app on pregnancy, birth and beyond. This information is evidence-based, and the app makes it easy to navigate.

Related information

Learn more about pregnancy and childbirth services at Bronson. Our video will take you through our BirthPlace.

The providers listed below can give you the care you need, along with delivering your precious baby at the Bronson BirthPlace in Battle Creek.