Labor & Delivery
Call 800.424.3627Childbirth & Postpartum Care
From viewing your baby’s first ultrasound to holding them in your arms and watching them grow, our supportive staff will provide you both with the compassionate care you need at each step. Our mission is to help you experience the comfort and convenience of delivering your baby close to home with the very best medical care you both deserve.
When you decide to deliver your child at a Highpoint Health with Ascension Saint Thomas facility, you’ll find we have everything you need. From viewing your baby’s ultrasound to holding them in your arms and watching them grow; you may experience the comfort and convenience of delivering your baby close to home with the very best medical care both of you deserve.
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Labor & Delivery at Highpoint Health
When you decide to deliver your baby at a Highpoint Health with Ascension Saint Thomas facility, you’ll find we have everything you need for a safe and comfortable birthing experience.
We excel at offering personalized, compassionate health services to each woman, family, and baby we welcome into our facility. With options for both vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections (C-sections), our well-trained staff and comfortable birthing environment make Highpoint Health the perfect place to welcome your newest family member into the world.
Benefits of Childbirth at Highpoint Health
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- Labor, delivery, and recovery rooms that feel more like home than a hospital
- Access to the latest state-of-the-art equipment for a safe delivery
- 24-hour anesthesia coverage, plus the option of nitrous oxide
- A dedicated team of family practitioners who specialize in obstetrics and experienced nurses
- Breastfeeding help provided by a certified lactation consultant
- Fathers, siblings, and grandparents are invited to participate in welcoming new babies
- Parental education available for new parent
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Childbirth at Highpoint Health – Riverview
The clinical staff at Highpoint Health – Riverview with Ascension Saint Thomas is made up of doctors trained as family practice obstetricians, nurses, and maternity professionals who have been specially trained in a wide range of obstetric and gynecologic conditions. Your care team will collaborate to develop the best treatment approach for you and your family.
What is an FPOB?
Our Family Medicine Obstetrics Providers (FPOBs) are board-certified in family medicine and obstetrics. FPOBs offer preventive and sick care for individuals of all ages, as well as specialized care for women both before, during, and after pregnancy.
Additionally, pediatric care for your child is available through our affiliated clinic where our FPOBs see patients six days per week.
Comprehensive Support
Our work doesn’t stop with the birth of your child. We are here to:
- Address your concerns
- Answer your questions
- Communicate your treatment options
- Help you make informed decisions about your health
- Offer education resources to help you thoroughly prepare for your delivery
A Serene Environment
We strive to make the space where you deliver your child comfortable and welcoming. Enjoy our quiet and cozy labor, delivery, and recovery rooms as you give birth, rest, and bond with your baby.
The Labor and Delivery Unit at Highpoint Health – Riverview recently underwent some renovations. In our ongoing effort to provide the highest quality care, we added newer comfortable chairs for guests and updated our colors for a more peaceful atmosphere.
Other Services
Don't forget that the women's services unit at Highpoint Health – Riverview also offers a variety of peanut balls to assist in the progress of labor and to help facilitate descent of the fetal head. We also offer childbirth classes available in the months and weeks leading up to the birth of your baby.
Lactation Support
Our staff includes a certified lactation consultant with experience in all aspects of breastfeeding and an obstetrical nursing staff trained to help you with the first nursing right after the birth of your child, as well as during your post-partum stay. We are here to help make each feeding while you are at a Highpoint Health facility a positive learning experience.
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Childbirth Classes
Having a baby is a special experience. New parents, and even experienced ones, may find the addition of a new family member overwhelming. The childbirth classes offered at Highpoint Health prepare parents-to-be for pregnancy, labor, delivery and newborn care. Simply knowing what to expect can help ease much of the apprehension and concern associated with having a baby. We encourage mothers-to-be to attend during the seventh or eighth month of pregnancy and to bring their spouse or support person.
Schedule a Facility Tour Today
Highpoint Health with Ascension Saint Thomas offers compassionate maternity, childbirth, and postpartum services to women in and around Sumner and Smith counties. But don’t take our word for it – come see our birthing centers for yourself.
Call us at one of our locations to schedule a tour and begin your care journey.
Quality Care, Close to Home
At Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas, our doctors and nurses have been delivering babies since 1959. Highpoint Health – Sumner recently earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care (ACPC) by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. Highpoint Health – Sumner Women's Services became the first in the state to receive this certification. Highpoint Health – Sumner has also previously been named to Newsweek’s 2021 list of Best Maternity Care Hospitals. This distinction recognizes facilities that have provided exceptional care to mothers, newborns and their families, as verified by the 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Survey.
Our Locations
Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas
Center for Women's Health
P.O. Box 1558
555 Hartsville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066
- Labor: (615) 328-5506
- Newborns: (615) 328-5509
- Post-delivery: (615) 328-5511
- Center tour: (615) 328-5506
- Lactation Services: (615) 328-4262
Highpoint Health – Riverview with Ascension Saint Thomas
158 Hospital Drive
Carthage, TN 37030
(615) 735-5191