Provides comprehensive care to expecting parents with the following services:  
 - maternal fetal medicine program,  
 - midwifery services,  
 - prenatal consultation and care,  
 - parenting and childbirth education,  
 - a doula program and more.  

Also provides a Level III neonatal intensive care for fragile newborns.

Family Birth Center and Midwifery Center offered by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health St. Joseph Medical Center

Provides comprehensive care to expecting parents with the following services: maternal fetal medicine program, midwifery services, prenatal consultation and care, parenting and childbirth education, a doula program and more.

Programs that provide facilities and/or necessary medical attention for individuals who are ready to give birth.

Delivery/Childbirth

Programs that provide medical care for infants during the first six weeks following birth to ensure good health and normal development.

Neonatal Care

Programs that offer classes or other educational experiences which prepare prospective mothers and their birth partners emotionally and physically for the labor and birth process. Topics covered include anatomy and physiology of birth, relaxation and breathing techniques, different types of labors, birthing/delivery options and postpartum care. Also included are programs that prepare other members of the family (grandparents and siblings) for the arrival of a new family member.

Childbirth Education

Health care facilities that provide extensive professional nursing care for patients whose illnesses cannot be fully resolved during their acute short-term stay but who no longer need the extensive diagnostic medical technology offered by a traditional acute care hospital. Extended acute care hospitals are not required to offer emergency treatment or critical care services to the community.

Extended Acute Care Hospitals

Programs that utilize licensed midwives (registered or certified nurses who have received additional specialized training in maternal and child health care and the management of labor and delivery) to provide health care services for mothers and infants during pregnancy and delivery and following birth.