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Maternal Fetal Medicine

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Maternal Fetal Medicine

Our team includes:

  • Board-certified anesthesiologists on site, 24/7
  • Board-certified obstetricians, available 24/7
  • Certified nurse-midwives
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Board-certified neonatologists, available 24/7
  • Specialty-certified nurses
  • Certified lactation consultants, all of whom are nurses

A Warm, Caring Environment that Feels Like Home

Our goal is to deliver the highest quality family-centered care.

Our warm, caring environment includes:

  • A welcoming lobby, with comfortable furnishings and calming artwork
  • Rooms with state-of-the-art technology, as well as all the comforts of home:
  • Private Deluxe Birthing Suites: With rocking chair, private bathroom, whirlpool bath and spa shower, sleeping chair for significant other, television, WiFi access
  • Mothers labor, deliver, recover and keep their baby with them in the same room (unless different arrangements must be made for medical reasons)
  • Even if the baby is delivered by Cesarean section, the baby stays with the mother (unless different arrangements must be made for medical reasons)
  • Open visitation; designated quiet times are 2:00-4:00 p.m. and after 9:00 p.m. daily, or a “Quiet Time” sign can be placed on the door at any time

Other Comforts and Care for Mothers, Babies and Families:

  • Family-contracted doulas are welcome. Learn more about our Doula policy here.
  • Birthing balls are available for comfort and positioning during labor
  • Aromatherapy is available in a variety of scents to help moms relax, enhance their sense of well-being and reduce anxiety
  • The baby is delivered and transferred to mom’s chest immediately—skin to skin—offering an opportunity to bond and breastfeed as soon as the baby is ready
  • Delayed cord clamping means babies receive the maximum benefits of higher hemoglobin and iron levels
  • Anesthesiologists are available to help with pain management needs
  • Licensed nurses/lactation consultants are available to help new moms make breastfeeding a positive, successful experience
  • AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center contracts with Bella Baby for families who wish to have their baby photographed professionally in the hospital. Bella Baby posts photos to a password-protected, online slide show for parents/guardians to view. Online viewing and ordering is available to those with whom parents/guardians choose to share their password. Read the What to Expect from Your Photo Shoot Guide.

Breastfeeding Support

We are a Family-Friendly organization. We protect, promote and support breastfeeding as recommended by medical experts, including the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Breastfeeding provides benefits for both mother and baby, and we are proud of our commitment to offer an optimal level of care for mothers and their babies.  At our AtlantiCare Roger B. Hansen Center for Childbirth, we provide the highest level of quality care in regard to breastfeeding utilizing best practice standards.

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Nationally Recognized for Excellence 

The Center for Childbirth has earned and maintains several national designations, recognizing excellence in infant and maternal care.

Gold Safe Sleep Champion

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center has successfully achieved Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification at its highest designation, Gold Safe Sleep Champion, signifying our commitment to best practices and education supporting safe infant sleep. Learn more about the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for safe sleep.

  • AtlantiCare educates parents about the American Academy of Pediatrics Safe Sleep Recommendations in its efforts to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and sleep-related injuries and death.
  • Through the Cribs for Kids® program, AtlantiCare gives a Graco Cribs for Kids® portable Pack n’ Play to any new parent in need who does not have a crib or a safe place for his or her baby to sleep.
  • An AtlantiCare Maternal Newborn social worker assesses individual/family needs for cribs. For more information about getting a crib, please call 609-404-3835. To learn more about safe sleep habits, visit the Cribs for Kids® website.
  • AtlantiCare also shares safe sleep information through its Childbirth classes (at ARMC Mainland Campus) and Baby Basics classes (at Babies R Us), and through other community events, as well as at the bedside.

National Shaken Baby Foundation

AtlantiCare is a Period of PURPLE Crying Hospital Partner. The Period of PURPLE Crying Program® is the name given to the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome’s evidence-based prevention program.

As such, it shares the organization’s Period of PURPLE Crying ® education with all new parents. The program teaches parents about normal infant crying, which can increase during the first two weeks and can continue for up to three to four months of age.

During this time, a baby can cry for hours and still be healthy and normal. Lack of caregiver knowledge and understanding can result in shaking the baby out of frustration. This can lead to brain trauma and death.

AtlantiCare, as a PURPLE Crying Hospital Partner, believes that the more information and support parents have, the better prepared they will be to handle challenges of parenting.

Maximum Expertise for High Risk Pregnancies

First things first: a high-risk pregnancy does not necessarily mean that your pregnancy will be more difficult or challenging than a low-risk pregnancy. In fact, it could mean a variety of things. You could have pre-existing conditions that make you high-risk, or pregnancy could cause you to develop certain conditions that make you high-risk.

Some common factors that might contribute to a high-risk pregnancy include:

  • Being over 35 years old
  • Certain lifestyle choices, like smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, or using illegal drugs
  • Having health problems like high blood pressure, diabetes, heart or blood disorders, or other diseases or infections
  • Being overweight
  • Expecting multiple babies
  • Having a history of pregnancy-related disorders

No matter the reason, being high-risk does­ mean that you will need to consult a maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) specialist and be more closely monitored than someone with a low-risk pregnancy. An MFM specialist is an obstetrician with special training in the management of high-risk pregnancies.

Specialized Care for Mom and Baby

As the only medical center in the region with its own full time maternal-fetal medicine program, AtlantiCare has what it takes to ensure the optimal health of you and your baby. Our high-risk pregnancy services include:

  • Fetal Ultrasound: Allows a comprehensive evaluation of your baby to ensure that development is normal throughout the stages of pregnancy.
  • Fetal Genetic Screening and Diagnostic Testing: We are able to use a variety of tests to determine whether your pregnancy is at risk for certain genetic or inherited conditions, as well as perform diagnostic procedures like chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis.
  • Consultation Services: Whether before, during, or after a pregnancy, we can assist your medical and obstetrical teams to optimize care of your medical conditions or prior pregnancy complications.
  • Diabetes Management: Our medical and nursing staff are highly experienced in caring for women with both pre-gestational (type I or II) diabetes as well as gestational diabetes.

Our Maternal Fetal Medicine Locations

Our MFM providers see patients by referral at two locations: Center for Childbirth-Mainland Campus and our Atlantic City Medical Arts Pavilion.

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Mainland Campus
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AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Mainland Campus

65 W Jimmie Leeds Road
Pomona, NJ 08240
Phone: (609) 652-1000

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MEDICAL ARTS PAVILION
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MEDICAL ARTS PAVILION

7 South Ohio Avenue
Suite 2200
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Phone: (888) 569-1000

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