Ascension St. Vincent's Family Birth Place Southside

Ascension St. Vincent's Family Birth Place Southside provides 24/7 OB emergency care for pregnancy-related emergencies. For obstetric emergencies, please go directly to the Family Birth Place (OBED) at Ascension St. Vincent Southside.

Call your doctor or go to the nearest emergency room if you experience symptoms such as:

• Heavy vaginal bleeding (as much or more than a period, with or without pain)
• Contractions before 37 weeks
• Sudden or slow leak of amniotic fluid from the vagina
• Severe constant abdominal pain
• Persistent vomiting
• Absence or decrease in fetal movement
• Severe headache in second or third trimester
• Sudden or severe swelling of face, hands and feet
• Persistent blurred vision or seeing “spots”

From the moment you enter the doors of our birthing centers, you are met with compassionate care. You are supported by a care team that listens to you and supports you – from labor and delivery through postpartum recovery. We get to know you and your birthing preference, so we can create a birth experience that’s right for you. Once your baby is born, you are connected to Board-certified pediatricians at Ascension St. Vincent’s.

If your baby needs advanced care after birth, you are connected to our Level II NICU for premature and critically ill infants.

Ascension St. Vincent is recognized as a Baby-Friendly Hospital for providing quality care to infant feeding in the first few days of a child’s life. Our experienced, board-certified lactation consultants offer breastfeeding support for you and your baby. To help you get started on your breastfeeding journey, register for a breastfeeding class or talk to a lactation consultant near you, please call 904-296-5212.

We provide a variety of childbirth and parenting education classes to help prepare you for birth as well as ways to heal your body postpartum. We recommend moms-to-be complete childbirth classes between their 28th to 36th week of pregnancy.