Hackensack University Medical Center Maternity

The obstetrical unit at Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital at Hackensack UMC is consistently ranked among the busiest labor and delivery units in the tri-state area.

The new mother/baby unit at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood features private postpartum suites.

Room amenities contribute to a hotel atmosphere, including sleeper sofas and private bathrooms, and warm and inviting décor at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.

The BirthPlace at Holy Name Medical Center has private mother/baby suites with a home-like environment.

The BirthPlace at Holy Name Medical Center

The Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital at Hackensack UMC in Hackensack has 61 private mother-baby rooms.

An interior garden at Hackensack University Medical Center at Pascack Valley is directly in the middle of the maternity unit, offers a calming, peaceful environment for both parents to enjoy.

The Maternity Center at HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley in Westwood.

The Valley Hospital's Center for Holistic Birth is the only holistic birth program offered in a North Jersey hospital.

At The Valley Hospital's Center for Holistic Birth, private rooms have bathrooms with body sprays.

Congratulations! You’re pregnant!

Before you even start thinking pink or blue, you have some important decisions to make. Expectant parents have a variety of options for giving birth in Bergen County, either at community hospitals that tout home-like birthing rooms and concierge service, or specialized hospitals that offer both amenities and intensive care for women with high-risk pregnancies and preemies under a certain weight.

Bergen County does not have any birthing centers. A very small percentage of women deliver at home in Bergen County using a midwife that they have located on their own.

What comes first – the doctor or the hospital?

If you want to give birth at a certain hospital, you must find a doctor who has privileges there.

More and more doctors have privileges at multiple hospitals. And in some cases, you and/or your baby may be transferred to another hospital if there are complex medical issues.

Remember, too, that you must consider an ob/gyn’s entire medical practice when choosing a doctor. If your personal doctor is not on call when you are about to deliver, your baby will likely be delivered by one of his/her associates in the practice.

Comparing hospitals

A woman in the final stages of labor is probably not paying attention to the room’s décor. But in the recovery mode, when the new mom wants some pampering and visitors arrive to gush at the new baby, the amenities become important, especially if there are special needs based on traditions, religion or privacy.

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood

In the new Family Birth Place, the new Mother/Baby unit features private postpartum suites with state-of-the-art bedside care technology, a new well-baby nursery and a re-designed lactation room with support staff. Other amenities contribute to a hotel atmosphere, including sleeper sofas and private bathrooms, room service, warm and inviting décor and mounted screen televisions. A new labor/delivery unit will be completed in 2014 and will include state-of-the-art equipment, triage and antepartum areas, and an enhanced Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with adjacent family rooms.