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Health and Medical Information: Hospitals
The birth of your baby is an exciting time but also a time when parents may experience feelings of worry. Therefore, it is very important to find out which birth setting is most appropriate for you and your family. As you begin to make decisions on the many choices in this new phase of your life, one major decision will be where you want to birth your baby. This decision starts with what type of practitioner you would like: an obstetrician, a family physician or a certified midwife. Once this decision is made, it will be easier to decide if you would like to give birth at home, a local maternity or birth center or at a hospital. It is important to remember that home births are suited for low-risk pregnancies and that they will be attended by a qualified physician or certified nurse-midwife and that you have emergency transportation standing by to take you to the hospital in the instance that it is needed.
The most important aspect of choosing the type of location where you want to birth your baby and which type of professional you want as your practitioner is that you feel comfortable and secure in your decisions. Trust your instincts.
Organizations:
Adventist Glen Oaks Hospital
(630) 545-8000
Adventist Hinsdale Hospital
(630) 856-9000
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
(630) 275-5900
Central DuPage Hospital
(630) 933-1600
Edward Hospital
(630) 527-3000
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
(630) 833-1400
Shriners Hospital for Children
(773) 622-5400
Shriners Hospital for Children - Chicago provides comprehensive medical, surgical and rehabilitative care for children with orthopaedic conditions, craniofacial conditions, spinal cord injuries, facial defects, deformities and/or injuries. All children, from birth to 18 years of age, may be eligible for care at Shriners Hospitals. Eligibility is not dependent on financial need or relationship to a Shriner.
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