Your Stay at The Family BirthPlace at McLaren Greater Lansing
A perfect place for new beginnings
One of life's most special events for parents begins with expert and tender loving care of our Family BirthPlace staff and physicians. It's evident from the moment of admission, through labor, the joyous event of hearing baby's "first cry", and finally, the baby's first trip home.
Personal choice is a hallmark of the personalized care expectant parents can elect at McLaren Greater Lansing's Family BirthPlace.
Included in the Birthing Center are:
- Ten birthing suites, with a private bath and whirlpool
- Two labor and delivery rooms
- 12 postpartum rooms
- Two fully-outfitted C-section rooms
- Sophisticated infant and maternal monitors and equipment
- We are proud to staff based on AWHONN staffing guidelines and educated our nurses with AWHONN fetal heart monitoring.
Infant Hearing Test
Here at McLaren Greater Lansing we utilize the automated auditory brain stem response (AABR) testing method. The first screening will not occur until at least 12 hours of age. Should the newborn fail the first screening, a second screening will be performed prior to discharge. If the newborn fails the hearing test a second time, the staff will notify you and provide you a referral to an audiologist for further evaluation.