In response to the unprecedented COVID-19 situation health care providers face across the country, the McLaren Greater Lansing Birth Center is strictly enforcing temporary visitor restrictions.
- Each patient is allowed one support person and one visitor per day.
- The designated support person is not interchangeable. The visitor can be changed each day.
- We ask that the support person and visitor limit the amount of times they enter and leave the unit to once per shift. If the support person chooses to leave it must be during visiting hours (11 a.m. - 8 p.m.). The support person should pack additional changes of clothing, medication, toiletries, and other items they will need for the entire stay.
- We will continue with screening questions for both mother and her support person at admission and one visitor when they arrive. If the support person begins to show signs or symptoms, they will need to leave the unit. If the mother has signs or symptoms, her plan of care may change.
- We ask that patients stay in their room unless encouraged to walk the hall by your nurse. A mask is required for both the patient and support person when staff are present.
- We will provide meals for the support person if they choose not to leave the Birthing Center.
- Child care considerations should be arranged prior to a patient’s stay.
- Smokers are encouraged to bring nicotine patches or gum, as they can only leave the unit once per shift during a patient’s stay.
Your Stay at The Family Birth Center 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 Birth Center 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. Your OBGYN will provide full and compassionate care.
Personal choice is a hallmark of the personalized care expectant parents can elect at McLaren Greater Lansing's Family Birth Center.
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.