Our Birth Centers

Discover why more families choose to deliver at a Catholic Health hospital than any other health system in Western New York. No matter how traditional or non-traditional your family is, our providers are committed to making this a welcoming experience for you, your baby, and your loved ones.

Our labor and delivery teams are in the hospital 24/7/365, including dedicated OB anesthesiologists. Registered nurses and certified lactation specialists are available to assist you with breastfeeding and newborn care. As an added safety measure, our team is 100% certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol (NRP). All clinicians are nationally certified in Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM).

✔ Focused care on both mom and baby
✔ Experienced staff, including 24/7 physicians, nurses, neonatologists, and lactation consultants
✔ Family-centered environment, with private rooms and a newborn nursery
✔ Midwives and doulas welcome
✔ Intensive care with a Level II NICU at Mercy Hospital and a Level III NICU at Sisters of Charity Hospital

Our Birth Centers

Discover why more families choose to deliver at a Catholic Health hospital than any other health system in Western New York. No matter how traditional or non-traditional your family is, our providers are committed to making this a welcoming experience for you, your baby, and your loved ones.

Our labor and delivery teams are in the hospital 24/7/265, including dedicated OB anesthesiologists. Registered nurses and certified lactation specialists are available to assist you with breastfeeding and newborn care. As an added safety measure, our team is 100% certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol (NRP). All clinicians are nationally certified in Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM).

✔ Focused care on both mom and baby
✔ Experienced staff, including 24/7 physicians, nurses, neonatologists, and lactation consultants
✔ Family-centered environment, with private rooms and a newborn nursery
✔ Midwives and doulas welcome
✔ Intensive care with a Level II NICU at Mercy Hospital and a Level III NICU at Sisters of Charity Hospital

Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

It’s all about you. Mercy Hospital focuses on providing the safest care possible, while ensuring your birth experience is exactly what you want it to be.

Sisters of Charity Hospital

At Sisters Hospital, we can promise you a birth experience unlike any other. Because taking care of you (and baby!) is what we do best.

Maternity Services

24/7 Care

An OB/GYN provider and/or a Midwife is available 24/7 to deliver your baby. Our anesthesia providers and operating room team are also available at all times, should you need an emergency C-section or other surgical procedure.

Labor Support

Peanut balls, positioning methods, and hydrotherapy may be used to help you be more comfortable during labor.

Delivery Assistance

In addition to your support person(s) – a spouse, partner, family member or friend – our labor nurses are here to help you throughout your labor and delivery. You are also welcome to invite a doula to assist you.

Midwives

Midwife is a term meaning “with woman”. Certified nurse midwives provide care alongside or in place of physicians at Catholic Health hospitals. Learn more about our midwife program here.

C-Section

We encourage ‘family-centered’ or ‘gentle’ c-sections, as long as it supports the health of both mom and baby. This process encourages skin-to-skin contact immediately after the baby is born, during the golden hour. We also offer an educational class to help moms prepare for c-section delivery. 

A doula may be present in the operating room for the duration of a cesarean section when no other support person is available to the birthing person.

NICU

Should your newborn require the services of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Mercy’s level II and Sisters’ level III NICUs are fully staffed by board-certified neonatologists. Learn more about our NICU here.