MyChart
The Birthplace
When you’re choosing where you’ll give birth, you may have many options, but you want to choose a hospital where you feel comfortable — and where you know you and your baby will receive the care that is right for you.
Why Choose Stormont Vail?
Childbirth Classes We Offer
Childbirth and Parenting Classes
⮜ Return to Specialty Care Stormont Vail Health provides a number of parenting programs and childbirth preparation programs. These include tours of The Birthplace. Breastfeeding Basics and other classes to support mothers who are breastfeeding are also offered. Appointments Contact Us Pregnancy Classes Breastfeeding Basics This informal introduction to breastfeeding will provide pregnant women and their families an opportunity…
Infant Safe Sleep
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) reports that around 3,500 babies die from sleep-related incidents in the United States each year. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a safe sleep environment that can reduce the risk of all sleep-related infant deaths including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), ill-defined deaths, and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed.
Safe sleep practices include supine positioning, the use of a firm sleep surface, roomsharing without bed-sharing, and the avoidance of soft bedding and overheating. These recommendations are designed to reduce the chances of tragic sleep-related deaths.
It’s important for all caregivers—parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, babysitters, child care providers, and everyone who might care for baby—to learn about creating a safer sleep environment:
More Resources
Cribs for Kids
A national infant safe-sleep education program that helps reduce the risk of injury and death of infants due to accidental suffocation, asphyxia, or undetermined causes in unsafe sleeping environments. Visit cribsforkids.org for more information.
Safe to Sleep
More information about safe infant sleep practices at: safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov
Reducing Risk
Learn more about reducing the risk of SIDS and other sleep related causes of infant death at: safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov/safesleepbasics/risk/reduce
Amenities
Our labor, delivery and recovery suites are designed to make you feel like you’re at home. We will work with you and your labor plan to help you have the birth experience for which you’ve been planning.
Appointed Labor, Delivery & Recovery Suites
Walk-In Showers
Comfortable Home-Style Beds
Whirlpool Tubs
Squatting Bars
Birthing Balls
Birthing Stools
Frequently Asked Questions
We offer an easy preregistration form on MyChart, our online patient portal. Simply fill out the form, and we will receive your information and have you in our records before your delivery date.
Yes, we offer tubal ligation after vaginal delivery. Please talk with your obstetrics provider ahead of your delivery to discuss the procedure.
We support a mother’s choice about the people she wants present during labor and delivery.
During labor, the only limit to the number of family and friends is your comfort level. Whether you prefer a few people or a room full of family and friends, it’s your decision.
During vaginal delivery, we limit the number of family and friends to four for safety. This also gives our delivery team room to work.
After delivery, we encourage mothers to be alone with their baby for two hours before having visitors to support bonding and breastfeeding. If you are comfortable with visitors sooner than that, please let us know.
We encourage quiet time each day from 2-4 p.m. to give you time with your baby. Visitation is allowed during those hours if you choose.
Please use the Stormont Vail Hospital main entrance, which is open 24/7. Park in the parking garage across from the main entrance and enter through the revolving doors. Our front desk volunteers or Lobby Ambassadors can direct you to the Birthplace on the 4th floor.
We provide pads for the mother and diapers, wipes and feeding supplies for your baby.
Your Care Team
Imtiaz Ahmed, MD
Mother Baby
Specialty: Neonatology
Topeka
Kathryn L. Baird, APRN
Mother Baby
Specialty: Neonatology
Topeka
Maria I. Bautista Navarro, MD
Mother Baby
Specialty: Neonatology
Topeka
Margaret E. Cooley, APRN
Mother Baby
Specialty: Neonatology
Topeka
Josel A. Doyle, MD
Mother Baby
Specialty: Neonatology
Topeka
Lynn M. Fergola, APRN
Mother Baby
Specialty: Neonatology
Topeka
Kathryn M. Fulghum, APRN
Mother Baby
Specialty: Neonatology
Topeka
Pamela J. Grant, MD
Mother Baby
Specialty: Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Topeka
Kamal Gurung, MD
Mother Baby
Specialty: Neonatology
Topeka
Trisha N. Hardie, APRN
Mother Baby
Specialty: Neonatology
Topeka
Laura H. Hughes, MD
Mother Baby
Specialty: Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Topeka
Andra B. Luke, APRN
Mother Baby
Specialty: Neonatology
Topeka
