Family Birth Center

A welcoming place for new beginnings. Each birth is the start of a new story. At our Family Birth Center, we create a safe, supportive environment for you and your family. Here you’ll find many of the comforts of home along with the security of advanced medical care.

To schedule an in-person tour of the Family Birth Center, please call: 802-524-1040

Our Family Birth Center combines the comforts of home with advanced medical care. We support personalized birth experiences so you feel confident, cared for, and connected with your baby.

How we support moms, babies, and the birth experience:

  • Expert care: One in three of our nurses holds advanced certifications in areas like obstetrics, labor and delivery, and newborn care.
  • Breastfeeding support: All nurses receive specialized breastfeeding training, with access to International Board Certified Lactation Consultants.
  • Personalized delivery and postpartum care: We create care plans tailored to each mother and baby. With our education-focused approach, we make sure you leave with the knowledge to confidently care for yourself and your newborn.
  • Strong partnerships: 24/7 access to specialized neonatal care through the University of Vermont Medical Center if needed.

What to expect when you give birth here:

  • You’ll be welcomed into a private birthing room with space for your support person.
  • A nurse will check your contractions, monitor your baby’s heartbeat, and talk with you about your health history.
  • You’ll be supported through labor and delivery with care tailored to your needs.

Mother–baby couplet care

After delivery, you and your baby stay together in a private postpartum room. This approach, called “rooming-in,” helps you learn to comfort and feed your baby, recognize feeding cues right away, and start building family bonds right away. Nurses are always available to answer questions and offer hands-on support.

Family Birth Center

Services and conditions

  • Breastfeeding education
  • Breastfeeding support
  • Care after childbirth
  • Care before, during and after delivery
  • Family and baby care after birth
  • Labor and delivery
  • Lactation (breastfeeding) support
  • Maternity care
  • Pediatric care
  • Postpartum care
  • Woman's health care

What to expect inside our birth rooms

  • A bed that converts for delivery and pull-out sleeper couch for your support person
  • Cable TV, phone, and private bathroom with shower
  • A warmer and pram for your baby
  • Option for warm-water labor in a private tub room
  • Rooming-in so baby stays with you for bonding and feeding support
  • Personal care items like gowns, robes, socks, toothbrush, shampoo, and more
infant being examined by staff on Family Birth Center

What to expect inside our birth rooms

  • A bed that converts for delivery and pull-out sleeper couch for your support person
  • Cable TV, phone, and private bathroom with shower
  • A warmer and pram for your baby
  • Option for warm-water labor in a private tub room
  • Rooming-in so baby stays with you for bonding and feeding support
  • Personal care items like gowns, robes, socks, toothbrush, shampoo, and more
Family Birth Center patient room

What to expect inside our birth rooms

  • A bed that converts for delivery and pull-out sleeper couch for your support person
  • Cable TV, phone, and private bathroom with shower
  • A warmer and pram for your baby
  • Option for warm-water labor in a private tub room
  • Rooming-in so baby stays with you for bonding and feeding support
  • Personal care items like gowns, robes, socks, toothbrush, shampoo, and more

What people are saying

I am so appreciative of all the labor and delivery nurses who helped me during my stay after my c-section. They made me feel like family and was VERY helpful making me feel comfortable.

NMC patient

What people are saying

My experience with everyone from OB/GYN to all on the Labor and Delivery floor was so much more than I ever imagined. That team is beyond excellent, and I would highly recommend to anyone!

NMC patient

What people are saying

The nurses on FBC gave me the birth experience I had been dreaming and hoping for. They kept me grounded when things moved very quickly. Incredibly thankful for that team!

NMC patient

What people are saying

Debbie on the birthing floor was an amazing nurse. She helped keep me calm at times that I was very scared. Karen helped us post-delivery for a few days. She was also a wonderful nurse and provided great lactation support!

NMC patient

What people are saying

The doctor was very kind, patient and helpful (since it was our first child). After our baby was delivered the after-care was phenomenal. The staff checked in on us daily and the doctor was available to use when we went home. Overall, a scary experience was made into a good, memorable one. Thank you NMC, we appreciate you!

NMC patient

Care for women needing a hospital stay

Our Family Birth Center also provides recovery care for women after gynecologic or breast procedures, including hysterectomies, mastectomies, or prolapse correction.

  • Recovery begins in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU).
  • You’ll then move to a private room in the Family Birth Center.
  • Each room includes a recliner or sleeper bed for your support person, plus a bathroom, shower, phone, and TV.

Nurses provide attentive pain management and recovery support.

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