Expectant mothers may have one other person in addition to their partner/significant other in the labor and delivery room. We will issue your labor partner identification bracelets. There is a sleep sofa in each room for his/her sleeping convenience. Children may not stay overnight.
Labor Doula
A labor doula is a professional labor support person who provides emotional support and information during labor. A doula does not deliver the baby or have a clinical role at the birth. Hunterdon Medical Center welcomes the services of doulas in assisting expectant mothers during labor and birth. Please be sure to share your plans to use a doula with your doctor or midwife prior to delivery. Because of our shared commitment to the safety and well-being of our patients and their babies, we will require your doula to read and sign our doula agreement when you are admitted. This document will ask that she uphold the Doula Ethics and Standards of Practice throughout her service to you. If your doctor or midwife feels that these standards are not being upheld, Hunterdon Medical Center reserves the right to instruct the doula to leave.