Personalized maternity & delivery care in Athens, TX
At UT Health Athens Family Birthplace, we offer a comforting and comprehensive experience for expecting mothers. Located on the second floor of our hospital, our birthing center features state-of-the-art labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum (LDRP) rooms, with continuous, personalized care from our cross-trained nurses and obstetric specialists. Our facilities feature a 15-bed Level I nursery, a dedicated surgery suite for cesarean sections, and a variety of pain management and labor and delivery services to ensure a safe and comfortable pregnancy and childbirth journey. For newborns requiring specialized care, our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Tyler provides top-tier medical support from compassionate experts. We also offer online birthing classes through Birthly for convenient, at-home learning. Begin your path to a memorable and secure childbirth experience at UT Health Athens.
Our labor and delivery services
Located on the second floor of our hospital, the UT Health Athens Family Birthplace has many features to ensure you receive safe pregnancy and childbirth care.
Our birthing center provides:
- A 15-bed, Level I nursery, if needed
- A dedicated surgery suite for cesarean sections
- Eight private postpartum rooms
- Epidural pain management
- Interpreters and/or language access services
- Lactation education
- Live online birthing classes
- Nine large labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum (LDRP) rooms
If you’re in the process of deciding where to have your baby, we invite you to arrange a tour. If you’ve decided to deliver at the UT Health Athens Family Birthplace, we encourage you to begin the pre registration process. Please call 903-676-2117 to learn more.
Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
In the event your baby is born prematurely or needs special care, our NICU is now available at UT Health Tyler in Tyler, Texas.
In the NICU, skilled medical and nursing staff care for infants of all gestational stages. Our board-certified neonatologists lead a specialized team of nurses, obstetric specialists, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, dietitians, social workers and other caregivers in providing the best care available for your baby.
Learn more about our NICU at UT Health Tyler.
If you have questions about our NICU, please call 903-535-6911.
Online birthing classes
Online birthing classes
Through our partnership with Birthly, UT Health Athens now offers its patients free access to a variety of perinatal education classes virtually.
Our birthing classes include:
- Breastfeeding 101(English and Spanish)
- Coping and Comfort
- Early Pregnancy Preparations
- Newborn Care (English and Spanish)
- Prenatal Education Bootcamp (English and Spanish)
- Perinatal Mental Health
- Pre/Postnaral Movement and Mindfulness
All classes are live, so patients have the opportunity to learn from and interact with certified and experienced childbirth educators. Since each class is offered multiple times a month, patients now have more flexibility in choosing a time that fits their schedule so you can learn from the comfort of their own home.
Visit www.mybirthly.com/UTHealthAthens to learn more.
