New Beginnings Family Birth Centers

Most Trusted Birth Centers in the Lehigh Valley

The birth of a baby is an extraordinary experience for any parent. St. Luke’s New Beginnings Family Birth Centers are trusted by more Lehigh Valley parents than any other hospital in the region. Our state-of-the-art birthing units, in Allentown and Bethlehem, offer parents the comforts of a safe, family-centered atmosphere to welcome their new babies into the world.

• Single patient labor-delivery-recovery (LDR) rooms
• Single patient post-partum rooms with private bathrooms
• A triage area with early labor lounge, family waiting area and operating rooms for Cesarean deliveries

To encourage family time and support for new parents, newborn nursery visiting hours are unlimited, and a multi-tiered infant security system is in place for the safety of the newborns.

The nursing staff is highly skilled in labor, postpartum and newborn assessment and care. They are also specially trained and certified in Advanced Fetal Monitoring. Board–certified anesthesiologists are available 24-hours-a-day, and board-certified obstetricians make daily rounds. Once your baby is born, pediatricians also make daily rounds and internationally board-certified lactation consultants are available to help new mothers who choose to nurse their newborns.