Maternity Center
Visitation Policies
Patients benefit greatly from the support of visitors.
That’s why
Holy Cross Hospital has open visiting hours, 24 hours a day, seven days
a week. The medical and nursing staff may make exceptions for visiting
based on the patient’s condition and to best meet the patient’s
needs.
Visitors should check in at the information desk in the main lobby.
Labor, Delivery and Recovery (LDR) Rooms
After triage, when you are admitted to an LDR, you may choose to
have up to three people (12 years and older) with you throughout your
labor and delivery. If you would like to have children under age 12 present
at delivery, contact the nurse manager to make prior arrangements. After
birth, the support person may bring family and friends into the LDR.
We recommend 10-minute visits to allow mother and baby privacy and rest.
Cesarean Birth
We encourage our expectant mothers to designate one person to be
with her for the cesarean birth and in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit
after the cesarean birth.
Maternity Suites
Banded support persons are permitted to visit
anytime and stay overnight with the mother in the maternity suite using
our comfortable sleep sofa or sleep chair. Your newborn’s siblings
and other family and friends may visit. Siblings and visiting children
must be accompanied by an adult, other than the mother, at all times.
Siblings, regardless of age, are not permitted to spend the night.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Parents are welcome to visit anytime, except from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.
and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. during the change in nursing shifts. Two
visitors are permitted at a time and at least one must have the matching
infant identification band. Siblings over age 4 may visit with a parent
or banded person. Siblings under age 4 may visit by special arrangement
only.