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Looking up hospital reviews online is kind of treacherous. Because who loves a hospital, really. For maternity care and childbirth, here are some of the main factors to consider:
- Does your doctor have admitting privileges at this facility? Try to find an OB or midwife you like who also delivers at the hospital you like.
- How open is the hospital to your birth plan? (Unmedicated, water births, VBAC, immediate skin-to-skin, etc.) Side note: At the time of publishing, the only hospital that permits water births in Dallas or Collin County is Presby Dallas.
- What level of neonatal care can they provide? (Nurseries are ranked Level I–IV, with Level IV capable of providing the highest, most acute level of care for your baby in the event of complications.)
We’re pretty lucky in Dallas—the major hospitals here share many of the same features when it comes to Labor & Delivery. Hotel-style private rooms, advanced security, multiple pain management options, moms and babies rooming together—these kinds of things are very standard now.
I encourage you to check out each hospital’s Labor & Delivery pages. We’ve added the basics here, but the individual hospital sites are very informative, of course.
No matter where you deliver, make sure you are getting the care YOU need, not just baby. Enlist your partner or support person to help you advocate.
Medical City Dallas Women’s Hospital
Centrally located: 7777 Forest Lane, Care Tower D, Dallas, TX 75230, (972) 566-2252
- Level IV NICU; PICU; congenital heart surgery unit; Fetal Care Center for unborn babies with congenital anomalies (on of the few centers in the world with this capability)
- Neonatologists and pediatric anesthesiologists on-site 24 hours a day
- 200+ Private Rooms, Luxury Suite upgrades available
- Lactation Support, including outpatient Lactation Clinic (972) 566-4811
- Breast Pump Rental (972) 566-4580
Medical City Dallas has the only Level IV NICU in the area. It also has a children’s hospital within the hospital, the only facility in Dallas with this distinction. They’re equipped for anything, basically. To learn more about the women’s services offered at Medical City Dallas, call the Ask a Nurse free, 24-hour nurse line (844) 671-4204.
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas
Centrally located: 8160 Walnut Hill, Dallas, Texas 75231
- Level III NICU; High Risk Pregnancy Care Unit
- Private rooms, Luxury Suite upgrades available
- Midwives may have privileges here
- Immediate skin-to-skin, even after Caesarean
- Lactation consultants available 7 days a week, daily breastfeeding classes
- Breast Pump Rental (214) 345-2229
Take a look at their various L&D options, including pain management, birthing balls, labor bars, bathtubs, and gentle caesareans (which aim to create a birth experience more similar to vaginal birth).
Baylor University Medical Center
Located just East of Downtown: 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
- Level III NICU
- Private rooms with an extra daybed
- Midwives may have privileges here
- Lactation consultants on staff
Methodist Dallas
Located in South Dallas/Kessler area: 1441 N Beckley Avenue, Dallas, TX 75203, (214) 947-8181
- Level III NICU; Antepartum Unit (an 8-bed unit for long-term obstetric care); Center for Maternal and Fetal Medicine (for high-risk pregnancies)
- Private rooms
- Full-time neonatologists and OB hospitalists
- Childbirth Classes and Breastfeeding Classes
William P Clements Jr. University Hospital (UT Southwestern)
Located in South Dallas: 6201 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75390 214-633-4700
- Level IIIB NICU
- Private rooms with plenty of space for your partner or support person to sleep
- Staff doctors and midwives available 24/7
- Lactation consultants available 7 days a week
- Free classes on childbirth, baby care, breastfeeding, etc. in The Women’s Resource Center
Here’s a very thorough post on midwife care at this hospital, should you choose to go that route.
Parkland Hospital
Located in South Dallas: 5200 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75235 (214) 590-8000
- Level III NICU
- Private rooms (Take a Virtual Tour of their new Labor & Delivery Rooms)
- Routine care provided by certified nurse midwives and nurse practitioners
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth classes and breastfeeding classes offered in both English and Spanish
- On-staff Spanish translators and interpreter services
Parkland offers support programs like Dallas Healthy Start and the Nurse-Family Partnership to help those in underserved communities have a better pregnancy and birth experience.
Methodist Richardson
Located at Renner and George Bush: 2831 E President George Bush Highway, Richardson, TX 75082, (469) 204-1000
- Level III NICU
- Private rooms
- Lactation consultations
- Childbirth classes and breastfeeding classes
Medical City Plano
Just barely in Plano at: 3901 West 15th Street, Plano, TX 75075
- Level III NICU; High Risk Pregnancy Specialists
- Neonatologist on-site 24 hours a day; different types of pediatric therapists and specialists on staff for premature babies
- Lactation support (Texas Ten Step program) and in-room breast pumps
- Instant skin-to-skin contact, including after C-Section
Take a Virtual Tour here or call (972) 519-1251 to schedule a real one.
Texas Health Presbyterian Plano
Located just off the Dallas North Tollway at: 6200 Parker Road, Plano, TX 75093
- Level IV NICU; High-Risk Pregnancy Care Unit
- Private rooms
- Laboring in water is allowed
- Lactation consultations
- Wide variety of classes offered both on-line and in-person
- Placenta Donation (to help treat complex wounds and burns)
Presby Plano serves Collin County, of course, but anyone living in Addison, Richardson, or North Dallas can get here quite easily. Lots and lots of details at their site – they even have a Texas Health Baby app. Go to the L&D page and start poking around from there.
Plan to pre-register for your hospital stay around 25 weeks. It’ll save you some time and effort later!
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