Birthing Center - Essentia Health-Virginia

Welcome your baby into the world at Essentia Health Virginia Birthing Center. The birthing center features care and amenities that will make your birthing experience unique, private, and comfortable.

Main Features

• Spacious private labor, delivery, and recovery rooms are designed to keep families together throughout the entire birth experience
• Two newly remodeled birthing suites, each featuring a labor tub
• A range of comfort options including epidural anesthesia, nitrous oxide, labor tubs, and aromatherapy
• Care that supports low intervention birth plans
• Couch and reclines for the support person
• In room mini-refrigerator and television

Comfort Choices

Explore the benefits of an epidural or nitrous oxide for pain management during delivery. Or opt for a low-intervention birth. Trust that your birthing experience will be empowering and memorable. Whatever you choose, our compassionate team of providers will give unwavering support.

We understand that your comfort is paramount during labor. Our birthing suites offer a variety of options to help you feel at ease and find relief. Our experienced team can guide you through relaxation techniques, provide access to a tub during labor, offer comfort items like pillows and ice packs, and even create a soothing atmosphere with dim lighting and calming music. We welcome doulas into the birthing experience.

Labor & Delivery

We recognize that each birth is a unique experience, and we respect your wants and needs. You can receive care from a compassionate team, including:

• Obstetrician (OB/GYN)
• Family Medicine with obstetrics provider
• Lactation consultants
• Labor and delivery nurses

Before & During Delivery

• Managing Pain During Labor
• Comfort Strategies for Labor
• Hospital Checklist for Expectant Parents
• Procedures You Might Have During Labor and Delivery
• Guide for Labor Coach
• Doulas

After Delivery

• Postpartum Depression
• Visitor Guidelines

Breastfeeding

• Local Breastfeeding Resources
• Breastfeeding FAQs

Community Resources

• St. Louis County Pregnancy Resources
• Public Health & Human Services | Koochiching County, MN
• Resourceful
• Minnesota Milk Bank