The birth of your baby is a moment you will never forget. Everyone at Buffalo Hospital’s Birth Center is committed to making sure it's an exceptional experience to cherish.

Our Birth Center is a peaceful place to celebrate new beginnings in an environment designed for family-centered care.

Features include:

• experienced doctors and nurses to care for you and your newborn
• spacious labor and delivery rooms with the latest technology close at hand, yet uniquely designed to nurture and support mothers throughout the birthing experience
• comfortable postpartum suites featuring private soaking tubs, flat-screen TV, wireless internet, refrigerator, rocking chair, bench seating and plenty of room for families and friends to gather and celebrate
• Level II nursery for babies born prematurely or with special care needs
• a private room for lactation specialists to counsel breastfeeding mothers
• two waiting areas for our visiting family and friends
• two Triage rooms for outpatient observation and procedures
• beautiful artwork designed by local artists to promote a healing landscape design

Exceptional care

Your care team of doctors and nurses is highly trained to provide delivery, post-partum and newborn care for you and your baby. We deliver more than 650 babies a year, yet every birth is a precious and unique experience.

Our doctors and nurses work closely with mothers every step of the way—from pre-natal care through delivery and post-natal treatment—to ensure you a healthy pregnancy and the best-possible birthing experience.

Upon arrival, laboring moms settle into a private labor and delivery room. No matter what your labor is like, you can rest assured that our experts are trained and experienced in all types of deliveries.

After your baby is born, we move you to a private postpartum suite to continue bonding with your newborn and to learn how to care for him or her. All newborns receive a Halo SleepSack wearable blanket as a gift from Buffalo Hospital Foundation. Not only does it swaddle your baby in warmth, but is designed to promote safe sleep.

Caring for a newborn can be overwhelming, so we place an emphasis on educating parents. Our nurses work individually with new mothers, teaching baby care, breastfeeding and providing on-going support to ensure success.

Tours

We invite you to take a tour of our beautiful Center. To register for a tour call 763-684-7025.

You can also view panoramic tours online.

Level II Nursery

If your infant is born prematurely or with special care needs, he or she will receive specialized care in our Level II nursery.

Our pediatrician’s consult with Children's Hospital and Clinics and Minnesota Neonatal Physicians. If your infant requires more intensive care they can be transferred to Children’s Hospitals in Minneapolis and cared for by Minnesota Neonatal Physicians. Children’s Hospital has been recognized as one of the top neonatal programs by US News and World Reports. When babies are ready, they can be transferred back to Buffalo Hospital’s Level II Nursery until they can go home.

Lactation services

We would like to help make your breastfeeding experience successful. Our internationally board-certified lactation consultants are here to assist you and answer your questions.

Lactation services include:

• counseling, information and support before, during and after your stay at Buffalo Hospital
• prenatal breastfeeding classes
• Outpatient consultation services can be scheduled by calling 763-684-7640.
• breast pumps (to purchase or rent) and other supplemental feeding devices are available at Allina Home, located across the street from the hospital.

Resources

Having a baby can be overwhelming with so much to learn. We're here to help and offer several classes, online tools and newsletters to help with your pregnancy or parenting related questions or concerns.

Pregnancy, birth and parenting classes

Buffalo Hospital offers a variety of classes to help you prepare for having a baby. View and sign up for classes.

Allina Pregnancy Care

Allina Pregnancy Care at allina.com offers many tools and resources that will be helpful to you during and after your pregnancy.

You’ll find in-depth information about:

• pregnancy and your health during each trimester
• preparing for labor and delivery
• preparing for your baby
• giving birth
• your hospital stay
• caring for your infant

Monthly Pregnancy & Parenting eMagazine

You can receive a free monthly parenting eMagazine that offers information customized to your due date, starting with pre-conception and continuing through the first three months of parenthood. To sign up, visit allina.com/pregnancy.

Patient stories

At Buffalo Hospital our goal is provide excellent care to every patient, every day. When it comes to measuring how we do - our patients say it best.

• The Michenfelders choose Buffalo Hospital again and again and again – and again!


• Brayden took everyone by surprise when he arrived seven weeks early.


• The Tapper family’s fifth child needed extra care for breathing and feeding challenges.

Panoramic tours

Birth Center postpartum room

After your baby is born, we move you to an elegant, private postpartum room to continue bonding with your newborn. Each room features luxury amenities and all the comforts of home including private soaking tubs, rocking chair, flat-screen TV, wireless Internet and refrigerator.

Click on the image below and move your mouse to view the entire room.

Still photo tour