W. Front Street
Elmer, NJ 08318
(856) 363-1000
Family Centered Maternity Units
SJH offers a family-centered approach to maternity services. Our mother/baby maternity units are specially designed to encourage family bonding and involvement with your newborn. We encourage “rooming-in,” mothers and their babies are placed together in the same hospital room to promote bonding. Each maternity unit has a centrally-located respite nursery for those times when a mother needs her rest. Family involvement is encouraged in the birthing process and during your hospital stay.
State-of-the-Art Clinical Care and Design
SJH has invested in the newest care giving equipment and staff training. Our mother/baby and labor/delivery nursing staff hold nationally recognized certifications in inpatient obstetrics and perinatal nursing. Our nurses are critical care, dysrhythmia and advanced cardiac life support certified. All maternity physicians, nurses and staff are certified in neonatal resuscitation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Childbirth and Family Education
Our childbirth and family education programs are designed to enhance your birth experience and to help you prepare to be parents. Our educators are committed to empowering you with the information you need to make informed decisions about your pregnancy, birth and newborn. Our maternity units have a lactation consultant who meets with each new parent to address questions or concerns about breastfeeding and give personal instruction on breast-feeding technique.
Several childbirth and family education classes are offered at SJH. We limit class size to allow for personalized instruction, and classes are free or have a nominal fee.
The following classes are available:
Breastfeeding classes
Childbirth classes
Childbirth refresher classes
Infant/Child CPR classes
Newborn development series
Parenting classes
Grandparent classes
Sibling classes
For class schedules and sign-up information,
To find a physician call our free physician
referal line 1-800-770-SJHS (7547).
or visit our
physician directory.
Caring for women through every stage of their lives