Congratulations! Be sure to see your doctor on an ongoing basis during pregnancy. It’s an important step toward staying healthy during these important months. 

If you have special plans, wants or needs for your delivery and/or your newborn infant, please discuss these things with your doctor and your baby’s doctor before your delivery date so that we can anticipate your needs on admission.

Our staff will do everything possible to make you feel at ease and fully prepared for baby’s birth. To help prepare you for baby’s arrival, we offer the following reminders and information on programs for mother-to-be.

Pre-Register For Baby’s Birth
We recommend that you pre-register for your hospital stay before the 8th month of your pregnancy. You can visit the Admitting Department at Riverside Regional Medical Center anytime during your pregnancy to pre-register, pre-register online, or download and mail the pre-registration form (pdf). By pre-registering, you can give us the information we need for your hospital record before it’s time for you to come to the hospital. This helps us prepare for your arrival in advance and allows you to focus more completely on having your baby.

Interact: Pre-register Online.

Choose A Doctor For Baby
Please remember that during your pregnancy you’ll need to choose a doctor to care for your newborn. We will ask you for the name of the doctor you have chosen when you come to the hospital.

Search our Physician Directory: Find a Pediatrician.

Pack Your Suitcase
As your expected delivery date approaches, be sure you have packed or made a list of those things you plan to pack for your hospital stay. Each mother receives an admission packet that includes personal hygiene care items. If you’d like to bring a radio, CD player or tape player, be sure it is battery-operated only.

For more information: Pack Your Suitcase Checklist.

Tours, Classes and Special Programs
Riverside offers a variety of classes and other programs for mothers-to-be and their support persons including:

-Expectant Parents Tour -Big Brothers & Big Sisters Tour -Childbirth Preparation Course -Dyna-Mom Exercise Program

-Nutrition Counseling For Good Health -Massage -Breastfeeding Support Group

For more information: Find a Tour, Class, or Other Program.

Our Antepartum Unit
If your physician determines that you need to be admitted to the hospital prior to your expected delivery date, we will admit you to our Antepartum Unit. This unit specializes in caring for women having high-risk pregnancies. Located directly adjacent to the Labor and Delivery Unit, the Antepartum Unit has seven private rooms and features centralized fetal monitoring by registered nurses.