Pregnancy and Deliveries

During one of the happiest times of your life, Graham Health System is dedicated to provide expectant mothers with quality care close to home. Beginning with prenatal care, through labor and delivery and follow-up care after the birth of your baby, we will be with you, providing expertise at our state of the art facility.

Graham offers personalized care during your labor and the birth of your baby. We also have a registered lactation consultant on staff who will work with you and your baby to provide breastfeeding support.

Graham Hospital is licensed as a Level II Nursery. In simple terms, this means we have the facility, training and nurses to care for select infants of higher risk, including preterm babies and twins. Our physicians and nurses are skilled in fetal monitoring and are Neonatal Resuscitation providers.

Prenatal Care

Our obstetrics team will expertly guide you through all stages of your pregnancy, providing you with an individualized care plan including regular check-ups and prenatal testing. You will learn about nutrition, develop a birth plan and prepare to welcome your bundle of joy.

Labor and Delivery

The birthing unit at Graham Hospital offers state-of-the-art facilities. Our birthing unit is designed to provide you with the best experience possible. We offer private postpartum, triage and labor and delivery rooms, all designed to ensure both the comfort and safety of you and your newborn. Our unit is securely locked down with continuous infant security monitoring to ensure maximum safety for you and your newborn.

Sometimes deliveries don’t go as planned. Should you require a cesarean section, our surgery suite is located within the obstetrics department to help ensure a quick transition and the safe delivery of your infant.

Whether you choose to deliver with either a physician at a hospital or a midwife at home, Graham Health System Obstetrics Team and Birthing Unit is there to make sure all your needs are provided for. In case of high-risk pregnancy or unexpected emergency, our team and facilities are fully equipped to provide urgent critical care for mom or newborn.

Why choose Graham for this special time in your life?

Our highly skilled nursing staff is devoted to providing you personalized attention during your stay. If you choose to breastfeed, our registered nurses are specially trained in lactation and are available to help you and your baby to be successful. The support you receive to breastfeed does not end when you discharge from the hospital, our lactation consultant provides breastfeeding support after you leave the hospital. All you need to do is call Crindy Hedges, IBCLC at 309.647.0201 to arrange your appointment.

We offer private, comfortable accommodations

Our spacious, modern rooms are designed to ensure your comfort and privacy during your stay with us. Each of our rooms include:

Private bathroom
Two recliners with extra pillows and blankets to ensure everyone is comfortable
TV, remote and WiFi

We are passionate about providing you and your baby exactly what you need during your hospital stay.

We provide everything you need for your new baby
- Diapers, wipes, clothing, blankets, pacifier, and formula if needed.
We provide all the items you need for a comfortable postpartum stay
- Pads, underwear, breast pads, and other items to ease your discomfort
Breakfast, lunch and dinner with an additional tray for your guest
An adorable cake to help you celebrate the birth of your beautiful baby

While we provide everything you and your baby need, we understand you may have other preferences. Feel free to bring food and baby items that you desire to have with you.

We love when your family can join you in this special time in your life, but visiting policies are ever changing. For our most current visiting policy please call the department, before you visit, at 309-647-5240 extension 2376.

Becoming a mother is a special time in a woman’s life, and Graham Health System is dedicated to providing women and newborns with quality care, close to home.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

SIDS is a sudden, unexpected death of a baby younger than one year of age that doesn’t’ have a known cause.

What does a safe sleep environment look like for a baby?
The sleep surface is flat and level, covered only by a fitted sheet. The sleep area should be clear on objects, including toys. The sleep space should be in the same room as the parents, but separate from their bed.

Actions that help keep the baby safe and reduce the baby’s risk of dying during sleep:

Place babies on their backs to sleep for naps and at night.

Use a sleep surface that is firm, flat, level and covered only by a fitted sheet.

Share your room with baby, not your bed for at least the first 6 months.

Feed baby human milk, by breastfeeding.

Keep the baby’s sleep area clear with no objects.

How We are Serving You:

Angels in Scrubs! We brought my mom to the ER in October 2021. Those doctors and nurses listened, responded with care and concern for her condition and our extended family situation. My mom was placed on the first floor and she received wonderful care. I cannot express my appreciation and respect for all the the doctors, RNs, CNAs, Social Workers, housekeeping, Dietary and so many other hands. Not only helping her with daily personal needs, helping me with a difficult family situation, and handling medical needs of many others. They responded with compassion and professionalism. I leave here today with my mom, in Awe.

Denise Cogo