Where Comfort Meets Care: Monadnock’s Award-Winning Birthing Suite
Where Comfort Meets Care: Monadnock’s Award-Winning Birthing Suite
Your Birth, Your Way
Where Award-Winning Care Meets Personalized Options
Welcoming a new life is one of the most special moments in your journey, and Monadnock Community Hospital’s Birthing Suite is here to make it unforgettable. From personalized care to advanced birthing options, we’re dedicated to supporting your unique needs every step of the way.
Award-Winning Care You Can Trust
Recently voted Gold for Best Women’s Clinic in the 2024 Keene’s Best awards, our Birthing Suite is a trusted choice for families in our community. With compassionate nurses, advanced medical care, and a family-centered approach, we’re honored to be part of your journey.
Comfort Meets Care
Our private rooms offer a tranquil setting designed for both comfort and convenience. Picture rocking chairs, soaking tubs, and garden views to help you relax during this special time.
Your Birth, Your Way
Whether you choose water labor, nitrous oxide, or advanced pain management options, our team is here to honor your birth plan. We support VBACs and offer tools like squatting bars and birthing balls to ensure your comfort.
“After a traumatic birth and post birth experience at another local hospital in 2015, we chose to have our second child at the birthing suite located in Monadnock Community Hospital. This was one of the best decisions we have ever made.
All prenatal care was exceptional & having the opportunity to meet and build a relationship with each Dr. was so important. This made me comfortable with each provider and knowing that when I went in to labor I knew each Dr and the quality care they would provide myself and my newborn.
During labor I was treated with the upmost respect, care and understanding. I felt educated and listened to regarding medications and procedures. The birthing suite is a beautiful part of the hospital and makes the experience even more incredible.
After many hours of labor, I ended up needing a C-Section. Post delivery we stayed in the birthing suite 4 days 3 nights and were provided with exceptional care no matter what day or shift. Everyone was helpful, educational and so incredibly kind.
I feel so blessed in the care I was given at the birthing suite of Monadnock Community and will recommend their care going forward.” -Hannah
Support Every Step of the Way
Our services don’t end after delivery. Join our weekly Baby and Me Parent Support Group or attend our Understanding Birth Class to feel prepared and supported.
Your Invitation to Experience Something Extraordinary
Childbirth is a transformative journey. At Monadnock Community Hospital, we believe it should be beautiful, peaceful, and entirely on your terms.
Schedule a tour of Monadnock’s Birthing Suite and see why so many families choose us for their birthing experience.
Schedule Your Tour Now: 603-924-7191 x4170.
Reserve Your Personalized Experience Today
Your life. Your baby. Your way.
Why choose The Birthing Suite?
At Monadnock Community Hospital, our birthing suite provides a uniquely calming environment to make your childbirth experience extraordinary. With serene woodland views, customizable birthing options like water immersion and nitrous oxide, and a deeply personal approach to care, we combine the comforts of home with advanced medical support. As a trusted part of the Monadnock Region, we offer a hyper-local alternative to larger, impersonal hospitals, ensuring a safe, empowering, and personalized journey into parenthood.
We understand that birth is a momentous occasion. Our team of experts provides advanced medical care while fostering a warm, family-centered environment. We support you every step of the way with transparency, personalized care, and comprehensive education programs. Our commitment to safety empowers you to make informed decisions, leading to a positive and memorable birthing experience you can trust.
Do you expect to be expecting? Let us take care of you with expert, compassionate, award-winning OB/GYN and maternity care. We’ll make you feel right at home, close to home.
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By Dave Anderson Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Monday, November 4, 2013
(Published in print: Tuesday, November 5, 2013)
For more than 20 years, women giving birth in Canada, western Europe and Australia have had the option of using nitrous oxide to help them cope with pain during labor. But in the United States, where nitrous oxide is frequently used in dental offices, it has not been available in delivery rooms. But that’s about to change, and Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough is leading the way, the first hospital in New England and one of just a few in the country that has nitrous oxide equipment in its maternity unit.
“No one treatment is right for everybody,” says Dr. Fletcher Wilson, the chief of obstetrics at MCH. “The more options available, the better off you’ll be. [Nitrous oxide] is used by the majority of the world. Why aren’t we doing it?”
The hospital recently purchased two Pro Nox nitrous oxide delivery systems, which are relatively new to the U.S. market and have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The units, which can be wheeled into a birthing room, include both a mask and a mouthpiece, either of which can be used by the patient to breathe in a 50/50 mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen.
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By Dave Anderson Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Monday, November 4, 2013
(Published in print: Tuesday, November 5, 2013)
For more than 20 years, women giving birth in Canada, western Europe and Australia have had the option of using nitrous oxide to help them cope with pain during labor. But in the United States, where nitrous oxide is frequently used in dental offices, it has not been available in delivery rooms. But that’s about to change, and Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough is leading the way, the first hospital in New England and one of just a few in the country that has nitrous oxide equipment in its maternity unit.
“No one treatment is right for everybody,” says Dr. Fletcher Wilson, the chief of obstetrics at MCH. “The more options available, the better off you’ll be. [Nitrous oxide] is used by the majority of the world. Why aren’t we doing it?”
The hospital recently purchased two Pro Nox nitrous oxide delivery systems, which are relatively new to the U.S. market and have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The units, which can be wheeled into a birthing room, include both a mask and a mouthpiece, either of which can be used by the patient to breathe in a 50/50 mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen.