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The Birthing Suite at MCH

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Welcome to The Monadnock Experience: A Serene Start to Your Journey into Parenthood

When you choose Monadnock Community Hospital’s Award-Winning Birthing Suite to have your baby, you’ve come to a place where care truly comes first. You, your family and your newborn are treated to a family-centered and highly supportive environment before, during, and after childbirth. With window views looking into a peaceful woodland setting, each room at MCH’s Birthing Suite offers you the most innovative birthing practices along with a home-like, personal atmosphere.

Our birthing suite offers more than just a place to welcome your baby—it’s a uniquely calming environment designed to make your childbirth experience extraordinary. Nestled in the heart of the Monadnock Region, our facility combines the comforts of home with the support of cutting-edge medical care, creating a hyper-local alternative to the impersonal, clinical settings of larger hospitals.

From a wide range of completely natural child birth techniques to full epidural anesthesia, our physicians and nurses are here to support your choices and help you experience birth in your own special way.

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Monadnock Community Hospital offers safe, effective nitrous oxide for childbirth pain management. Nitrous is the #1 choice for childbirth pain in Europe and Canada.

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Birth Your Way, With Confidence: A Personalized Journey at Monadnock Community Hospital's Birthing Suite

At Monadnock Community Hospital, experience a personalized birth journey unlike any other. Our state-of-the-art Birthing Suite with soothing rain room and dedicated labor nurses empower you to create the birth plan that best works for you and your needs. We prioritize your comfort, choices, and well-being, having delivered thousands of healthy babies throughout the years. Welcome peace of mind – and your precious newborn – with confidence. Create lasting memories of your birth experience in our serene environment, fostering immediate bonding with skin-to-skin contact in the comfort of your private suite. We empower you throughout your journey with comprehensive prenatal education, breastfeeding support, and parenting workshops. Choose the Birthing Suite at Monadnock Community Hospital, where your birth plan guides our approach. Schedule a tour by calling 603-924-7191 x4170 today and discover the Monadnock difference – birth your way, with confidence.


Maternity clinicians

Meet our Doctors

Work closely with our wonderful Maternity / OBGYN Doctors


Maternity / OBGYN Services

Before Childbirth

Learn about prenatal care services that we provide to help you become as healthy as possible prior to giving birth.

After Childbirth

Learn about the support you can receive during the days and weeks following birth.

Birthing Suite

Come to a place where care truly comes first. Have your baby at our Award-Winning Birthing Suite to have your baby.

Infant Nutrition & Care

Maternity practices in infant nutrition and care resources

Pediatrics Blog

Explore our blog for information on the amenities, medical support, and family-centered care provided in our state-of-the-art facility, designed to meet all your labor and delivery needs.

Congratulations to Monadnock OB/GYN

We are proud to share that Monadnock OB/GYN earned Gold for Best Women’s Clinic in the 2024 Keene’s Best Awards! Our award-winning Birthing Suite team is dedicated to delivering a family-centered, personalized experience. Thank you to our community for your continued trust and support!


The Birthing Suite entrance hallway
The Birthing Suite entrance hallway
Birthing room

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Resources

Mother’s Milkbank Northeast Milk Depot

Monadnock Community Hospital’s Birthings Suite is a Mother’s Milkbank Northeast Milk Depot.  Become a breast milk donor!  Your special donation helps newborns thrive throughout New England. Once you are approved by the milk bank and have a donor number, you can call 603-924-7191 x 4170 to schedule your drop-off.

Text4baby.org

Health4Mom.org

Healthychildren.org

NHbreastfeedingtaskforce.org

Marchofdimes.com

LLLI.org

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When Erika B. of Richmond, New Hampshire had a brand-new family member on the way, she turned to Dr. Elizabeth Johnsen and the Birthing Suite at Monadnock Community Hospital. She says, “I had the most wonderful and beautiful birth thanks to the best nurses and care provided by Dr. Johnsen. I am blessed to have had the best care from the nursing staff. I felt safe, extremely well cared for, and it was like I was their family. My baby and I can’t thank them enough.”

Monadnock Community Hospital: Birth with Confidence

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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