Labor & delivery
Choosing UCHealth for your labor and delivery gives you access to some of the country’s top obstetric providers, including specially trained nurses with decades of experience providing expertise, compassion and comfort.
UCHealth is proud to welcome thousands of babies into the world each year. We look forward to making your experience feel personal, comfortable and special during this exciting time.
Specialty services vary by location. Please contact your program or clinic of choice to confirm your preferences.
Full-service labor & delivery facilities
Each year, we welcome thousands of babies across Colorado, and every childbirth experience is unique. We partner with you to tailor your labor and delivery to what works best for you and your family. Our teams provide unparalleled, expert medical care, and we support your prenatal, labor and delivery, and postnatal needs with compassion and respect.
Our birthing centers feature:
- Obstetric and pediatric specialists available around the clock for any complications that might arise.
- Specialized high-risk-pregnancy care for premature labor.
- Rooming in following labor and delivery to keep you and your baby together and promote bonding.
- Compassionate care team available to help you learn to care for your little one.
- Some of our locations offer pre-registration. Talk to your provider and visit this page to learn more about pre-registration.
We encourage skin-to-skin contact in the first hour of life and throughout your stay—including in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Special Care Nursery (SCN)—to foster strong feelings of bonding and attachment between you and your baby.
Northern Colorado
Greeley Hospital
A fixture in the community for trusted care close by.
- Maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) specialists.
- Special Care Nursery (SCN), also called Level II NICU, for infants born between 32 and 35 weeks’ gestation.
- Private NICU rooms.
Medical Center of the Rockies
Comfortable private suites with modern amenities and an expert team of health care providers.
- Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) available.
- Special Care Nursery (SCN), also called Level II NICU, for infants born between 32 and 35 weeks’ gestation.
- Private NICU rooms.
Poudre Valley Hospital
The highest-level NICU in the region, plus comfortable accommodations and modern amenities.
- High-risk obstetrics transport.
- Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) available.
- Level III NICU for infants born before 32 weeks’ gestation and private NICU rooms.
Yampa Valley Medical Center
Serving Steamboat Springs and the surrounding areas.
- Certified nurse midwives (CNMs) to support you in your birth experience.
- Special Care Nursery (SCN), also called Level II NICU, for infants born between 32–35 weeks’ gestation.
Metro Denver
University of Colorado Hospital
Specialized high-risk-pregnancy care and high-risk labor and delivery.
- A national referral center for patients with complex pregnancies.
- Certified nurse midwives (CNMs) to support you in your birth experience.
- Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) available.
- The only hospital in metro Denver to offer water-birth accommodations.
- Obstetric anesthesiologists.
- Level IIIB NICU for infants born as early as 23 weeks’ gestation, with access to Children’s Hospital Level IV NICU for the most complex level of care.
Designed to make you feel at home.
- Certified nurse midwives.
- Hospitalist OBGYNs.
- Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) available.
- Level III NICU for infants born before 32 weeks’ gestation and private NICU rooms.
Longmont’s preferred labor and delivery location.
- Maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) specialists.
- Access to certified nurse midwives.
- Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) available.
- Special Care Nursery (SCN), also called Level II NICU, for infants born between 32 and 35 weeks’ gestation.
Southern Colorado
Dedicated to high-risk labor and delivery.
- Obstetric emergency department.
- Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) available.
- Level III NICU for infants born before 32 weeks’ gestation.
- Private NICU rooms.
A fixture in the community for trusted care close by.
- Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) available.
- Special Care Nursery (SCN), also called Level II NICU, for infants born between 32 and 35 weeks’ gestation.
- Access to Memorial Hospital Central’s Level III NICU for infants born before 32 weeks’ gestation.
