We want your stay at Inova Loudoun Ladies Board Birthing Inn to be as comfortable and welcoming as possible. Please note the information below designed to enhance the comfort and safety of all our mothers, newborns and their families and guests. Please speak with your nurse if you have questions about any of these guidelines. Slippers or shoes must be worn at all times within the Birthing Inn Families and guests may bring a cooler for food into Mom's room. No food is permitted in the hospital refrigerator for infection control reasons.

Choosing to breastfeed your infant is a very important decision. Our staff is supportive and skilled in helping breastfeeding mothers and infants, sensitive to families' different cultural needs, eager to "meet the mother where she is" during the breastfeeding experience, and available to help the mother plan for how to continue breastfeeding if she returns to the workplace. Breastfeeding Your Newborn   Recognized for Our Lactation Care and Expertise We are proud to have once again earned the Care Award from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.

Inova Loudoun Hospital is pleased to offer moms-to-be the option of working with a certified nurse midwife (CNM), a registered nurse with undergraduate and advanced degrees in nursing and midwifery from an accredited nurse-midwifery education program. Nurse midwives provide patient care during pre-conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. To deliver at the Natural Birth Center, patients must be under the care of a CNM at Loudoun OB/GYN and Midwives.

Call Marie at 703-858-8936 to schedule your free consultation or contact her by email.  Meet Marie Tolliver, our patient navigator for Perinatal Services. Marie has more than 24 years of nursing experience, 21 of which were specialized experience in both labor-and-delivery and mother-baby care. She is dedicated to providing individualized patient-centered care and service excellence to our mothers-to-be, new mothers, and their babies.

Moustafa M Hassan, MD Specialty: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology Close description about Inova Medical Group members Board-certified specialties granted by an ABMS Member Board. Learn more about board certification. Clinical Interests: Amniocentesis, Placenta Previa, Pre-eclampsia, Preterm Birth Close Areas of special interest identified by the physician or additional training completed.

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Bringing home a new baby is an exciting time. It is also a good time to learn about the different kinds of support that are available to new parents from organizations and agencies throughout the community. That is what Beginning Steps for Parents at Inova Women's Hospital is all about.

Northern Virginia's Most Experienced Team for Managing High-Risk Pregnancies If you have a high-risk pregnancy, turn to the expert, compassionate team at Inova for the skilled, personalized care you need. Inova's maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) subspecialists, also known as perinatologists, work closely with obstetricians to provide the most advanced care in the region for high-risk pregnancies. With more deliveries than any other health system in the region, our patient volume gives us extensive experience in helping mothers and babies safely through delivery.

Your body, your normal routines and many facets of your life are changed after giving birth. Inova is here to support you as you adjust to motherhood's many physical and emotional demands. Getting Ready to Go Home: Mother and Infant Discharge Guide English Lea la versión en español Safe Sleep for Infants Inova follows the American Academy of Pediatrics Safe Sleep recommendations. Our team takes steps to promote safe sleep for infants both in the hospital and at home.

Inova follows the American Academy of Pediatrics Safe Sleep recommendations. Our team takes steps to promote safe sleep for infants both in the hospital and at home: Use of appropriately sized bassinets and cribs in the hospital Infant sleeping space free of soft items Babies on their backs, unless other positions are medically necessary Picture examples of safe and unsafe sleep positions in both English and Spanish in infant sleep spaces Annual training for team members on safe sleep recommendation Parent and caregiver education on safe sleep guidelines for the home