Maternity Care
The Birthplace at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital is eagerly awaiting your arrival and excited to make your delivery experience a happy and healthy one. From our highly trained obstetrics team, to a comfortable environment supported by our caring staff, we are here to help you through labor and delivery as well as your postpartum experience - all close to home.
Expectant mothers and their families can prepare for baby's arrival by scheduling a tour of The Birthplace, which includes four labor/delivery/recovery (LDR) rooms, ten private patient rooms, surgical/recovery suite, labor tub for mother's comfort, neonatal equipment and a nursery if mom needs some rest. Childbirth and infant CPR information is available as part of this tour.
The Birthplace offers free online childbirth education as well as breastfeeding support classes for mothers who choose to nurse. To schedule a personal tour or to learn more about how to register for the online childbirth education, please call (574) 372-7640.
Breastfeeding Support
The Nursing Mothers' Group at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital is designed to help encourage and instruct mothers on breastfeeding techniques. The group is open to all breastfeeding mothers at no cost.
Learn, share, encourage and support each other. Classes take place in the Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital Women's Center Classroom.
Nursing Mothers' Group Meets:
Tuesdays, 9:30 - 11 a.m. Moms, infants and older babies (siblings welcome)
For more information about the Nursing Mothers' Group, call (574) 372-7640.
Click here for the current breastfeeding brochure.
myYoMingo® APP
Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital offers patients access to digital education content and videos using a mobile device or computer. myYoMingo®, the Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital Maternity Education App, is an all-in-one resource that offers education during pregnancy through baby care. Topics include comfort measures in labor, proper breastfeeding positioning, baby development milestones, infant behavior, a journal and more. This is a convenient option for expectant parents.
Educational topics include:
- Evidence-based information on prenatal care, labor & birth, postpartum, breastfeeding, and newborn care including videos and resources
- Information specific to your arrival and stay at the Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital Birthplace
- Kick counter, contraction timer, personal journal, feeding log, immunization log, and other tools
Click the link below to register for this informative educational resource. Once you have registered, you will receive an email invitation from noreply@myyomingo.com where you can create a unique password and login. Then, you can also download the mobile app version by searching your app store for "myYoMingo."
Click here to register
If you have questions please call The Birthplace (574) 372-7640.