Delivering an Exceptional Birth Experience
The Birthplace staff has helped women give birth to thousands of babies, but we still view every birth as unique. We work closely with you and your healthcare provider to support the choices you make in your birth plan, to ensure your experience is exceptional.
We’ve become the hospital of choice for families north of the Twin Cities, offering an extraordinary experience based on compassion, safety and quality. Our highly skilled nursing team and trusted doctors truly care for their patients throughout the birth process.
What sets us apart?
- The doctor who’s cared for you throughout your pregnancy is also the doctor who will deliver your baby. Our doctors take joy in delivering their own patients’ babies and are proud to fulfill that promise under most circumstances.
- You'll receive personal attention from skilled nurses and doctors. We bring nearly 500 little miracles into the world each year, yet view every birth as unique. Our goal is to make sure your experience is exceptional; we'll work with you to design a birth plan tailored to your specific needs and preferences.
- We support patients who wish to have a vaginal birth after Cesarean (VBAC) delivery. We will do everything we can to help you safely achieve your goal.
- If needed, an operating room dedicated to obstetrical care is located within The Birthplace. This option keeps moms, babies and families close to each other at all times.
- To help ensure you know what to expect during labor and delivery, we offer free birthing and breastfeeding classes.
Your safety and comfort matter to us
Our state-of-the-art birthing suites and dedicated operating room for C-sections and emergency procedures assure the best for you and your baby. Rooms also include free Wi-Fi so you can immediately announce your happy news.
After your baby’s birth, our experienced baby specialists will help you learn how to care for your baby. Certified, caring lactation consultants are on hand to assist and support you for successful breastfeeding, and can continue to support you after you go home. Breastfeeding supplies, including breast pumps, are available in our on-site Fairview Pharmacy.
Should your baby arrive early or need advanced care, he or she can be transported to the Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis.
Additional amenities
The Birthplace at Fairview Northland Medical Center also offers professional massage and photography services.
You are invited to attend an Evening at The Birthplace
We would love to meet you and answer all of your questions. Please join us for Evening At The Birthplace. You can tour The Birthplace and learn how we can help make your birth experience extraordinary. The Birthplace care team and exhibitors will be glad to answer your questions about:
Register for an event
Please register online, or call 612-672-7272 for an upcoming Evening at the Birthplace. You also may call The Birthplace directly at 763-389-7667 to arrange a private tour.
Our state-of-the-art birthing suites and dedicated operating room for C-sections and emergency procedures assure the best for you and your baby. Rooms also include free Wi-Fi so you can immediately announce your happy news.
After your baby’s birth, our experienced baby specialists will help you learn how to care for your baby. Certified, caring lactation consultants are on hand to assist and support you for successful breastfeeding, and can continue to support you after you go home. Breastfeeding supplies, including breast pumps, are available in our on-site Fairview Pharmacy.
Should your baby arrive early or need advanced care, he or she can be transported to the Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis.
Additional amenities
The Birthplace at Fairview Northland Medical Center also offers professional massage and photography services.
- Postnatal Body Therapy by Bavia Baby. Gentle massage, heat and guided relaxation work to improve sleep, decrease aches and pains common after childbirth, reduce water retention and decrease anxiety. Services take place in the comfort of your hospital room turned "spa-spital" room with low lighting, aromatherapy and soothing music. For maximum benefits, schedule the night after natural delivery or the second night after a c-section. To book, call 855-Ah-Bavia.
- Photography by First Day Photo. . Your baby's portraits are taken in your hospital room by a professional photographer. You will view your proofs in your room shortly after your session and have the option to purchase the digital images so you can print as many of your baby’s portraits as you’d like, in whatever size and quantity you need.
You are invited to attend an Evening at The Birthplace
We would love to meet you and answer all of your questions. Please join us for Evening At The Birthplace. You can tour The Birthplace and learn how we can help make your birth experience extraordinary. The Birthplace care team and exhibitors will be glad to answer your questions about:
- Labor
- Birth
- Breastfeeding
- Choosing a doctor for your baby
- Free birthing and breastfeeding classes
- Additional amenities for moms and babies
- After baby services for new moms
Register for an event
Please register online, or call 612-672-7272 for an upcoming Evening at the Birthplace. You also may call The Birthplace directly at 763-389-7667 to arrange a private tour.
Providers who deliver at Fairview Northland Medical Center
Family Medicine with Obstetrics
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Our Providers Make the Difference
Fairview features nearly 4,000 providers practicing at over 200 locations throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area and beyond. Fairview Clinics, University of Minnesota Physicians and our independent partner clinics provide an exceptional care experience, while lowering the overall costs of health care.
News and Events
Tours
We invite you to visit The Birthplace, take a tour and learn more about our unique mother and newborn care. You can tour The Birthplace during Evening at The Birthplace, or anytime that works best for you. To set up a tour, call 763-389-7667.
Evening at The Birthplace
Join us at The Birthplace at Fairview Northland Medical Center for a night of education and fun. Learn more about our mother and baby services and take a tour of The Birthplace. The Birthplace care team, along with additional health care professionals, will be available to answer your questions about labor, delivery, breast feeding, massage and other services available while you are in the hospital. This event is not recommended for children.
2013 Dates at Fairview Northland Medical Center
Registration is required. Sign up here, or call 612-672-7272 to reserve your spot today.
We invite you to visit The Birthplace, take a tour and learn more about our unique mother and newborn care. You can tour The Birthplace during Evening at The Birthplace, or anytime that works best for you. To set up a tour, call 763-389-7667.
Evening at The Birthplace
Join us at The Birthplace at Fairview Northland Medical Center for a night of education and fun. Learn more about our mother and baby services and take a tour of The Birthplace. The Birthplace care team, along with additional health care professionals, will be available to answer your questions about labor, delivery, breast feeding, massage and other services available while you are in the hospital. This event is not recommended for children.
2013 Dates at Fairview Northland Medical Center
- Thursday, July 11
- Thursday Oct. 18
Registration is required. Sign up here, or call 612-672-7272 to reserve your spot today.
Patients Share Their Birth Stories
The birth of a child is a day most won't ever forget. The journey may not always be easy and certainly, it involves some pain. However, any mother will tell you it's all worth it the moment you get hold to your baby for the first time. Below, a few of our mom's share their birth experience.
Shantel delivered her three children at the Birthplace
I was admitted for an induction for the birth of my third child on a Tuesday morning. When the nurse evaluated me, she asked if I was feeling any pain. I told her no, and asked her why. She told me I was having contractions on my own!
Within a short amount of time, I started feeling the contractions. Two hours later I hadn't progressed, so I started on pitocin. Hours went by with no change. I spent a lot of time walking in the hallway and anxiously waiting for something to happen, with no luck. Finally, the next morning I progressed a little bit and my doctor, Peter Jensen, broke my water. Two hours later, I was holding my daughter in my arms. I only had to push once and little Madison was here – 7 pounds, 11 ounces of perfection.
My doctor put me at ease and all of the nurses were very caring, always taking time to answer my questions. I was able to get to know the nurses, which is important to me – I want to know who’s caring for me and my baby. I’ll always have great memories of my children's births.
