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Welcome to Centinela Hospital Maternity Services

There’s a miracle in every beginning.

Centinela Hospital Medical Center offers a maternity center with modern, beautifully furnished labor and delivery suites. We are ready to welcome your newest addition with open hearts and to guide you through your birthing experience.

Through mid-October, Centinela Hospital’s Maternal Child Department will continue to support the care, development, and well-being of pregnant women, new parents, and their babies. At the same time, we are planning to expand our capacity to care for patients with varying healthcare needs. Centinela Hospital is pleased to offer growing families an affiliated Women and Children’s Center of Excellence at nearby St. Francis Medical Center (link to their maternity page), a member hospital of Prime Healthcare.

Centinela Hospital Medical Center is a Welcome Baby participating hospital. Funded by First 5 LA, Welcome Baby offers pregnant women in Los Angeles County information, support, and resources during pregnancy, following delivery, and up through the baby’s first critical months. The program aims to strengthen and support Los Angeles County neighborhoods and families by providing resources and access to activities that support the care, development, and well-being of pregnant women, new parents, and their babies.

For more information, please contact Cathy Hudspeth-Shearon at (310) 680-1948

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Maternal Health Services Closure Public Notice

(July 25, 2023) Centinela Hospital Medical Center has had the privilege of delivering tens of thousands of babies to Inglewood families, and the decision to close our program means we will redirect resources to where there is a greater community need. The demand for maternal health services at our hospital is not what it once was, and this leads us to focus on growing other essential services based on community needs. Serving the healthcare needs of our patients today and into the future, remains our top priority. Our community depends on us, and we will continue to invest in services that are most critically needed. Click here to read the Maternal Child Services Closure Public Notice

About CHMC

The Hospital for Mothers and Growing Families

Centinela Hospital Medical Center has grown like never before to serve our thriving community. What’s new at Centinela? Just about everything. Including an all new maternity center with modern, beautifully furnished labor and delivery suites. We are ready to welcome your newest addition with open hearts and to guide you through your birthing experience.

Our care for you begins the moment you think you’re pregnant. We will connect you with a physician who provides free pregnancy testing and regular prenatal care appointments. To help make your arrival go smoothly, we offer hospital tours so you know where to go and what to expect when you arrive at the hospital. When your special day finally arrives, you can rest assured knowing that team of physicians and nurses at Centinela Hospital Medical Center will be with you every step of the way, making your birth experience as smooth and comfortable as possible.

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New Maternity Unit featuring custom birthing suites
Private rooms, private baths
Family-centered amenities with flexible visiting hours
Nationally recognized by Healthgrades ® for Patient Safety Excellence (2012-2019)
Specialized infant care in our Level II NICU
Board-certified OB/GYN and pain management available 24 hours a day

Family-Centered Maternity Care

Take a Virtual Tour Today

At Centinela Hospital Medical Center, we want you to feel as safe and comfortable as possible when you are bringing your new addition into the world. That is why we designed our maternity unit to feel like your home away from home. Recently renovated, it features 6 large and comfortable Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum (LDRP) birthing suites, a C-section operating room, 11 standalone postpartum rooms, a triage area, and dual nursing stations.

Have your baby at Centinela Hospital and let us make this experience for you and your family a memorable one receiving the highest level of care, compassion and following safety standards. Our panel of specialists includes board-certified obstetricians, neonatologists, a full-time anesthesia staff and professional, and highly skilled nurses. This entire team is dedicated to sending you and your baby home confident that you have received quality care.

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Featured Services

Family-Centered Maternity Care

Enjoy the comforts of home during your hospital experience! Our 6 LDRP suites offer:

Private rooms, private baths
Baby room-in
Flat-screen TV + cable
Flexible visitation hours
Special menus for mom
Celebration meal for mom + partner
And more!

Baby-Friendly Designation

Centinela Hospital is proud to be designated as a Baby-Friendly Hospital by Baby-Friendly USA, Inc., the accrediting body and national authority for BFHI in the United States, to help encourage breastfeeding for mothers who choose to do so . Our Baby-Friendly goals include:

Skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth
Baby to stay with mothers 23 out of 24 hours per day
Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months

Level II NICU

While we hope you’ll never have to use our neonatal intensive care unit, you can take comfort in knowing it’s available in case of an emergency. Our 9-bed NICU offers a wide range of up-to-date medical technology in a friendly, comfortable, and quiet environment. Our staff has specialized training and experience and is dedicated to caring for babies who have complications, often working on a one-to-one basis with an infant who needs constant attention.

Once settled in the unit, your baby will be frequently fed, weighed, bathed, and given developmental therapy based on their condition and how well they are tolerating stimulation. Your baby will be closely monitored by staff throughout their stay in the NICU, and parents are encouraged to visit with their baby as much as possible to encourage interaction and bonding.