Please review the visiting hours for the OB/NICU units at all hospitals.

Quick guide

Antepatrum (inpatient) Visitors as noted below
Labor and delivery 2 support persons allowed
Postpartum

1 support person allowed
2 additional visitors at a time

The following visitation guidelines are in place for pregnant patients

  • Outpatient OB/GYN offices: Please refer to your practice for specifics regarding office visits.
  • Ultrasound/perinatal testing: Patients can bring one person with them for their appointment.
  • Antepartum care: Antepartum patients will be allowed one support person for 24 hours for their entire stay. Patients may designate two additional visitors at a time, and all visitors must be approved by the patient care team. Visitors are allowed to swap out throughout the day and should adhere to the hospital visiting hours of 8:00 am–7:00 pm.
  • Labor and delivery: Patients may designate two support persons to accompany them during their delivery. This includes a doula. Support persons should remain in the labor and delivery room as much as possible but are permitted to leave and return. Those visiting a patient who tests positive for COVID-19 will be required to stay in the patient room at all times.
  • Postpartum care: One support person will be permitted 24 hours for the entire stay and must be the same person from admission to discharge. Those visiting a patient who tests positive for COVID-19 will be required to stay in the patient room as much as possible. Patients may designate two additional visitors at a time, and all visitors must be approved by the patient care team. Visitors are allowed to swap out throughout the day and should adhere to the hospital visiting hours of 8:00 am–7:00 pm. Children below the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
  • NICU: Two primary caregivers may be at the bedside at the same time, 24 hours a day. The NICU also allows for two visitors above the age of 18 per patient with no more than two people per infant at the bedside at any given time. Visitors may swap out throughout the day while maintaining the maximum of two people at the bedside at a time.

If a patient is COVID-19 positive upon admittance, support person and visitor policies may be subject to change.

Patients who refuse testing upon admission will need to follow the COVID-19 positive processes.