What to expect at the hospital

Health and wellness

Updated Nov. 21, 2023

Thank you for choosing to deliver at HonorHealth. 

Our Labor and Delivery and Couplet Care team members and nurses are here to support you every step of the way. Your new family’s health and safety are our highest priorities, and we are committed to making this a very special and memorable experience.

We are currently taking the following measures to ensure the safety of mom, partner and baby at HonorHealth:

  • If you are admitted for OB triage or PACU, you may have one visitor accompany you at your bedside.
  • If you are admitted for labor and delivery, you may have a total of two visitors (one designated visitor and one additional visitors) at your bedside at one time that may change out.
  • If you are admitted for antepartum/postpartum, the number of visitors at the bedside is limited to two.
  • For information about doulas, see the information below.
  • Children 12 and under are restricted within the hospital at this time. Obstetrics is allowing only healthy siblings 12 years of age and under to visit with supervision, unless the unit or patient has restrictions in place.
  • NICU visitation: Two visitors at the bedside at one time. They may switch out. Parents must designate who may visit.
    • No children under the age of 18.
    • Family room is open to families.
    • If either parent has tested positive for COVID-19, they will be restricted from visiting the NICU for 10 days.
  • If you are symptomatic upon admission, you may be tested for COVID-19, influenza and RSV. If you test positive, your baby can stay in the room with you in an isolette (incubator) and:
    • Your may have one support person at your bedside who will be tested. They will need to test negative to enter the hospital. If they refuse to be tested, they cannot stay with you.
    • If your support person tests positive, you can designate another support person to stay with you in the hospital. This person will be tested and must test negative.
What to expect at the hospital - COVID-19 information from HonorHealth

Doula information

HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea and HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing medical centers are allowing certified doulas into their Labor and Delivery Units. 

To maintain the health of our patients, the following guidelines will be in place:

  • One certified doula is allowed per patient.
  • For moms-to-be, please call ahead to let the hospital know that your doula is coming with you to the Labor and Delivery Unit, and the name of your doula. 
  • The doula should enter the hospital at the main entrance.
  • The doula will present their credentials to the Labor and Delivery front desk prior to being allowed into the unit. The doula will be given a copy of the HonorHealth doula guidelines.
  • The doula is considered part of the care team and is not considered a visitor. They are allowed in triage with a laboring patient and in the labor room. Doulas may be in PACU to support breastfeeding once patients are stabilized. There is only one support person permitted in the obstetric operating rooms.

Pre-registration

To pre-register for your delivery, complete this registration form and email it to the location where you are delivering. This information is listed on the form. We do suggest that you pre-register as early as possible during this time.

 

Shea deliveries

When you arrive, please do not go to the Emergency Department. Enter the hospital through the main entrance near the southwest part of the building. The entrance is open 24 hours. The volunteers at the main entrance desk will direct you to Labor and Delivery on the second floor. Once on the second floor, follow the signs to Labor and Delivery.

Sonoran deliveries

When you arrive, please go to the Emergency Department. The entrance is open 24 hours.

Updated Nov. 21, 2023