About INOVA Alexandria
| Hospital Location |
4320 Seminary Rd Alexandria, VA 22304 |
| Labor and Delivery |
2nd Floor (703) 504-3000 |
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Parking 5:30 AM – 9:00 PM |
$5/day Visitor’s Entrance |
| 9:00 PM – 5:30 AM | Use Emergency Entrance |
| Valet Parking | No extra charge |
Stats
| Births per Month | 300 |
| C-section | 35% |
| Episiotomy | 15% |
| Midwives | ✓ |
| Unmedicated Birth | Common |
| Vaginal Multiples | ✓ |
| Frank Breech | Click to Add |
| Waterbirth | No |
Specialists
| NICU | Level III |
| Well-baby Nursery | ✓ |
| Anesthesiologist | 24/7 |
| Neonatologist | 24/7 |
| Pediatrician | 24/7 |
Induction Methods
| Swiping membranes | ✓ |
| Breaking water | ✓ |
| Cervical Ripening | ✓ |
| Pitocin | ✓ |
| Castor Oil | No |
| Breast Stimulation | No |
| Acupuncture | No |
Pain-relief Options
| Epidural Block | ✓ |
| Spinal Block | ✓ |
| Narcotics | ✓ |
| Local Anesthetic Injection | ✓ |
| Pudendal Block | ✓ |
| Tranquilizers | ✓ |
| Sterile Water Injections | ✓ |
| Nitrous Oxide | No |
Labor and Delivery Amenities
| Private LDR Rooms | All Rooms |
| Toilets and Showers | All Rooms |
| Adjustable lights | All Rooms |
| Adjustable temperature | All Rooms |
| Jacuzzi Tub | No |
| Squat Bar | Upon Request |
| Birth Ball | No |
| Peanut Ball | No |
| Wireless EFM Unit | Click to Add |
Visitation During Labor and Delivery
| Siblings allowed during labor | ✓ |
| Persons allowed in triage | Partner only |
| Persons allowed in LDR | Partner plus 4 |
| Persons allowed during epidural insertion | Click to Add |
| Persons allowed during c-section | Partner only |
Find current visitation policies here.
Labor Policies
Nurses can accommodate most safe birthing practices. Some birthing practices may need to be approved by your midwife or doctor.
| Saline/Hep lock | Required |
| Drinking | Mother’s Choice if no epidural |
| Eating | Mother’s Choice if no epidural |
| Time Limit after PROM | Click to Add |
| Stalled Labor | Click to Add |
| Pushing time limit | Click to Add |
| Vaginal exams | Limited |
| Blood pressure cuff | Intermittent |
| Electronic Fetal Monitoring | Intermittent |
| Typical EFM monitoring | 40 off – 20 on |
| IA Monitoring with Doppler* | May be approved |
| Wireless EFM | No |
| Belly Band | No |
Some providers will allow intermittent auscultation using a fetal doppler. Ask your provider for more information.
Delivery Options
| Laying down with stirrups | Most Common |
| Semi-sitting | ✓ |
| Side-lying | ✓ |
| Hands and knees | ✓ |
| Squat on bed | ✓ |
| Backward on bed | ✓ |
| Squat on floor | No |
| Water Birth | No |
| Birth Stool | No |
Newborn Services
If you have a strong desire about any newborn procedure, be sure you mention it when you arrive, and remind them again just before delivery.
| Newborn Exam | ✓ |
| Cord Clamping | Can be delayed |
| Encourage immediate skin-to-skin | ✓ |
| Encourage first feeding in LDR room | ✓ |
| Delay procedures while mom and baby bond | ✓ |
| Vitamin K shot | ✓ |
| Vitamin K oral drops | Click to Add |
| Erythromycin eye ointment | ✓ |
| Metabolic screening test | ✓ |
| Bilirubin test | ✓ |
| Hearing Screening | ✓ |
| Hep B Vaccine | ✓ |
| Circumcision | ✓ |
| Public cord blood collection | No |
| Private cord blood collection | ✓ |
| Placenta Services* | ✓ |
*Moms can take their placenta home with them the day of delivery. You must sign a waiver in advance. Be sure to mention to your care provider and nurses so they treat it carefully. Bring a cooler and have your doula or other support person take it home and process it within a few hours of your birth.
Postpartum Recovery
All visitors must be healthy.
| Length of stay: Vaginal | 2 nights |
| Length of stay: C-section | 3 nights |
| Postpartum rooming-in | Encouraged |
| Nursery | ✓ |
| Private postpartum recovery rooms | ✓ |
| Sleep-chair for partner | ✓ |
| Postpartum Partner visitation | Unlimited |
| Postpartm Family Visitation* | 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
| Quiet Time | 2:00 – 4:00 PM |
| Other vistors over 12 years old* | 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
*Visitors are limited to 4, in addition to your primary labor support person/partner.
Lactation Support
Nurses can help you get started with breastfeeding. A lactation consultant is available during the day to offer guidance and support.
| IBCLC | ✓ |
| Lactation Center | On-site rentals and sales |
| Newborn Latch Group Sessioins |
703-504-7867 $25/session |
| New Mom Support Group |
Tuesdays 12:00 – 1:30 PM Inova Alexandria Hospital HEC Building 1&2 |
| Prenatal breastfeeding classses | ✓ |
Other
| Mom, baby, and partner have matching security bands | ✓ |
| Family Waiting Room | Click to Add |
| Free WIFI | ✓ |