Ann Schnormeier Center for Birthing Care

We Deliver Excellence in Our New Center for Birthing Care
 
Congratulations, you’re having a baby!

A time for joy, a time for sharing, and a time for togetherness. That's why we encourage an atmosphere of closeness by offering birthing suites and flexible visiting hours. Our mother and baby care allow you to get the most out of your birth experience and the first few hours as a (new) family.

Healthcare Collaboration

Knox Community Hospitals' new building, The Wright Family Medical Pavilion now proudly houses the Ann Schnormeier Center for Birthing Care, the OB/GYN practice as well as pediatrics. 

Blue Distinction Award

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Give Your Baby State-Of-The-Art Care
Plan your big day in an advanced birthing suite where you can labor, deliver and recover in the same spacious room.
pregnancy and mental health
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1.833.943.5746

Staffed by licensed and credentialed perinatal mental health and healthcare providers, childbirth professionals, and certified peer specialists, the Hotline provides immediate and informed access to support, understanding, brief intervention, and resources to all pregnant, postpartum, and post-loss individuals AND their partners and families.

Call or text anytime to connect with a Hotline counselor for a confidential conversation, support, understanding, and resources. You do not need a diagnosis to reach out for help – we are here for you!

Novii Wireless Fetal Monitors

These monitors allow laboring moms to walk around while we continue to monitor their baby.

Learn more...

Novii Fetal Monitor
Comfortable Rooms

Each suite offers plenty of comfortable space, including a family area designed to feel like home.

Patient Room
Ann Schnormeier Center for Birthing Care
Birthing Suite
Childbirth Classes

Call to register for classes

Telephone
Email
Birthing [at] KCH [dot] org
Lactation Services

Call to register for classes

Telephone
Email
Birthing [at] KCH [dot] org
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Newborn Photos
KCH no longer provides newborn pictures routinely.

You are welcome to bring your camera and/or phone; staff would be happy to take pictures.

Outside photographers are also welcome!

Our Location
KCH Is A Safe Sleep Hospital

Did you know that the features of your baby’s sleep area can affect his/her risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related causes of infant death, such as suffocation? Reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death by creating a safe sleep environment for your baby.