Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Birthing Center

COVID-19 Impact on Delivery

Inova is safely leading the way to bring your little one, or ones, into this world. We are fully prepared for the current COVID-19 pandemic and continue to implement all infection prevention and control measures established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state/local health agencies to provide the safest care environment. We’d like to tell you a bit more about your stay.

What to Expect During Your Delivery at Inova
Advanced COVID-19 Testing for Scheduled Procedures
Follow-up Steps for Patients with Pending COVID-19 Testing – Pre-Procedural
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Visitor Policy

Our Comforts Include:

Family waiting rooms
Room service dining, 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
On-site photographer available to take your baby's first photographs
Complimentary valet parking Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
GetWellNetwork™, an interactive system to access educational information and order free on demand movies (a daily fee applies for some services).
Sleep chairs in patient rooms for patient's significant other to stay overnight
Free Wi-Fi access

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Personalized Care, Just for You, at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Private, intimate and comfortable – that’s just how the first moments of your newborn's life should be. At Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, our private rooms and bathrooms, beautifully decorated labor-delivery-recovery rooms and dedicated operating rooms for cesarean births are just some of the services offered to you.

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Our Award-Winning Services Include:

Access to Inova antenatal testing for specialized care of women with high-risk pregnancies
Pain management and anesthesia services available onsite 24/7 to meet individual needs
Dedicated operating rooms, available only for c-sections, along with a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, designed so mothers and newborns remain together
All private Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) newly renovated and fully equipped for infants with specialized needs
Infant security system
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Lactation Center and Boutique with board-certified lactation consultants
In-house pediatrician and on-call neonatologist available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Coordinated mother-baby care to minimize separation after birth

Maternal-Child Nursing/Family Centered Care (FCC) Visiting Information

Visitation hours begin at 9 a.m. and end at 9 p.m. After 9 p.m. all visitors, including siblings, must leave
Patients may have up to 5 visitors (a significant other/support person plus 4 others, including siblings)
A doula is not considered a visitor
Mothers are encouraged to take advantage of Serenity Hours. Any loud or disruptive visitors may be asked to leave
No children under the age of 12, other than siblings of a newborn, may visit due to the immature immune system of newborns
Siblings are encouraged to visit if they are free of illness and supervised at all times by an adult other than the patient. All siblings must leave by 9 p.m. and are not permitted to sleep in the patient's room overnight
Special requests or considerations that affect visitation will be addressed