Your Birth Experience at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital
Few moments in life are more important than your child’s birth. That's why families choose to deliver at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital.
Our experts are specially trained to care for you during pregnancy, labor and delivery. Vanderbilt’s team includes obstetricians, labor and delivery nurses, and anesthesiologists all dedicated to caring for and supporting you and your baby.
Your comfort
- Our private labor and delivery rooms include space for your support person.
- If you’d like, bring your own birth ball, robes, pillows or portable speakers.
- After a typical delivery, your baby may be cared for at your bedside or in the nursery.
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Why deliver at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital?
- Virtual and in-person classes (individual or group) for infant care, breastfeeding and childbirth
- Breast pumps are available for rent during your hospital stay
- As part of our Safe Sleep program, families are taught the importance of safe sleep practices and receive a swaddle as our gift to take home
- Epidurals if desired
- Care from Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt pediatric team
- Access to our special care nursery if your baby needs it
- Celebratory meal of steak or Belgian waffles
Just in case
If you have complications during pregnancy, your care can be easily transferred to Vanderbilt University Hospital, where our high-risk obstetrics specialists (maternal-fetal medicine doctors) offer the region’s most advanced care.
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If your newborn needs advanced care
- Our Level II neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) manages care for babies born as early as 32 weeks.
- For babies born younger than 32 gestational weeks or smaller than 3.3 pounds, our Level IV NICU at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, in Nashville, is the most advanced in the region. Our pediatric and neonatal transport team will safely transport your baby to Monroe Carell.
- For local pediatric care, our pediatricians at Vanderbilt Integrated Pediatrics Tullahoma can see your child from birth through adolescence.
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Prenatal Classes
Knowing what to expect can ease some worries that come with having a baby. Our prenatal class prepares parents-to-be for pregnancy, labor, delivery and newborn care.
Classes are free but registration is required. Register by calling (931) 393-7938, or online at Eventbrite.com.
Class topics:
- Labor signs, positions and breathing techniques
- Pain management and coping
- Postpartum care, including pelvic floor strengthening
- Breastfeeding
- Newborn medications, care, feeding and screenings
- Tour of the Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Women’s Center
Class location: Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital, 1801 N. Jackson St., Tullahoma, TN 37388
Enter the main entrance at the rear of the hospital. Classes are held in the Private Dining Room, on the ground floor to the left as you enter the hospital. One support person per participant is invited to attend the class.