Saint Francis Maternity Services

Maternity Services in Wilmington

Preparing for the birth of your baby is an exciting, and sometimes overwhelming, experience. At Saint Francis Hospital, we are known for our exceptional quality and providing patients with personal care that caters to mothers’ and newborns’ unique needs.

Award-winning care

We are the proud recipients of the Joint Commission Perinatal Care Certification. Saint Francis Hospital was the first hospital in Delaware to achieve this recognition for delivering the highest standard of quality and safe care to mothers and their babies.

We have also been awarded the Highmark Delaware/Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center Plus for Maternity Care*.

Strong partnerships and compassionate care across the spectrum

We make sure mothers have access to all the tools and resources they need for themselves and their babies. We have a partnership with ChristianaCare to provide Maternal Fetal Medicine services for specialized high-risk pregnancy care. In the event that your infant requires special medical attention, they will go to our state-of-the-art Special Care Nursery where specially trained medical professionals from Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children will provide them with the critical care they need. For maternity services and childbirth and parenting classes for expectant mothers who meet certain financial criteria, we offer the Tiny Steps program.

We deliver what’s important to you:

• Private rooms with your baby at your bedside 24 hours a day
• An expert maternity team
• Personalized care
• 24/7 onsite neonatal care (Level II) provided by Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
• Maternal-fetal medicine provided by ChristianaCare Health System
• Lactation consultants on-site & breastfeeding classes
• Childbirth & baby care classes

For more information about the Maternity program at Saint Francis, call 302.421.4449.

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Learn about what makes Saint Francis Hospital’s Maternity Program so special.

*Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additional criteria for providers located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers+ (BDC+) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need for affordable healthcare. Each provider’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in two evaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC+ national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC+ are displayed on www.bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your provider before making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from Blue Distinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.