NMMC Womens Hospital

4566 South Eason Boulevard Tupelo, MS 38801

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Main: 662-377-3000

NMMC Women's Hospital

Important Phone Numbers

Admissions: (662) 377-4920

Birth Certificate: (662) 377-4935

Patient Room Information: (662) 377-3000

The area's premier resource for obstetrical, gynecological, neonatal intensive care and routine newborn services is North Mississippi Medical Center's Women's Hospital in Tupelo. The freestanding hospital, which opened in 1986, offers cutting edge technology and services in an attractive, homelike environment. Throughout Women's Hospital, we offer family-centered care, whether the patient is a new mom, a newborn or a surgery patient.

Labor & Delivery

The NMMC Women's Hospital in Tupelo has been welcoming new additions to area families since 1986. Expectant mothers can labor, deliver and recover in the same private birthing room, which is both well-decorated and well-equipped. All birthing rooms, as well as the three operating rooms and two Cesarean section rooms, contain state-of-the-art technology to accommodate normal and high-risk deliveries.

Thanks to an advanced monitoring system, our physicians can easily monitor contractions, heart rate and other vital signs of 24 patients who are either in labor or under observation simultaneously from the bedside, nurses station or even their office computer.

Women's Hospital offers a variety of services for pregnant and postpartum mothers, as well as the Maternal Fetal Medicine clinic for high-risk pregnancies. Pregnant women can be monitored and observed in Outpatient Testing for a more extensive checkup than is available at a routine office visit.

Women's Hospital also offers prenatal classes for expectant parents.

Learn when to come to the hospital, what is a contraction, what to do when your water breaks, what to bring to the hospital and more.

Birth certificate information and form

Gynecological Services

The Women's Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient services for women in all stages of life. The gynecological surgery service is one of the busiest in the state.

Our surgeons perform all types of gynecological surgery, including laparoscopic hysterectomies, cesarean sections, bladder repair, tubal ligation, and laparoscopic, gynecological cancer and laser surgeries. The surgery suite contains three operating rooms, with full-time anesthesia coverage provided by staff anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists.

Several robotic surgical procedures are available at the NMMC Women's Hospital to treat gynecologic conditions including uterine fibroids, endometriosis, uterine prolapse and menorrhagia or excessive bleeding.

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) gynecologic oncologists now offer surgical and clinical services at NMMC. These board-certified UAB Medicine faculty members offer gynecologic cancer consultations, gynecologic cancer risk assessment, minimally invasive surgical procedures and access to cutting-edge clinical trials.

Golden Hour

The Golden Hour is the first time parents and baby spend together as a family. It is the time for introductions; the first “oohs and aahs” and the counting of fingers and toes. This bonding time for you and your baby is a once-in-a-lifetime event and needs to be celebrated!

We want to give you and your baby time together, uninterrupted, so you can get to know each other. We know you want to introduce your family and friends to your baby, and we encourage you to welcome them after you have had this time alone.

Studies show that the mother-child bond is critical for your baby’s ongoing growth and development. We are promoting skin-to-skin contact in the first hour of your baby’s life, as well as the hours and days to follow, to help the two of you get to know each other.

Benefits for Baby

Stays warmer
Becomes calmer, cries less
Maintains more stable blood sugar
Breastfeeds sooner, longer and more easily

Benefits for Mother

Stays calmer, boosts confidence
Increases mother/baby bond
Increases milk production

Mothers who deliver by Cesarean section can enjoy the same special bonding experience with their baby in the operating room. Immediately after a C-section birth, your baby will be placed in a baby warmer room within the OR for a quick assessment. During the remainder of the surgery, the surgical drape will separate your baby from the surgical site, and the nurse will ensure your baby is always in a safe place. Once you are transferred to your hospital bed after surgery, the nurse will place your baby back on your chest.

We will gladly help facilitate your feeding choice for your newborn, as well as assist you in any way possible to ensure that you have a wonderful experience in the birth of your baby. After discussion with your doctor, please let us know if you do not wish to participate in the Golden Hour or “skin-to-skin.”

Visitation Policy

Maternity Patients (Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby Unit)

Primary Support Person
(Baby’s Father/Significant Other)

Not counted as a “visitor”
Wears an armband, does not wear a badge
May stay throughout the hospital stay & overnight with the patient

2 Adult Visitors

Should be 18 or older
Wear a visitor badge
May visit in L&D at any time
ONE may stay for delivery (in addition to the Primary Support Person)
ONE may stay overnight if the primary support person with the armband cannot stay overnight
May NOT swap in & out with other visitors during delivery or the overnight stay
May visit & swap out on the Mother-Baby Unit in mornings prior to Visitation Hours

Siblings
Noon-8 p.m.

Should be a sibling of the newborn
Wear an armband
May visit between noon-8 p.m.
Must be accompanied by an adult visitor
May not stay overnight

4 Adult Visitors
Noon-8 p.m.

Should be 18 or older
Wear a visitor badge
May visit between noon-8 p.m.
No more than four visitors at the bedside at a time
May swap in & out with other visitors

NICU Visitation

Mother & Father/Support Person

May stay throughout the hospital stay & overnight with the patient

4 Grandparents

Wear a visitor badge
May visit at any time
No more than 4 persons at the bedside at a time, including the parents
May swap in & out

Siblings
Noon-8 p.m.

Wear an armband
Must be at least 4 years old
May visit between noon-8 p.m.
Must be accompanied by a parent or grandparent
Visiting should be limited to 30 minutes
May not stay overnight

2 Additional Adult Visitors
Noon-8 p.m.

Should be 18 or older
Wear a visitor badge
May visit between noon-8 p.m.
Visiting should be limited to 30 minutes
Must be accompanied by the parent or support person
No more than 4 persons at the bedside at a time, including the parents
May swap in & out with other visitors

For protection of our patients, visitation may be limited during peak seasons of infections (flu, RSV, etc.)

Well Baby Services

As part of the Women's Hospital plan of family-centered care, pediatricians provide care for well newborns during their hospital stay. The physicians make daily rounds to assess each baby's health and to provide medical care as needed. Nurses provide reassurance and hands-on instruction in breastfeeding and infant care as moms make the transition from delivery to motherhood.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

The hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a specialty care facility designed to handle the extensive problems encountered by the premature or critically ill newborn. Board-certified neonatologists, neonatal nurse practitioners, specially-trained nurses, respiratory therapists and pharmacists treat patients from throughout the region, whether they are born at the Women's Hospital or transferred by Carexpress Medical Transport for Kids to Tupelo from hospitals in outlying communities. Neonatologists provide medical care for sick newborn infants, who are born prematurely, are having difficulty making the transition from fetal life to life after birth or are suffering from congenital malformations or infectious diseases.

Lactation Services

NMMC Women's Hospital advocates breastfeeding as the superior choice of infant nutrition. International board-certified lactation consultants (IBCLCs) are available to help mothers better understand the benefits of breastfeeding and to learn feeding techniques and coping skills. New mothers have the option of meeting with a consultant either before or after delivery.

Services Provided

Breastfeeding classes
Support Group for Breastfeeding/Pumping Mothers
In-hospital bedside support
NICU bedside assistance/breast pump procurement
Newborn Follow-up availability
Free telephone consultation
Maternal Fetal Medicine consultation
Private outpatient consultation
In-service education to health care professionals
Depot site for Mother's Milk Bank of Mississippi

The Lactation Department at Women's Hospital is open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. For information, assurance or to schedule an appointment, call (662) 377-5490. Please leave a message with your name and phone number so that we may return your call.

Support Group for Breastfeeding/Pumping Mothers meets from 5-6 p.m. the first Monday of each month (except for holidays) at Women's Hospital. This support group is free, and mothers are welcome to bring their babies.

Breastfeeding classes are offered from 6-9 p.m. one Thursday each month. The $15 fee includes a book.

Newborn Follow-Up

The Newborn Follow-up visit helps identify problems that sometimes appear after a baby is discharged from the nursery and should be evaluated before the two-week checkup. The main goal is to identify jaundice, weight loss and other problems an infant might develop. Most infants return for a Newborn Follow-up visit within one to two days after discharge. A nurse will weigh the infant and make sure there are no feeding problems. A lactation consultant is available for any breastfeeding concerns.

Wonderful Beginnings Classes

New parents, siblings and grandparents can prepare themselves for a new baby through the childbirth classes offered through the Wonderful Beginnings program. From early pregnancy through pre-admission to the hospital, Wonderful Beginnings offers something for everyone in the family.

Gift Shop

The Women's Hospital Gift Shop offers fresh flowers, It's a Girl/It's a Boy specialty items, get well items, balloons and various personal items that may be needed by family or patients during their stay at Women's Hospital.

Delivery is free. The shop is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. For more information, call (662) 377-4939 or email us.

Amenities

NMMC Women’s Hospital offers several amenities to make patient stays and visits as pleasant as possible.

Café Express

Café Express, located on the first floor of Women's Hospital, provides breakfast and lunch with snacks and beverages.

Hours:

Breakfast served 7:15-10 a.m.

Lunch served 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Café Express closes daily from 10-11 a.m. to prepare for lunch.

Café Express closes at 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Gift certificates redeemable for a special "Candlelight Dinner for Two" may be purchased at Café Express by patients, their family members or friends. These elegant dinners, prepared by NMMC's Food and Nutrition Services, are served in the patient's room and feature a selection of entrees and sparkling grape juice.

Other Amenities

Outdoor courtyards with seating are located across from Café Express and available for family and friends.

A Breastfeeding Room is available upon request.

Corporate Information: The NMMC Women's Hospital is affiliated with North Mississippi Health Services.