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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT How COVID-19 Impacts Your Care at Sibley Memorial Hospital

To protect the health of our patients, visitors and our community, we have made some updates to our labor and delivery protocols.

  • Each laboring person who is admitted for delivery will receive a rapid COVID-19 test. If you are COVID-19 positive, our care team will follow our COVID-19 protocol to ensure the safest delivery.
  • Learn more about Childbirth Education. To register for classes, please go to events.sibley.org and select Women’s and Infants Services from the Department dropdown to see what is currently available.
  • To answer commonly asked questions around COVID-19, Johns Hopkins Medicine has created general patient information for pregnant people and new parents.
  • For more information on admissions and pre-admission forms, please click here.
  • Learn what you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy.
  • All doulas providing care at Sibley Memorial Hospital are required to show proof of their COVID-19 vaccination when entering the Labor and Delivery and Family Centered Care units. Learn more in the FAQs.

    • Read our delivery FAQs
     

    Maternity Services at Sibley Memorial Hospital

    Sibley is the most trusted hospital for parents-to-be, delivering more babies than anywhere else in Washington, D.C.

    Our space is designed from the ground up to deliver a special birthing experience that combines exceptional comfort and amenities with the latest medical technology. Learn more about Sibley's comprehensive maternity services.

    • Family Centered Care Units: Explore our large postpartum rooms allow people to labor, deliver and recover all in one room, each with a sleep sofa and 55" HD TV.
    • Special Care Nursery Room: Learn more about our onsite unit for babies requiring specialized care after birth. 
    • Maternal Fetal Medicine Services: Learn how we can help manage high-risk pregnancies.  
    • Find an Obstetrician: Visit our physician directory to view the wide range of obstetricians who deliver at Sibley.  
    • Tours: Take a video tour of our new space or schedule a in-person tour of our facilities, offered multiple times during the week.
    • Prenatal Classes: Prepare for parenthood by registering for one of our classes on a range of topics including care skills, breastfeeding, infant and child CPR and yoga classes (for both expecting mothers and babies). 
    • Labor & Delivery: Sibley's experienced labor and delivery team provide quality, compassionate care throughout your childbirth experience and beyond.
    • Birth Registrar: After your baby is born, the Birth Registrar will submit the birth to DC Vital Records. Learn more about how to obtain a Birth Certificate and Social Security Card for your baby.
     
    Contact Us: 202-537-4577

    Newborn Hearing Screening Program

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    Our team identifies infants who need further diagnostic testing for the purpose of early intervention and normal language development. For outpatient newborn hearing screenings, please call 202-364-7665 to schedule an appointment. The outpatient newborn hearing screenings are located on the 1st Floor of Building D in Outpatient Rehabilitation.

    202-364-7665
     

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