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Maternity care at Piedmont Athens

Piedmont Athens Regional offers Maternity Center Tours and classes for Childbirth Preparation, Birth Basics, Breastfeeding Basics, Baby Care Basics and Baby & Child CPR.

*Piedmont Athens is a Level III designated NICU facility

Nurse assists a mother during childbirth, holding the newborn baby immediately after birth

At Piedmont Athens Regional, we offer exceptional family-centered care with access to:

  • OBED/Triage (24/7) with OB Hospitalists or private doctors
  • All private rooms
  • Wi-Fi available
  • 24-hour in-house Anesthesia staff
  • Portable/wireless fetal monitors to support ambulation
  • Labor support tools to enhance comfort in labor (birthing balls, peanut balls, aromatherapy and hydrotherapy)
  • Exclusive skin-to-skin care for the first hour of life
  • Mother/Baby couplet care with 24-hour rooming-in and routine screening tests performed at mom’s bedside
  • Lactation Consultants on staff seven days a week for inpatient and outpatient care and a breastfeeding support group
  • On-campus Midwifery Practice offers a full range of services for OB/GYN clients
  • Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
  • Pediatric Unit for inpatient and outpatient services

Maternity classes

Piedmont Healthcare offers a variety of maternity and educational classes throughout Athens and surrounding counties.

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Maternity tours

Our tour allows expectant families to visit our maternity center, including Labor and Delivery and Family Care Center (mother/baby unit). Information will be provided about the admission process, and questions will be answered.

Register for a tour

Events

Annual NICU Graduate Reunion

Date: April 18, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We cordially invite all of our NICU graduates and their families to attend our 2026 NICU Graduate Reunion Picnic at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. The event will be located on the 3rd floor of the Medical Services Building, located at 242 King Avenue.

Commemorative T-shirts are available to order through the RSVP link through March 23, 2026.

Infant loss resources

The loss of a child is the most difficult thing parents ever face. No matter where you were in your life with your child - pregnancy, delivery or the first weeks and months after delivery - the death of your baby has changed your life forever.

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OB Care Consultations

Beginning May 14, 2024, the Piedmont Athens Regional Women’s and Children’s Department will be offering OB Care Consultations for patients with a history of birth trauma, perinatal loss or abuse.

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Perinatal Palliative Care Program

Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital created its Perinatal Palliative Care Program to support families that anticipate the loss of a baby. Palliative care aims to focus on a family-centered time spent promoting quality of life instead of prolonging life with procedures and treatments.

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