Planning Ahead: Touring Our Birthing Center and Creating a Birth Plan

Welcoming a newborn is one of life’s most beautiful, meaningful moments—and preparing for it can bring peace and confidence. At Lompoc Valley Medical Center (LVMC), planning ahead by touring our Birthing Center and creating a thoughtful birth plan allows families to take an active, personalized role in their delivery experience.

Why Touring the Birthing Center Matters

Touring a labor and delivery unit reduces anxiety and builds familiarity. At LVMC, our private Labor-Delivery-Recovery-Postpartum (LDRP) suites feel like home—complete with soft lighting, private bathrooms, large windows and sleeper sofas for your support person. Since every step, from labor to discharge, happens in the same room, you can focus on bonding instead of transitions or distractions .

When you tour the unit, you’ll learn:

• Where to enter the hospital and navigate the OB unit
• Visiting policies and quiet hours (e.g. 2–4 pm)
• How nursery care and infant security are managed

A guided tour gives expectant mothers a true sense of comfort and control—putting faces to names, getting to know the space and understanding the flow of care.

What Makes LVMC Different

Personalized, Family-Focused Suites

Each single-patient LDRP suite provides the convenience of both delivery and recovery in the same place. These homey rooms are equipped with all essential amenities, giving families a sense of continuity and calm during the birthing process

Specialized Staff Respecting Your Preferences

Our nurses, board-certified OB/GYNs and 24/7 access to an anesthesia team value and honor each family’s birth plan. Whether you choose natural methods or medication for pain management, or plan for immediate skin-to-skin bonding, our team supports you at every decision point

Award-Winning Safety and Care Standards

LVMC is recognized with BETA Quest for Zero: OB and Silver National Safe Sleep Certification by Cribs for Kids, enhancing hospital safety protocols and infant care

How to Tour and Pre-Register

Schedule a Tour
Call our OB unit at 805‑737‑3395 to book a guided tour. The visit offers a chance to meet staff, review security processes and envision your birth environment

Pre-Register Early
To streamline your arrival, we recommend pre-registering four weeks before your due date. This helps with insurance verification and payment planning. Feel free to call 805‑737‑3300 with any questions

Crafting Your Birth Plan

A birth plan outlines your choices for labor and delivery, from pain relief options to postpartum preferences. Here’s what to consider:

Labor Preferences

• Natural options: breathing, positioning, and movement
• Medication: IV pain relief, short-acting narcotics, or epidurals lompocvmc.com

Birth Support

• Comfort measures: lighting, music, support person guidance
• Who you want present (e.g., support person, doula)

Post-Birth Care

• Skin-to-skin contact and “golden hour” bonding
• Newborn care choices, feeding preferences, optional circumcision
• Immediate recovery in the same LDRP suite

After the Birth: Postpartum Support

LVMC provides continued support with:

• Skin-to-skin bonding in your suite
• Safe-sleep education and take-home Halo swaddle kits
• Breastfeeding support via IBCLC and lactation educators
• Screening for postpartum depression using validated tools like the EPDS

Plan, Tour, and Empower Your Birth Experience

By planning a tour, pre-registering, and crafting a birth plan, you set the stage for a confident, supported entry into parenthood. At LVMC, we’re not just delivering babies—we’re delivering peace of mind, emotional support and family-focused care.

Ready to schedule a tour? Call 805‑737‑3395
Have questions about pre-registration or birth planning? Contact us at 805‑737‑3300