Winona Health Hospital’s Family Birth Center provides quality medical care and personalized attention during a very important milestone in your family’s life. We offer the comfort of private suites with the Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Post-partum concept, allowing families to have their entire birth process in the same room.

State-of-the-art healthcare is available from your provider. During labor and through the birth experience, you will have the one-on-one attention of your labor nurse to assist you and your family with your chosen labor management techniques.

Following delivery, a “room service” menu is available to offer a wide selection of food options on demand.

We create a healing and comfortable environment with mom and baby’s health and well-being our number one priority. To ensure they receive the care they need, we ask all who enter the Family Birth Center to respect the following guidelines:
  • Visiting hours for the Family Birth Center are 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  • We allow up to four visitors at a time — if the new mom is feeling up to it. Visitors under age 12 are welcome if they are siblings of the newborn.
  • The first hour following birth is what we call the “Golden Hour.” We encourage this time to be for bonding between the mother and newborn with support people present for delivery. Visitors will be welcome when the new mom wishes after that time.
  • Visitors must check in at the Family Birth Center nurses’ station and wear a visitor badge.
  • The mother’s designated significant other/support person will receive a unique identification band after delivery. This band should not be removed until discharge.
  • To ensure privacy and respect for all patients, we ask friends and family members not present in the delivery room to wait for the arrival of the newborn before coming to the hospital.
Safety and security note: Our Family Birth Center is a secure, limited access unit. Visitors will see a phone outside of the Family Birth Center doors to contact the nurses’ station for entry.

Take a virtual tour

Click the video image for a virtual tour of our Family Birth Center.

Childbirth Education Classes

Winona Health offers childbirth education classes to help you prepare for and feel confident about your childbirth experience and first weeks at home with your newborn. To learn more about each class or if you have questions about a class, email us at childbirth@winonahealth.org. Unless otherwise noted, all classes meet in the Winona Clinic, 1st floor, Acorn Room.

Childbirth Education Series

Winona Health’s Childbirth Education classes offer information and insights that will help you prepare for the birth of your baby. During these classes, you and your birth partner will learn about the dynamics of labor, explore pain relief tools such as breathing, hydrotherapy and medical options for pain management. You will practice decision-making skills that help during labor, tour the Family Birth Center and get to know other expectant parents.

Classes are taught by our staff of childbirth educators. There is a cost for the classes; however, most insurance providers cover the cost as prenatal care.

2025 Series Dates: 4-class sessions: • December 2, 4, 9, 11

Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Location: Winona Clinic, 1st floor, Acorn Room To Register: Click the button below or email us at childbirth@winonahealth.org.

2026 Series Dates: 4-class sessions: • February 10, 12, 17, 19 • April 14, 16, 21, 23 • August 11, 13, 18, 20 • October 13, 15, 20, 22 • December 1, 3, 8, 10

Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Location: Winona Clinic, 1st floor, Acorn Room To Register: Click the button below or email us at childbirth@winonahealth.org.

Lactation Support

Here for you so you can be there for your baby

For some moms, breastfeeding comes easily. For others, a little — or a lot — of support may be needed. Our lactation consultant is here to support you and your baby through your breastfeeding experience. Lactation consultants are caregivers supporting another caregiver (you!).

Learn more about our lactation support (we’re here to help no matter when or where you had your baby).

To schedule a lactation consult, contact Women’s Health at 507.457.7701. For questions on breastfeeding your baby, contact Pediatrics at 507.457.7607.

CDC’s work to Support & Promote Breastfeeding in Hospitals, Worksites & Communities

Childbirth Education Class

Childbirth Education 2026 Class Dates: Saturday one-day session: • January 10 • March 14 • May 9 • July 11 • September 12 • November 14

Time: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Location: Winona Clinic, 1st floor, Acorn Room To Register: Click the button below or email us at childbirth@winonahealth.org.

Breastfeeding Education Class

This class is a prenatal class for pregnant mothers and their partners to introduce them to the basics of breastfeeding. The class can be taken as an extension of the childbirth education series or by itself. Topics covered are benefits of breastfeeding, how breastfeeding works (milk production), latch and positioning, breast care, when to feed your baby, hand expression and discussion of breast pumps. We will also discuss returning to work and pumping. Partners are encouraged to come!

2025 Class Dates: • December 16

Time: Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. Location: Winona Clinic, 1st floor, Acorn Room To Register: Click the button below or email us at childbirth@winonahealth.org.

2026 Class Dates: • February 24 • April 28 • August 25 • October 27 • December 15

Time: Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. Location: Winona Clinic, 1st floor, Acorn Room To Register: Click the button below or email us at childbirth@winonahealth.org.

All About Baby

Weekly drop-in group where parents can weigh their baby, get answers to questions and meet other parents. New parents and expecting parents are welcome.

Time: Tuesdays, noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Winona Health, Clinic 3rd floor
Class will be held in the Library in Women’s Health.

No RSVP is needed, parents can drop in for all or part of the 90 minutes.

Questions? Email us at childbirth@winonahealth.org.

All About Baby: Dad’s Group

Hey dads — this one’s for you! Whether you’re gearing up for your first child or already juggling bedtime stories and diaper duty, you’re not alone. Join our bi-weekly drop-in group for dads to connect with other dads, swap stories, get answers to the parenting questions you really want to ask. No pressure. No expectations. Just real talk and real support. All dads welcome — new, seasoned, or somewhere in between.

2025 Session Dates: • December 2, 16 and 30

2026 Session Dates: • January 13 and 27 • February 10 and 24 • March 10 and 24 • April 7 and 21 • May 5 and 19 • June 2, 16 and 30 • July 14 and 28 • August 11 and 25 • September 8 and 22 • October 6 and 20 • November 3 and 17 • December 1, 15 and 29

Time: Every other Tuesday, 6 to 7 p.m. Location: Lakeside Cafe, hospital 1st floor Free and no registration needed — just drop in! Grab-and-go food options will be available for purchase until 6:30 p.m. Dads are encouraged to bring their little ones for a night out together.

Questions? Call 507.457.7736 or email us at childbirth@winonahealth.org.

Infant CPR & Choking

A free, one-hour educational program.

Date: Tuesday, January 6, 6 to 7 p.m. Location: Winona Health, B.A. Miller Auditorium, hospital 3rd floor, 855 Mankato Ave., Winona, Minn. Cost: FREE! To Register: Click the button below to register online.

If you missed the class, click below to watch the recording.

The next stage of life

Our Pediatric providers are trained and experienced in the skilled assessment related to the physical, emotional and social health of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. For more information, visit our Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine page.

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