Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Childbirth Services

• 24/7 Obstetric Emergency Department (OB ED) for expectant mothers 20 weeks and beyond with OB-related complaints such as abdominal pain or bleeding
• Pain management and anesthesia services available onsite 24/7 to meet individual needs
• Dedicated operating rooms for c-sections, along with a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, designed so mothers and newborns remain together
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with transfer access to Inova Children's Hospital Level IV NICU for micropremies or severely ill newborns
• Infant security system
• Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Lactation Center and Boutique with board-certified lactation consultants
• In-house pediatrician and on-call neonatologist available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Coordinated mother-baby care to minimize separation after birth
• Family waiting rooms
• Room service dining, 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• GetWellNetwork™, an interactive system to access educational information and order free on demand movies (a daily fee applies for some services)
• Sleep chairs in patient rooms for patient's significant other to stay overnight
• Serenity Time, a daily break from 2 - 4 p.m. when moms are encouraged to relax and rest without being disturbed by visitors or caregivers
• Free Wi-Fi access

Inova Antenatal Testing at Fair Oaks offers specialized care and comprehensive diagnostic testing for women throughout their pregnancy.

Our maternal fetal medicine specialists, perinatal sonographers and nurses have cared for thousands of expectant mothers and regularly work with women whose pregnancies are considered high-risk.

Factors which may cause a woman’s pregnancy to be considered high risk include:

• Pre-existing conditions such as diabetes or hypertension
• Women over the age of 35
• Women with multiple pregnancies
• Women who experience unexpected complications caused by pregnancy
• Parents who may pass on a genetic disorder

Learn more about Inova Antenatal Testing at Fair Oaks

Inova Obstetrics and Gynecology is now providing regular access to your care provider with convenient telemedicine options.

Learn more about virtual visit options

• Childbirth Education
• Doula Guidelines
• Epidural for Labor and Delivery FAQs
• NEW FiTness
• Packing Checklist: English  Spanish
• Visiting hours at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
• Inova Visitor Policy
• Carseat installation assistance: www.seatcheck.org

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) offers 24-hour staffing from highly experienced, board-certified neonatologists, specially trained and certified nurses and board-certified lactation consultants, dedicated to neonatal intensive care. Our 19 private rooms have the supplies and equipment to perform all the necessary care without having to move your baby and are furnished with comfortable overnight accommodations for you and your spouse, including a bed, television, bathroom, breast pump and Internet access. 

Parking is free at Inova Fair Oaks Medical Campus for all patients and visitors. You are welcome to park in the handicapped and expectant mother parking lot near the main entrance to the hospital.

Standard arrivals (Monday – Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.):

Enter through the main hospital entrance. Go to Labor & Delivery on the 3rd floor to complete the registration process and be assessed.

Weekend, evening, holiday or emergency arrivals:

Please go directly to the emergency room entrance if:

• If you arrive on a weekend, holiday or outside the hours above.
• If you are in considerable pain and threatening to deliver imminently.