Our nationally recognized maternity care team at St. Luke’s is happy to help you welcome the newest addition to your family. We’re here to answer your questions as an expecting and new parent. Here are some common resources to make your time in labor and delivery easier.
Pre-register for Labor and Delivery
For your convenience, you can pre-register for your admission for labor and delivery at St. Luke's.
Where to Go When You Arrive at the Hospital
When you arrive at St. Luke’s Hospital to deliver your baby, you will go directly to the Birth Care Suites on the fifth floor. You can park in any of the surface lots or parking garages. Complimentary valet parking is also available from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, in front of the hospital's West Medical Building, which is just west of the hospital lobby entrance. If you arrive between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., please go to the Emergency Department entrance, which is on the second level of the hospital. Temporary parking is available in front of the entrance.
In addition to your hospital bag, please be sure to bring your insurance card and photo ID with you.
For any questions regarding hospital charges, please call St. Luke’s Billing Department at 314-576-8100 or visit Patient Billing Resources.
Room-Service Meals
We provide one free meal for your support person. You can order meals on-demand through our hotel-style room service. You can eat when it’s most convenient for you. We also deliver freshly baked cookies every day to the rooms of all our maternity patients, because you deserve a little something special during your hospital stay.
Security
Our top priority is keeping you and your baby safe. We’ll give you and your baby special security IDs and limit access to authorized visitors in the Well Baby Nursery and the Special Care Nursery.
Newborn Health Screenings
We screen all babies born at St. Luke’s for a variety of conditions to protect them from serious health problems. We screen for conditions required by the state of Missouri, including:
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Galactosemia
- Sickle cell disease
- Thyroid disease
We perform most of these screenings by collecting a small amount of blood from your newborn’s heel. We’ll also check your baby’s hearing in a noninvasive and painless test.
Visitors
- To promote rest, recovery, and bonding, we encourage only parents or designated primary support persons to stay overnight following delivery.
- We offer flexible visiting hours so you can decide when you want family or friends to visit.
- Children are welcome when accompanied by an adult.
- To protect your health and the health of your new baby, we ask that visitors stay home if they don't feel well.
- For the well-being of all patients, St. Luke’s is a smoke-free environment. Smoking is not permitted anywhere on hospital grounds.
Keepsakes and Gifts
To help you celebrate the birth of your new child, our maternity team has put together a few special extras, including:
- A microfleece Halo™ SleepSack swaddle blanket for your baby to wear at home
- A packet of postpartum care and new parent resources and information
- Baby buntings to celebrate holidays and special occasions
- Newborn pictures taken in your hospital room by Bella Baby Photography
- The option to commemorate your child or grandchild’s birth for years to come on our Footprints into the Future wall