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Childbirth Center

505.609.6189
801 W. Maple    
Farmington, NM  87401

We are remodeling our Childbirth Center to better serve you. Click to learn more.

Preparing for the birth of your baby is an exciting time. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we believe your pregnancy is part of a relationship that begins before pregnancy and continues long after your baby is born. Our dedicated health professionals include physicians board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, a midwife, special trained nurses, lactation consultants and a childbirth educator. We are with you every step of the way, offering an array of comprehensive services to help you and your loved ones plan for this incredible adventure.

We offer personalized birth plans, focusing on what matters to you while keeping the safety of mom and baby at the forefront. This may include:

  • Midwife assisted deliveries
  • Supporting moms through natural childbirth
  • Pain interventions such as epidurals with our anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists
  • Gentle c-sections with immediate skin-to-skin contact and a family-centered focus to make delivery as natural as possible
  • VBAC (virginal birth after c-section for select candidates)
  • We do not perform lotus births

Baby-Friendly®

As a Baby-Friendly® designated facility, we do everything we can to support mother/baby bonding and optimal infant feeding practices. We provide spacious, private birthing rooms so you can room-in with your baby – helping establish that bond immediately. Our lactation consultants are here to offer their expertise breastfeeding support services during your entire hospital stay and after you go home – at no cost to you.

Now Accepting Breastmilk Donations

San Juan Regional Medical Center has partnered with the Human Milk Repository of New Mexico (HMRNM) as the first and only breastmilk donation depot in the Four Corners. 

Higher Level of Care

We provide a Level II Special Care Nursery with specially trained nurses for babies that need extra attention. We offer care for higher acuity newborns thanks to a telehealth partnership with Presbyterian Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) team. With the use of our Amwell Telemedicine Cart, we can directly and immediately connect to Presbyterian’s NICU team to work together in the best interests of the higher acuity babies entrusted in our care.

  •  Allows moms to stay close to home for delivery
  •  Specialty care is readily available
  •  Reduces travel time, costs and stress 
  •  Increases opportunity for nearby family support

 

 

Personalized Classes

We want to make sure you’re as prepared as possible for your new arrival. We provide free education classes before and after childbirth to help you through pregnancy and to welcome your new baby.

Our classes are growing as we work to meet your individual needs. Be sure to check our latest offerings by clicking here.

Meet our Midwife

Kristen Shanks, CNM

Our Certified Nurse-Midwife Kristen Shanks works alongside our physicians and our labor and delivery team, providing comprehensive care for patients in the hospital. She joined San Juan Regional Medical Center in 2020 and is devoted to serving families in the Four Corners.

Kristen attended births as a certified doula for ten years before deciding to go to nursing school. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies from the University of California, where she gained proficiency in Spanish and Portuguese. She later received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing (Nurse-Midwifery) from the University of New Mexico, with an emphasis on rural healthcare. She lives in Farmington with her husband and two daughters.

 

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