Welcome to the Sinai-Grace Hospital Birthing Center
Having a baby is one of the biggest joys you can experience. At the Sinai-Grace Hospital Birthing Center, located in Northwest Detroit, we provide a complete array of services to ensure that the childbirth experience is safe and pleasant for mom and the whole family.
The Sinai-Grace Birthing Center welcomes nearly 1,100 babies every year. Here are some demonstrations of Sinai-Grace’s commitment to optimizing the health of mothers and babies:
- Sinai-Grace participates in Michigan AIMS (Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health), a national maternal safety and quality improvement initiative whose goal is to implement maternal safety bundles in hospitals to improve care, prevent complications during labor and delivery and reduce maternal deaths.
- Sinai-Grace is a participating hospital for the Obstetrics Initiative (OBI), a state-wide quality improvement project that is currently focusing on lowering cesarean delivery rates among low-risk patients.
Our Facility

Our spacious, private birthing suites off private care from labor through recovery, with comfortable sleeping accommodations for fathers. Other features include:
- Experienced OB-trained nurses teach new moms how to care for their baby
- Anesthesia; a variety of pain relief options are available
- 24 hour security camera monitors
- Hearing tests for all newborns as required by state of Michigan
- Infant CPR training for parents of NICU babies
- Lactation counselors are available to provide hands-on assistance and tips to help make breastfeeding a successful experience
- Social workers for mothers in need of resources and assistance
Labor and Delivery Options
Every expecting mother wants to have a unique birthing experience that meets her needs. The Sinai-Grace Birthing Center is pleased to offer a variety of birthing options:
- Anesthesia – a variety of pain relief options are available
- Showers During Labor – available in each of our private labor/delivery rooms
- Birthing Ball – can help women get into positions that may alleviate discomfort, help position the baby for delivery, prevent back strain and encourage the progression of labor
- Music Therapy – available for patients who want to bring and play soft music during their labor
Post Delivery Options
We offer a range of support after you deliver your bundle of joy including lactation and pelvic pain/incontinence services. To learn more, visit the General Obstetrics Services page.
My Labor & Birth Preferences
Please download and complete or ask your provider for a copy during your next visit. This indicates your preferences to help us better personalize and prepare for your labor.
Please discuss labor and delivery options with your physician or healthcare provider.
OB Nurse Navigator Program
We understand every pregnancy journey is unique, especially for those facing high-risk conditions. Our OB Nurse Navigator Program offers personalized support throughout your pregnancy, delivery and postpartum journey.
Led by experienced OB nurse navigators, our program helps to ensure every woman receives the guidance, access to resources and compassionate care needed to help achieve the healthiest outcome for both mom and baby.
Advanced Care for Mothers
No woman wants to hear that there may be complications with her pregnancy. If this happens, you’ll want to know that you’re in highly-skilled hands. Sinai-Grace Hospital has maternal fetal medicine specialists, also called perinatologists, who focus on the diagnosis and treatment of women who are at high risk for problems during pregnancy. These providers:
- Are obstetricians who have also completed additional years of training in high-risk pregnancy, and have experience with medical complications during pregnancy, higher risk pregnancy-specific conditions, obstetric ultrasonography, prenatal genetics, prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapies.
- Work with your obstetric provider to coordinate prenatal care along with specialized testing and procedures to ensure the best possible outcome.
Additionally, Sinai-Grace has three state-of-the art surgery suited located on the OB unit for planned and emergency Caesarian sections.