Woman and Baby Care at Norton Healthcare

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There’s a lot to choose when having a baby — a name, your delivery experience and a hospital, just to name a few. More mothers in Louisville and Southern Indiana choose to deliver their babies at Norton Hospital or Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital than with any other hospital system in the area.

We deliver more than 8,000 babies a year. We’re close to you with more than 90 providers at more than 25 locations around Louisville and Southern Indiana.

Choosing Norton Women’s Care gives you many options for how delivery day could go — all with the confidence of knowing that our obstetrics and pediatric specialists are there to help. With Norton Women’s Care you’ll find:

  • The birth experience you want. You can choose natural childbirth, a midwife, labor tub, nitrous oxide and other birthing options. We’ll recommend a C-section (cesarean section) or induced labor only if it’s medically necessary.
  • Preparation. Our specialists offer the support you need, including free Lamaze and other childbirth classesnew parent classesbreastfeeding supportchild safety classes and more.
  • Confidence and quality in care. Norton Women’s Care has been recognized as High Performing — the highest rating available — for maternity care with fewer complications and C-sections, plus breastfeeding support and other benefits.
  • The highest level (Level IV) neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Louisville and Southern Indiana at Norton Children’s Hospital, and a sophisticated Level III NICU at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital.
  • Around-the-clock OB/GYN care at Norton Hospital and Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital emergency departments.
  • Board-certified maternal-fetal medicine specialists who can help guide you through a high-risk pregnancy, from preexisting diabetes to a fetal echocardiogram to diagnose a congenital heart defect before a baby is born.
  • Convenient access to your medical record. Communicate with your health care provider, get lab results, renew prescriptions and more through your free MyNortonChart account.

The specialists at Norton Women’s Care will be with you throughout your pregnancy journey.

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Why choose
Norton Women’s Care for Your Delivery

“This is your time and your experience. Our job is safety. You tell us how you envision your experience. We’ll take care of safety and help you with the rest.”

Gigi L. Girard, M.D.
OB/GYN
Executive Medical Director
Norton Women’s Care

Locations

We have the access you’d expect from the leading obstetrics provider in Louisville and Southern Indiana.

Classes

There’s much to learn about being pregnant and being a parent. We’re here for you.

Meet Our Team

With more than 25 OBGYN offices across Louisville, Southern Indiana and surrounding communities, our specialists are close to you.

Locations

Norton Women’s Care is devoted to offering high quality obstetric and gynecologic care for women, from adolescents starting at age 15 through all stages of life.

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