Breast pump through insurance
Most private health plans must cover a breast pump. Check which pump your plan covers and have it shipped before your due date.
Maternity wards equipped with built-in deep immersion hydrotherapy tubs for active labor pain relief, and which facilities allow actual water delivery vs. labor-only soaking.
We only list hospitals whose official website we've reviewed (23 so far). If yours isn't here, ask Labor & Delivery: "Does the maternity ward have labor hydrotherapy soaking tubs or water birth?"
| Hospital | City, State | Water Birth & Labor Hydrotherapy Tubs | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish First Hill Campus Lytle Center for Pregnancy & Newborns | Seattle, WA | Water Birth & Labor Hydrotherapy Tubs Allowed | Official page ↗ |
| UCSF Birth Center at Betty Irene Moore Women’s Hospital | San Francisco, CA | Water Birth & Labor Hydrotherapy Tubs Allowed | Official page ↗ |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Birth Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Deep Hydrotherapy Tubs (Labor soaking only; deliver on bed) | Official page ↗ |
| Texas Children’s Hospital Pavilion for Women | Houston, TX | Deep Hydrotherapy Tubs (Labor soaking only; deliver on bed) | Official page ↗ |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns | New York, NY | Deep Hydrotherapy Tubs (Labor soaking only; deliver on bed) | Official page ↗ |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Labor & Delivery | Los Angeles, CA | Deep Hydrotherapy Tubs (Labor soaking only; deliver on bed) | Official page ↗ |
| Brigham and Women’s Hospital Connors Center for Women and Newborns | Boston, MA | Deep Hydrotherapy Tubs (Labor soaking only; deliver on bed) | Official page ↗ |
| Mount Sinai West Obstetrics & Midwifery Birth Center | New York, NY | Deep Hydrotherapy Tubs (Labor soaking only; deliver on bed) | Official page ↗ |
Things worth sorting out in your third trimester. We don't collect your details; each link goes straight to the provider.
Most private health plans must cover a breast pump. Check which pump your plan covers and have it shipped before your due date.
Build one registry for everything, including your hospital bag items. Many registries add a welcome box or completion discount.
Battery LED candles, a labor gown, a clip-on fan, long phone cable. See our list of what you can bring to Labor & Delivery.
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