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BIRTH CENTERS
Birth Centers provide care before, during, and after delivery to low risk mothers-to-be. The Centers are designed and equipped to provide care for the mother and newborn in a home-like setting and includes accommodations for support persons during the birthing process.
Birthing services are provided in a building organized to provide necessary staff and facilities to support the birthing process.
These services are limited to mothers-to-be who do not have medical conditions that may complicate the birth. Women with complications must be transferred to a hospital to handle the accompanying risks for the mother and child.
The Department of Health (DOH) licenses and surveys Birth Centers to assure care is provided within health and safety standards established by rule and statute. DOH enforces these standards by annually conducting surveys of the Centers.
All regulations and forms noted below are in pdf format. If you do not have Adobe reader, please click here to download the free viewer.
Click here for a listing of Birth Centers in Pennsylvania.
Click here for a directory of Birth Centers and other types of healthcare facilities by county, including Patient Care and Building Safety Surveys for the facilities as noted.
Application for State Licensure
To apply for licensure of a Birth Center in Pennsylvania, please complete and submit all of the forms below to the Division of Home Health, 132 Kline Plaza, Suite A, Harrisburg, PA 17104, or call us at (717) 783-1379.
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