As COVID19 cases rise in the Southern states, we at Rocket City Doulas thought it might be helpful to have a current list of local-ish hospital doula and visitor policies. We will try to edit and add as we get more information. (Keep in mind that visitor policies can change very quickly. Be sure to double-check yourself before committing to a birthing location. We have linked visitor policies if possible.)
Do you know of any that aren’t on the list? Please share them with us so we can add them!
Huntsville:
Huntsville Hospital:
1 Support persons
Crestwood:
1 Support persons
Madison Hospital:
1 Support persons
Birmingham:
Brookwood Baptist Health:
1 Support persons
1 Certified doula (contingent upon approval of the primary physician)
Princeton:
1 Support persons
1 doula
St. Vincent:
1 Support persons
UAB:
1 Support persons
Grandview:
1 Support persons
Nashville:
Baby & CO:
1 Support persons
1 Doula
St. Thomas Midtown
1 Support persons
Tri-star Centennial:
1 Support persons
1 pre-approved doula (on a pre-approved doula list)
Vanderbilt:
1 Support persons
Other
Lincoln Health System:
STRHS Pulaski
1 Support persons
1 Doula
RMC
(***this has just recently changed to 1 support person. However, we think this will be one of the first hospitals to change their policy back to two support persons as soon as they are able.)
Maury Regional Health (Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Marshall Medical Center in Lewisburg, and Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro):
2 Support Persons during delivery
NAMC (Florence)
1 Support person
1 Doula
Lawrenceburg
1 Support Persons
1 Doula