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Our nationally ranked children’s hospital offers a full spectrum of family-centered services. We look out for you from your first visit to checkups after your baby arrives.  We aim to provide an exceptional experience by offering  personalized maternal and newborn medicine and care in a comfortable environment. 

Maternity Tower at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health

Maternity Tower at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health

As you prepare for the arrival of your baby, we design your care around your labor and delivery preferences and wishes. Our Maternity Tower at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health supports a wide variety of birthing options in a comfortable setting that feels like home and offers the full spectrum of care dedicated to mothers and babies.

What to Expect in the Maternity Tower

As you arrive at the Maternity Tower, you will have free Valet Parking right at the front entrance. Our guest relations team will escort you through the new Atrium to lead you to patient check-in. When you get settled in your room, you'll find we have some of the best maternity amenities in Indiana. Your private birthing suite includes overnight accommodations for your support person, new advanced medical technology equipment in each room, brand-new amenities and access to the new Ronald McDonald House Family Room. Your support partner and visitors can enjoy the brand-new dining space, Café 1924, as you enjoy room service in your private suite.

Maternity Tower at Riley Hospital for Children is Among the Nation’s Best in Maternity Care

Indiana University Health Medical Center (Riley Hospital for Children) is proud to be named a best hospital for maternity 2025 by U.S. News & World Report. This designation reflects our commitment to delivering the highest level of maternal and newborn care.

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Watch: What to Expect When You Deliver at the Riley Maternity Tower

At the Riley Maternity Tower, we’re ready to provide excellent care for you and your baby. Learn what to expect when you give birth at our state-of-the-art tower.

Access to Critical Care

Our team designed the tower so all women and newborns have access to highly skilled care while keeping families together under one roof. You can rest assured that if you discover along your journey to delivery you require specialized treatment for a high-risk pregnancy or an infant with health concerns, we offer the most expert care available 24/7.

  • Maternal-fetal medicine specialists are available for high-risk deliveries or vulnerable babies.
  • Our obstetrical intensive care unit is one of only a handful in the nation dedicated to high-risk obstetrics, providing the best outcomes if complications arise
  • OB Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and OB Emergency (ED) are available to all mothers and newborns to help with any complex situation with our dedicated and trained intensivists.
  • Level IV Obstetrical and Neonatal Care is the highest level of care for both mother and baby. The Riley at IU Health Maternity Tower will be the only facility in Indiana with all services located in the same building.

Our Approach to Maternal & Newborn Care

Our Approach to Maternal & Newborn Care

Every birth is a unique experience. The Riley Maternity Tower has the accommodations to support traditional birth plans, and the experience of exceptionally and nationally ranked pediatric and adult specialists to care for high-risk pregnancies and babies with critical needs.     

Our Approach  

Your baby has immediate access to the nation’s leading specialists in every field of pediatric healthcare, including:

  • Neonatology
  • Developmental Pediatrics
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Urology
  • Cardiology
  • Nephrology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurology
  • Genetics (Medical and Molecular Genetics)

Along with our specialized care, we also provide expert support to moms desiring a more holistic approach to labor. IU Health has a long history of midwifery services, and we ensure you have a personalized partnership with your certified nurse-midwife, through pregnancy and delivery.  

Postpartum Suite

Postpartum Suite

Each postpartum suite is private for you and your family to be comfortable while our team is here to address your needs.

Labor Delivery Suite

Labor & Delivery Suite

Some labor and delivery suites include a water birth tub as a delivery option. Our private suites are designed to be a space where you are most comfortable as our team assists you.

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Ronald McDonald House Family Room

Patients and visitors of the new Riley Maternity Tower will have access to the new Ronald McDonald House Family Room which offers moms and families a resting space in a spa-like setting.

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Patient Check-In

As you enter the new Riley Maternity Tower and go through security, you will take the glass elevators to the second floor where you will greet our team at patient check-in.

Conditions & Services

Maternity & Newborn Health Services Offered

Riley Maternity & Newborn Health provides a variety of personalized care options that begin at your pregnancy and support you throughout postpartum care. 

  • Amniocentesis
  • Labor & Delivery
  • Pediatric Genetic Counseling
  • Pre-conception Genetic Counseling
  • Prenatal Blood Tests
  • Prenatal Genetic Counseling
  • Prenatal Ultrasound

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Riley Maternity Tower

702 Barnhill Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46202

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Related Programs & Departments

Related Programs & Departments

We provide multispecialty care for a number of conditions. Below are links to our related programs & departments.

  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
  • Cardiovascular Genetics Program
  • Fetal Center
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM)
  • Neonatology (NICU)
  • Newborn Follow-up Program
  • Outpatient-Based Opioid Treatment Program
  • Prenatal Diagnosis Program
  • Reproductive Health Program for Adolescents & Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
  • Riley Heart Center

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Car seat Safety for expectant parents (on-line)

Monday, Jul 28 @ 6:00 PM — 7:30 PM

Cost: $0.00

This class meets virtually, so anyone near or far can join this free class offering. Class will provide information about safe car seat use and installation, the importance of using car seats, and...

Car seat Safety for expectant parents (on-line)

Monday, Oct 27 @ 6:00 PM — 7:30 PM

Cost: $0.00

This class meets virtually, so anyone near or far can join this free class offering. Class will provide information about safe car seat use and installation, the importance of using car seats, and...

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Riley Children's Health is changing the way mothers and babies are treated in Indiana. The new Riley Maternity and Newborn Health Tower will open this fall. For the first time, women will be delivering babies at Riley. Dr. Carrie Rouse, a maternal fetal medicine physician, chats about this new care model and what it will mean for families.

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Maternal-fetal specialists welcome referrals from gynecologists, obstetricians, primary care physicians and other healthcare professionals throughout the state. To arrange care for patients who are at risk for a complicated pregnancy, contact us at 317.944.7010 or by fax at 317.968.1028.

Referring physicians can count on our specialists at Riley Children’s to treat the most complex cases. Within our Maternity & Newborn Health department, we have specialized programs, active clinical studies, multiple location options and more to accomplish compelling patient outcomes. View full details.

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Contact Maternal Fetal Medicine at 317.944.7010 or by fax at 317.968.1028.

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Riley at IU Health maternal-fetal specialists use evidence-based techniques informed by research, including collaborative studies with the Indiana University School of Medicine. Our maternal-fetal medicine specialists study a wide range of health problems, including research to identify new methods for detecting and treating women at risk for premature birth, which can increase the rate of infant mortality. Premature birth also gives surviving children a higher risk of cardiovascular, lung and metabolic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes later in life.

Education

Riley at IU Health Maternity & Newborn Health works with the Indiana University School of Medicine to offer specialized training in maternal-fetal medicine, neonatology, prenatal diagnosis, labor and delivery, ultrasound imaging and high-risk or complicated pregnancies. All medical students, residents and fellows involved in training or care are fully supervised by experienced physicians at Riley at IU Health.

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