Cibola General Hospital is a 25 bed critical access hospital located in Grants, NM. We have 4 labor and delivery suites and birth about 200 babies a year. Expecting a baby is an exciting journey, and our labor & delivery team is here to provide you with the excellent support and medical care you and your baby. Each woman’s labor experience is different, and each woman has different wishes and goals for her labor and delivery. The team of experienced staff and physicians will work with you to provide you the experience you are looking for.

Service Offering

Prenatal Benefits

• 24/7 CRNA anesthesiology coverage, with intravenous pain medications and epidural anesthesia
• GE Corometric Fetal Monitoring system that is for the safety of mom and baby
• Stress free pre-registration with tour of our delivery rooms
• Three family-friendly birthing rooms
• Childbirth education classes
• 2D/3D/4D ultrasound images of your baby

Delivery Benefits

• Complimentary Meal for Mom and a guest
• Mother and baby after care all in one room
• Routine new born screenings such as CCHD (congenital cardiac health disease), hearing and transcutaneous bilirubin to name a few!
• Safer NM Certified Car seat technicians on site for your safety, offering reduced priced car seats for families in need.
• Contraceptives available after birth
• Baby’s first photo, footprints, and more!

Special Pregnancy Issues – If concerns arise during pregnancy, our highly trained physicians are able to handle complexities such as:

• Twin deliveries
• Pre-eclampsia (Pregnancy Induced Hypertension)
• Gestational Diabetes
• Advanced maternal age
• External Version (breech baby)
• Cesarean section

Meet our Team

We appreciate your decision to deliver at Cibola General Hospital. Our highly skilled team members are dedicated to providing you with an excellent experience with optimal quality and safety. We are pleased to introduce you to our Obstetrics Team.

Birthing Courses

Are you or a loved one having a bundle of joy in the coming months? Please join us in our two-course birthing class! All of our classes will be held at the hospital 5:30 pm to about 7 pm. You will learn:

• Understanding Labor and Comfort Techniques: Learn about labor pain, the 4Ps of labor signs and stages of labor. Also learn about having a labor support team, breathing/relaxation, massage, visualization/focal points, pushing positions, back labor/long labor and providing support.
• Birth Interventions and Cesarean: Learn about birth plans, decision making, induction and augmentation of labor, monitoring, pain medication and second stage intervention. Get informed about reasons for cesareans, anesthesia, surgical procedures, risks, reducing risk of cesarean section, family-centered care and recovery.
• Understanding Newborns and Postpartum: Learn about skin-to-skin contact, immediate medical procedures, first feeding, rooming-in, newborn hospital procedures, crying and SIDS. Also learn about the physical recovery of birth, warning signs, emotions, support, health habits and breastfeeding.
• Car Seat Safety and CPR: Learn about how to safely fit your car seats to a newborn, safe riding in car seats and CPR for the newborn.

As an added incentive, you will receive a complimentary Boppy Nursing Pillow for completing all courses!

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (505) 287-5323.

Upcoming Classes:

April, August, and December…. 
If those months don’t quite work out, call us and we can work with you!