PHOENIX — Abrazo West and Abrazo Arrowhead Campus’ have unveiled The Nest, a new name, look and feel and a commitment that represents our comprehensive women’s services across both hospitals — purposely designed to support women, babies, and families through every stage of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care.

The Nest is a warm, welcoming, and family-centered environment, like a “home away from home” from the time you enter with the soft colors and images, it’s a place where mothers, babies, and families receive expert care in a tailored, nurturing and supportive setting from arrival to departure.

Across both campuses, The Nest includes:

• Spacious custom private labor and delivery suites
• Advanced wireless fetal monitoring
• AquaDoula water birthing options at Abrazo West
• Breastfeeding education and lactation consultations
• Support before, during, and after pregnancy
• Dedicated 24/7 OB hospitalist coverage
• Dedicated 24/7 Neonatal Coverage
• Sleep accommodation for family & other supporters
• Family-centered amenities that promote bonding and healing

Bringing a child into the world is one of life’s most powerful and vulnerable moments. For some families, it unfolds exactly as planned. For others, it includes unexpected challenges, medical complexities, or premature birth.

For this reason, neonatal services remain a critical component of The Nest. Families of premature or medically complex infants benefit from advanced NICU care and enhanced emotional support environments designed to reduce stress and promote bonding.

“It’s more than just a physical space, The Nest reflects Abrazo Health’s deep commitment to improving maternal and neonatal outcomes while honoring the family’s emotional journey. We created The Nest with this understanding — that clinical excellence must come with compassion, comfort, and emotional support,” said Brian Elisco, AZ Group CEO, Abrazo Health.

The Nest represents a broader investment by Abrazo Health in maternal and neonatal services across the Valley. The Nest is the latest in recent investments at Abrazo Arrowhead in neonatal care, including a $14 million NICU expansion completed in 2023 that significantly enhanced care capacity for newborns across the Northwest Valley.

Abrazo West Campus also continues to expand its maternal-child services completing a $415,000 renovation of its Labor and Delivery department in 2024.

“By uniting women’s services under one cohesive brand The Nest, Abrazo Health ensures families have access to advanced medical care paired with meaningful emotional support in one appropriate setting, meaning access to the physical and emotional support necessary for a positive hospital experience and memories of a lifetime,” said Stephen Garner, CEO, Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital.