Generally, birth is a healthy, normal, positive experience. For families that want to share this beautiful event in an intimate, personal setting, the Alternative Birth Care Unit at Providence Hospital, Southfield is the natural choice.
The ABC Unit was created out of a desire on the part of Providence Hospital to offer a safer alternative to home birth as well as an alternative to traditional hospital birth. The Alternative Birth Care Unit provides a birthing option that respects families' feelings, assists them in joint decision making and encourages them to have control over their own birthing event.
Our comfortable, home-like atmosphere offers privacy and intimacy in a medically supported environment. Our professional staff is committed to the philosophy that birth is a healthy, normal event that does not require medical intervention except in specific, problem circumstances. Because we are equipped to handle problems should they arise and because we respect the uniqueness of each individual labor and birth, the Alternative Birth Care Unit offers the best advantages of a home birth with an additional margin of safety for both you and your baby.
Come visit us and see for yourself. We want to help make the birth of your child the personal experience it should be. | 
Unlimited family involvement 
Hydrotherapy for relief of pain 
Doulas of your choice
Warm compresses and oil used 
Complementay therapies are an option 
Encouragement to eat and drink in labor