Patients are admitted to an LDRP room where they labor, deliver, recover, and then complete their postpartum stay in the same spacious room. We provide a comfortable sofa bed for the support person. The baby remains in the room with the mother throughout the hospital stay. Mothers can order their meals from our room service menu.
We have a c-section suite within the Parkview Bryan Hospital Family Birthing Center. Patients can be quickly transported to the c-section suite if the need arises without having to leave the unit. We have clear drapes available for patients who want to be able to see the birth. We also offer skin to skin after delivery in the c-section area if mother and baby are stable so the mother does not miss out on this important bonding opportunity.
We provide a variety of comfort measures to help the mother throughout labor. We have IV medication and epidurals. We also have birthing balls, peanut balls, and a glider rocker at the bedside. Our dedicated labor nurses strive to make the experience as comfortable as possible.
We have International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC’s) on staff to assist with breastfeeding throughout the hospital stay. They are also available for phone consultation or in person consults after discharge.
We have several measures in place to keep mothers and babies safe during the hospital stay. The Parkview Bryan Hospital Family Birthing Center is a locked unit. Any visitors must be allowed entry by an OB staff member. An infant security band is placed on the infant shortly after delivery and remains in place until discharge. All infants are placed in swaddlers to eliminate the need for blankets in the crib. Safe Sleep is promoted throughout the hospital stay.
We recognize that birth is a very special time in a person’s life. To provide everyone with a unique, personalized experience, we require all mothers to complete a birth plan with the birth navigator at the physician’s office. This allows mothers to consider how they want their labor and birth managed. This also gives them a chance to start thinking about the comfort measures they would like to try and who they would like to be there for the birth and the immediate postpartum period.