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 Our labor, delivery and recovery (LDR) rooms on the third floor are attractively decorated to appeal to feminine tastes. For the comfort of laboring mothers each room is equipped with a TV/VCR, Stereo, telephones, lavatories and comfortable birthing beds. In addition, both the birthing and post partum rooms include a rocking chair for mother and baby. Reclining chairs are provided in all post partum room. After all, new dads need rest too! Women who feel able to do so are encouraged to walk during the early stages of labor, which can make them more comfortable. One support person may be present during labor and delivery.After the baby is born, parents and baby remain in the labor and delivery room for awhile. This can be a special time for bonding, and new mothers are encouraged to initiate breastfeeding during this period. Husbands are invited to be present in both the LDR room and cesarean birth room, which is located in the delivery suite. Right after birth, your baby will be evaluated by a Parrish Medical Center pediatrician, who checks your baby's vital signs, such as blood pressure and heart rate, and gives your baby an APGAR score. This is a judgment of the baby's activity, pulse, grimace, appearance and color. If your child is male, you will be asked about circumcision. Babies are weighed and given treatment to prevent eye infection. Also, they receive an essential injection of vitamin K. Identification bands are placed on the baby and both parents, and the baby's footprints and mother's thumbprint are obtained to ensure proper identification.  Our maternity nurses understand the importance of the parent-infant bonding experience. Rooming-in gives the option of keeping your baby in your room for a few hours a day to a total of 24 hours. Mothers have the option of returning the baby to the nursery at any time. C-SectionVBAC Epidural |
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