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Welcome to the Foothills Hospital Virtual Maternity Tour

Aug 14, 2014

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Welcome to the Foothills Hospital Virtual Maternity Tour. The Foothills Hospital is at 1403 – 29 Street N.W.

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The Foothills Hospital is at 1403 – 29 Street N.W. The main door to the hospital is across from the front Public parking lot. This door is open from 6:00 am - 9:00 pm. During these times enter here if you do not feel you are in an emergency situation. Check in your From Here Through Maternity Book for a list of items to bring to hospital, or www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/health_info/mat_new/LabourandDelivery.htm Time for Baby!

Parking • Public parking is directly in front of the hospital After turning into the hospital grounds, stay left and go up the hill towards the entrance to the Visitor Parking. This parking lot is open 24 hours/day. • There is a patient drop-off area at the Emergency Entrance. • For more parking information, please visit visit www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/parking

Emergency Entrance • Between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., or if you feel the birth is imminent, use the emergency entrance to the right of the main entrance.

For your comfort and safety… • Breathe easy! Alberta Health Services is smoke-free. This includes the buildings and parking lots. • Cell phone use is not permitted in the maternity area. • Cell phones can be used in designated public areas, in silent or vibrate mode.

Fifth Floor - Maternity • Take the elevator to the fifth floor. Follow the signs to Unit 51 – Labour and Delivery.

Welcome to Labour and Delivery! • Stop at the desk on the right-hand side before the double doors. The clerk will check you in, and then you will go through to the unit, or wait in the waiting area, if you are having a procedure done.

Labour and Delivery Nurses’ Station • Go to the Nurses’ Station on the left-hand side. A nurse or clerk will take you into an assessment room.

Assessing Your Labour • You will be taken into an assessment (Triage) room, where the nurse will assess you. • Your contractions will be monitored, and the nurse will also take your blood pressure and ask you questions about your pregnancy and your contractions. • After the assessment is completed, your doctor will be notified. If you are in active labour, you will be admitted to the unit. If you are in very early labour and are having no problems, you may be sent home, with instructions about when to return.

Admitting • If you are going to be admitted for labour, your partner will be asked to go to Admitting to complete the paperwork. You will need mom’s Alberta Health Care card and any other insurance cards (for example, Blue Cross).

Your Labour Room • Your private labour / birthing have a bed and rocking chair for your use.. While walking is a great way to enhance labour, your nurse will show you how to use the bed in different ways so that you are more comfortable. Each room has its own bathroom with shower. • There is a fetal monitor beside the bed, which will be used intermittently throughout your labour. • In the cupboard to the left of the bed is equipment that will be used when the baby is born. • There is a phone in the labour room for your use while you are there, and to let people know when the baby has arrived! • You will stay in this room for the labour, birth and the first few hours after the baby is born.

Your Labour Room • Your labour room has a private bathroom. Many women find that using the shower during labour helps them stay more comfortable. • There is a small closet in each labour room. Bring only what you’ll need for labour, and leave the items you’ll need AFTER the baby is born in the car until they are needed.

Support During Labour • You are welcome to have two support people with you in labour. They will each be given a hospital wrist band. There isn’t space for other family members and friends to wait in the hospital. • The hospital has several coffee shops and cafeterias where your support people can get something to eat.

Cesarean Birth • Should a Cesarean Birth be needed, there are two operating rooms on Unit 51. • One support person can come into the operating room, and there is a viewing area so that the other can watch if they wish. • After the birth, mom is taken to the recovery area on the Unit.

Mother and Baby Unit • One to two hours after your baby is born, you will move to Unit 52, the postpartum unit. • To ensure the safety and privacy of new moms and babies, visitors must use the phone on the wall to the right of the sign to enter the unit.

Mother-Baby Unit • Most rooms on this unit are semi-private. There is a bathroom in each room. • The few private rooms are often needed for mothers who are ill or who have special circumstances. • Your two support people may visit at any time, however, there is no overnight stay permitted. • The baby’s siblings and grandparents may visit briefly between 11 am and 9 pm. • You will be in hospital between two and three days, depending on the health of you and your baby.

Nutrition for Moms • There are Nutrition areas on the unit, where Mom can get snacks, juice, ice, or make hot drinks.

Nurseries • This is the nursery on the postpartum unit. Your baby will be with you in your room most of the time, but this room is available if any procedures are needed. • A Special Care Nursery and Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery are also on the Fifth Floor, for babies who need extra help.

Going Home • According to Alberta law, infants must travel in an approved rear-facing car seat. Purchase this seat before your baby is born, and read both the manufacturer’s instructions and your vehicle owner’s manual for correct installation. • For information on infant car seats, go to: http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/carseats

For more information on your hospital stay, please go back to www.birthandbabies.com and click on Hospital Orientation Best Wishes to you, your baby, and your new family!

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Low risk care provided at Canmore, High River hospitals.

Low risk and high risk care provided at Foothills, Peter Lougheed, Rockyview, and South Health Campus hospitals.

Highest risk, tertiary care provided at Foothills Medical Centre.

A physician / midwife referral is needed.

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Time For a Hospital tour: What to expect & suggested questions to ask

We will always recommend that parents take a tour of their local hospital maternity unit whether they are planning a home birth or have been into the hospital already for other appointments.

It’s important that you know the logistics of getting to the different areas; parking, paying for parking, different areas of the unit etc. You can normally book a tour via the hospital website or by phone. Some busier hospitals will have online virtual tours on their website which are also brilliant for getting a feel of what to expect.

When to book

Its a good idea to go around the 30 week mark, but it’s also never too late! Going a little earlier will give you plenty of time to consider your options- perhaps you assumed you’d be going straight to the labour ward, but seeing the midwife-led unit might encourage you to think about that option too.

What to expect

It’s a really good idea to go with your birth partner so they will know what to expect on the day too. Remember you’re a team and everyone ideally should be on the same page! Tours are usually booked in groups of around 5 couples, but private tours are sometimes available if there are volunteers available. The tours are usually run by Midwives or volunteers, and take up to an hour. Some hospitals in busier areas only offer virtual tours which you can see on their website. They are usually very detailed- but I’d still encourage you and your birth partner to do a dry run to the hospital to familiarise yourself with the logistics before hand.

At a tour, you’ll get to look around the labour ward, in the rooms and the midwife-led birth centre if the hospital has one. The labour ward is where you have access to all pain relief and medical professionals. The birth centre is a home from home and the care is led by midwives. If pain relief is required, then you’d need to be transferred to the labour ward. This could be a simple 2 minute journey upstairs or it could be to another building if the two units are not located together. The environment in the birth centre is designed to relax you and some could be mistaken for spas! Feeling calm is really important when it comes to birthing your baby as the hormones you need to do this can only be produced if you’re feeling safe and relaxed. The NHS recognise this and that’s why so much has been invested into providing this option to birthing mums.

If planning an abdominal birth, it’s still a good idea to go on a tour- spontaneous labour CAN still happen (babies don’t have a diary to keep a note of their appointments in!) so go and check it out still. You’ll be able to get a gist of logistics and the postnatal ward too. Questions wise, you’ll have a number of 1:1 appointments with a consultant so you can ask everything you need to then if you’d like to.

Questions to ask

You will have the opportunity to ask questions on the tour, here are some to think about:

1. Can my partner stay overnight and what accommodation is available for them?

2. Will my baby stay with me in my room at all times after the birth?

3. Do you provide birth balls in the birth centre and the labour ward? (These are the same as exercise balls and great for mums to gently bounce on during labour for comfort)

4. (If using hypnobirthing techniques) Do you support hypnobirthing?

5. (If you plan to breastfeed) What is your policy on breastfeeding in recovery?

6. What is your c-section and induction rate compared to the national average? (This can give you an idea of how the hospital approaches intervention in birth, if this is important to you)

7. Can my partner take photos or video the birth?

8. What are your postnatal visiting hours?

9. Will I be able to leave the room while in labour to be active?

10. Will I be allowed to eat and drink during labour?

11. Can I take a plug in aromatherapy diffuser?

12. Can I choose to give birth in the position most comfortable for me or will I be told what position to be in?

13. What pain relief is available in each area of the hospital? (This is important so you can go home and research the benefits and considerations of each one. They will normally be Epidural, Pethidine, Meptid).

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Starting prenatal care early — even before you get pregnant — will benefit your health and that of your baby. When your pregnancy is confirmed, your doctor’s office will set a schedule for office visits based on your individual needs. The frequency of your appointments will typically increase as your pregnancy progresses.

Prenatal care enables doctors to detect and treat any possible health concerns for mom or baby early, before they become more serious. During your first visit, your doctor will learn about your health history and that of your family, do a complete physical exam, take blood and urine samples, calculate your due date and answer any questions you may have. He or she may also make recommendations regarding lifestyle changes, maintaining a healthy diet and prenatal vitamin supplements. Your doctor will continue to monitor your blood pressure and weight gain and check the baby’s growth and heart rate over the weeks and months of your pregnancy. You may also have additional blood work and ultrasound testing to monitor the health of your baby.

Providers at Yuma Regional Medical Center include doctors who specialize in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/Gyn) as well as perinatalogists, or maternal-fetal medicine specialists, for patients with high-risk pregnancies. In addition, certified nurse midwives and nurse practitioners complement and supplement the care of your doctor. Search our provider directory to find someone that fits your needs.

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When planning childbirth, many moms-to-be want labor to proceed naturally, with as few medical interventions as possible. At the same time, you may want the peace of mind in knowing that life-saving care is close at hand, if needed. We offer the best of both worlds: support for your natural childbirth combined with the modern technologies available at the hospital. While natural childbirth can be more painful, there may be some benefits for you. You may be able to get up and move around more quickly, avoid the need for a urinary catheter and recover faster.

Cesarean Section

There are many reasons your doctor may recommend a c-section, or cesarean section, including the size or position of your baby or other factors such as a previous c-section or abdominal surgery. Please note that in order to protect the health and safety of our patients and babies, we do not offer early elective c-section deliveries if there is no medically valid reason. If your doctor does advise a c-section for your delivery, rest assured that you and your baby will receive the highest standard of care at Yuma Regional.

When c-section is the decision for your delivery, your doctor’s office will contact Labor & Delivery to schedule a date and time that works for you based on your pregnancy journey. You may be asked to visit hospital preadmissions to complete paperwork and lab tests. On the day of your scheduled delivery, you will check in at the hospital’s Labor & Delivery department two hours in advance. Your care team includes a physician assisted by specialized nurses and staff members. Most new moms stay in the hospital for 48 hours following a c-section delivery.

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It is sometimes necessary to induce labor to protect the health of mom and baby. Your doctor may decide to induce labor for a number of reasons, such as the size of your baby, going beyond your due date or a medical condition for mom such as high blood pressure.

Should the decision to induce be made, your doctor’s office will contact our Labor & Delivery department and request a date for induction. You will be asked to call Labor & Delivery one hour in advance of your scheduled induction time to ensure room availability. Please keep in mind that women in active labor and those who are experiencing emergencies will take precedence. An alternate time will be scheduled if a room is not available at your scheduled time.

The time after induction until delivery can vary based on your condition and circumstances. You will receive personalized care and support throughout your childbirth experience.

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Maternal-fetal medicine doctors specialize in high-risk pregnancies and prenatal diagnoses. They provide compassionate, specialized and advanced management of complex pregnancies for women and unborn babies.

Pregnant women with chronic conditions such as heart or kidney disease, diabetes or hypertension, or those at risk for pregnancy-related complications may be referred to a maternal-fetal specialist for consultation or ongoing or intermittent care. If your unborn baby is at risk due to chromosomal or congenital abnormalities, maternal disease, infection, genetic disease or growth restrictions, you may also see a maternal-fetal specialist. In addition, women who experience difficulty conceiving may be referred to a maternal-fetal specialist.

During pregnancy, should a complication arise, a maternal-fetal specialist may meet with you intermittently or become the primary obstetrician for the length of the pregnancy. After delivery, maternal-fetal specialists may follow up and monitor medical complications as needed.

Our neonatologists and NICU staff are always available for newborns who need more advanced care and attention.

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If you are struggling with infertility and need help getting pregnant, there are treatments that can increase your chances to conceive. Seek help from your doctor if you’ve been unable to conceive within a reasonable period of time. Depending on your unique circumstances, today’s advanced technologies and techniques offer numerous diagnostic options to determine the cause(s) of your infertility, including laparoscopy or hysteroscopy. Fortunately, there are many safe and effective treatment therapies, including medications to help with hormones and ovulation sometimes combined with minor procedures and assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) — such as IUI (intrauterine insemination), GIFT (gamete intrafallopian transfer) or IVF (in vitro fertilization).

Pregnancy Loss & Bereavement

It is natural to grieve the loss of a pregnancy, and the grieving process can be overwhelming and long — from a few months to a few years. You may experience feelings of shock, disbelief, anger, sadness, guilt, loss of self-esteem, loneliness or depression. Your partner may also be grieving, although he may deal with it differently. Feelings can be even more intense for couples who have had difficulty conceiving or after an unsuccessful experience with reproductive technologies like IVF transfers or GIFT procedures.

Please know that it is okay to feel many or all of these emotions. Sadly, miscarriages are fairly common, occurring in as many as one-third or two-thirds of all pregnancies. Grieving is a way for you and your partner to heal emotionally. Here are some positive steps that may help you:

• Recognize that your miscarriage is a significant and real loss. Acknowledge your loss, perhaps with a memorial service, a name for your baby, a donation or gift to a special charity or a tree planting.
• Understand that you and your partner will feel and deal differently. Be patient and understanding of each other’s feelings. Keep communication open.
• Do further reading on the subject and/or seek professional counseling to help you get through this difficult period.
• Prepare ahead for “reminder” days, such as your due date, holidays and the anniversary of your miscarriage. Consider a gesture of commemoration such as lighting a candle, attending a religious service or making a memorial donation.
• One of the most difficult tasks may be facing the people who know you best. Realize that they may say things that are unintentionally hurtful. Often people want to help but don’t know how. Let people know how you feel and what they can do to help.
• Try to resist the desire to become pregnant again right away. Counselors often suggest waiting until the feelings of emptiness and pain resolve through the natural grieving process. Your physician can assist you in preparing for a future pregnancy.
• It can also be extremely helpful for you to seek support from others with similar experiences. You may find comfort from people who understand at our pregnancy loss support group. For more information, please call 928-336-4713 .

Be sure to take care of yourself and take all the time you need to grieve your loss. It is important to remember too that having one miscarriage does not necessarily mean that your next pregnancy will miscarry. In fact, the chance of your next pregnancy being successful is more than 70 percent, or up to 80 percent with treatment for a diagnosed cause. Your provider can answer your questions or concerns about future pregnancies.

Prepare and Pre-Register

A few months before your due date, pre-registration will help you prepare for your childbirth experience. If you have an existing MyCare account, you may pre-register online . Once you log in, you will be redirected to the pre-registration page. After you submit the electronic pre-registration form and it is processed, you will receive a confirmation number.

Preserving the confidentiality of your personal information is critically important to us. Your e-registration form is secure, and the personal information you submit will be kept confidential with encryption technology.

If you do not have an existing MyCare account, you may pre-register in person by visiting the hospital’s main lobby between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you have already registered in person at the hospital, please do not complete the MyCare electronic pre-registration.

When you are ready to deliver and arrive at the hospital, our registrar will confirm your registration information with you. You will also be asked to sign a consent form upon arrival. Please remember to bring the following items with you to the hospital:

• Identification (such as your driver’s license)
• Insurance cards
• Co-pay (if applicable)

Please note: If you are a self-pay patient or if you are insured but your delivery is not covered by your plan, a deposit will be required. Please contact Yuma Regional’s Patient Access department at 928-336-7614 to make your deposit before your expected due date.

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Our facility is proud to be the only facility in the State of Arizona to be designated an AIMIS Center of Excellence . Our Women & Children Services department earned this distinction because of its ability to provide excellence in advanced minimally invasive gynecological and urogynecological surgical methods.

Yuma Regional Medical Center has received the Arizona Perinatal Trust Certification . The Voluntary Certification Program (VCP) is a peer review/quality assurance process for the purpose of reducing morbidity and mortality, improving the care of patients and supporting Arizona’s regionalized perinatal care healthcare system.

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Boulder, CO

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Expecting parents consider many factors in choosing where to have a baby. The services and amenities offered by the hospital, as well as its performance on key measures of safety and quality, are important considerations.

Number of Births

Childbirth Classes

Yes, always offered

Private Rooms or Suites

Partner May Stay Overnight Post-Delivery

Yes, always allowed

Midwives Can Attend Births

Percentage of Births Attended by Midwives

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Immersive Tub Hydrotheraphy During Labor

Breastfeeding and Lactation Consultants Available Before and/or After Discharge

In Hospital: Yes At Home: Yes

Valet Parking Available

Hospital Employs Doulas

Perinatal Depression Screening and Services

Postpartum Depression Screening and Services

Yes, after birth through 12 months

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Scheduled early deliveries.

Never or rarely schedules delivery earlier than recommended.

To protect the health of the baby, experts recommend against scheduling induction or C-section prior to the 39th week of pregnancy, unless there is an important medical reason for early delivery.

Excellent at minimizing avoidable C-sections.

Less than 23.6 % of first-time, low-risk pregnancies at full term were delivered by Cesarean section. While some C-sections are necessary operations, unnecessary C-sections should be avoided because they pose long-term health risks to baby and parent.

Newborn Complications

Newborn complications are rare .

In full-term newborns with normal birthweight and no preexisting conditions, complications such as infection or injury are rare. Some hospitals have even fewer complications than others. The average rate at hospitals was 3.2%. At this hospital, 2% to 2.6% of lower-risk births involved newborn complications.

Breast Milk Feeding

93.8 % of babies were exclusively breastfed or fed breast milk during their hospital stay.

The average in the West is 57.6 % and the national average is 49%. Feeding breast milk boosts an infant's immune system and brain development and may protect against allergies, asthma, obesity, and other conditions.

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)

Routinely offers to support VBAC with the rate of 21.3 %.

A pregnant patient who previously has had a C-section may prefer to attempt VBAC rather than undergo another C-section. Some hospitals can accommodate this preference.

This hospital's episiotomy rate is less than 5% .

Episiotomy, a cut made in the vagina during childbirth, rarely should be performed. Routine use is not recommended by experts except for specific clinical circumstances.

Birthing-Friendly

This hospital met criteria to be recognized as Birthing-Friendly because it participated in a quality improvement collaborative and implemented patient safety practices in order to improve maternal outcomes.

Hospitals recognized as Birthing-Friendly have demonstrated their commitment to improving maternal outcomes by participating in quality improvement collaboratives and have implemented one or more projects related to maternal morbidity to address complications.

Transparency on Racial/Ethnic Disparities

This hospital tracked and reported its race- and ethnicity-specific performance on all of several performance measures for which racial and ethnic disparities may exist.

Whether this hospital tracked and reported its race- and ethnicity-specific performance of measures for which racial and ethnic disparities may exist. Transparency is important to patient choice of care and in raising industry standards.

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• # 1 Brigham and Women's Hospital
• # 2 Johns Hopkins Hospital
• # 3 Mayo Clinic-Rochester
• # 4 Yale New Haven Hospital
• # 5 Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital

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• Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery
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• Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

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• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
• Aortic Valve Surgery
• Back Surgery (Spinal Fusion)
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Colon Cancer Surgery
• Heart Attack
• Heart Bypass Surgery
• Heart Failure
• Hip Fracture
• Hip Replacement
• Kidney Failure
• Knee Replacement
• Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma
• Lung Cancer Surgery
• Prostate Cancer Surgery
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

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Let us take you on a video tour of our maternity wards so you know what to expect when your bundle of joy arrives.

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• Get helpful tips to ensure a smooth and fuss-free hospital stay experience.

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