Bartlett Regional | HouseCalls | Summer 2016

4 HouseCalls Summer 2016 We help families feel at home At Bartlett Beginnings, women experience labor, give birth and recover with their babies in a private suite equipped with a special birthing bed. The room is furnished to make you and your family feel comfortable and at home throughout your entire stay. It also provides ready access to the latest medical equipment, in case it’s needed. Your baby is cared for in your personal suite and stays with you and your family. Your room is furnished with a hot tub, guest daybed, color TV, DVD player, iPhone/iTunes docking station, dining area and rocking chair. We honor your labor and delivery choices During your labor, a highly skilled nurse will assist you and your support person and provide information and reassurance. We have both bedside and wireless fetal monitoring systems. We want to help you meet your birth goals. Birthing balls are available in the labor and delivery rooms for your comfort. Your nurse can assist you in their use. Private showers and tubs are available in each room. Many women get good pain relief in the shower or tub. Childbirth preparation classes can help prepare you and your coach for what to expect during labor and birth. Pain management during childbirth is about patient choice, and you may change your choice of pain management at any time. These may include: Breathing, relaxation and massage techniques. Breathing techniques help by calming and relaxing you as labor contractions intensify. There are Bartlett Beginnings Spotlight on Bartlett Beginnings provides family-centered, individualized care. We strive to meet your goals for childbirth while providing you all the safety and backup services you’d expect from a state-of-the- art hospital. Our staff cares for you with genuine warmth and respect, honoring your dignity. During your labor and the birth of your baby, your privacy, comfort and safety are of the utmost importance to us. Visiting hours Mothers determine their own visiting hours. Please check with the OB staff prior to visiting to make sure your visit occurs at the most appropriate time. View our visitation policy for additional information. Visit our facility We recommend that you register with Patient Access Services. We also recommend that you call and schedule a tour of our facilities prior to your expected delivery date. If you let us know at least half an hour before you plan to arrive, we can usually accommodate a tour. This chance to meet our staff, see our facilities and have your questions answered will help you be more relaxed as you approach labor and delivery. L b r The many methods of patterned breathing techniques that can be very effective. Relaxation is one of the most important skills you can learn to reduce the pain and discomfort of labor. When stressed, most people are unaware of how tense they really are. The less tense your body is, the more progress it can make during each contraction. We will help and encourage you to rest and relax as much as possible in between. Intravenous medications. Pain medications are available to ease the stress of labor if you want or need them. Depending upon your wishes and how quickly your labor is progressing, your doctor may suggest an analgesic, which works by reducing pain and promoting relaxation between contractions. Epidural. Another option for pain management is patient-controlled epidural anesthesia. This involves an