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ADMISSION

• Main Entrance to hospital
• 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Temporarily park in patient loading area in
  circle driveway.

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ADMISSION After-Hours

• Hospital Emergency Room Entrance
• 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• Park in Visitor Parking Lot off of Rinaldi
  Street, west of the Medical Center.
• Admission will take place in the Emergency
  Department.

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ADMITTING DEPARTMENT

• Youll need to go to the Admitting Department
• Permission forms that allow the medical center to
  care for you and to deliver your baby.
• Located on the main floor off the lobby.
• Hospital Pre-Admission Form.

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SELECTING A PEDIATRICIAN

• Select a pediatrician before delivery. Verify
  with insurance company.
• Be prepared to provide the Pediatrician's name
  before you are admitted.
• For a referral to a pediatrician affiliated with
  Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, call the
  Providence Health Resource Center at
  1-888-HEALING (1-888-432-5464).

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FROM ADMITTING TO LD

• Receive an ID bracelet in Admitting.
• Transferred in a wheelchair to Labor Delivery
  on the first floor.
• Admitted into a Labor Room and then change into a
  hospital gown.

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LABOR DELIVERY -Vaginal Delivery

• 2 LDR Suites and 4 Labor rooms. You will be
  switched to a LDR suite once labor progresses.
• Labor and delivery of baby and a one to two hour
  recovery period all in one room.
• Fetal monitor - assess the status of the baby and
  progress of labor.
• Labor Delivery Nurse will watch over moms
  health.
• Monitors are located at the nurses station as
  well as in room.

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LDR Suite
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LABOR DELIVERY -Cesarean Delivery

• Specially equipped rooms near Labor and Delivery
  unit.
• A separate 4-bed recovery room is provided -
  approximately two hours following surgery.
• Partners, dressed in scrub outfits, may accompany
  mom during procedure.
• Cameras are allowed after baby has been delivered.

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Cesarean Surgical Recovery Rooms
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VISITORS DURING DELIVERY

• Two or three visitors in LDR at a time.
• Visitors are considered a part of the delivery
  and their help is invaluable.

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SIBLINGS

• Discuss with your doctor how older children may
  be part of this event.
• The significance of a new baby to siblings Big
  Kids Babies class.
• Children under 13 years of age are not allowed in
  LDR during labor and delivery phase, but are
  welcome to visit mom and baby on Mother/Baby unit.

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PHOTOGRAPHY VIDEOTAPING

• Cameras and video cameras are welcome.
• Equipment should operate on batteries. Tripods
  are a trip danger and are not allowed.
• Nurses and physicians must consent to being on
  camera.
• WebNursery offers photography packages and
  online posting of baby photo.

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NEWBORN CARE

• After a vaginal delivery, the baby is placed in a
  warmer in LDR to be dried off and briefly
  checked, then returned to Mom.
• Babies will be taken to the nursery for bathing
  and other newborn checks. If the baby is having
  any difficulties, he/she will go to the nursery.
• After a caesarean delivery, the baby is taken to
  the nursery for weight, measurement, testing as
  well as bathing. The baby will stay for two
  hours while Mom is in recovery.
• Dads and partners are welcome to be in the
  nursery.

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Nursery
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IDENTIFICATION

• Before baby leaves the delivery room, two special
  ID bands are placed on the baby one on the
  wrist and one on the ankle.
• ID bands are coded with a special 5-digit number.
• Verification of the babys number is done each
  time he/she comes to Moms room.
• Mom and her partner also receive the same ID
  band.
• As long as the ID tag remains intact on the
  partners wrist, this allows 24 hour a day
  visiting rights.

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Identification
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IDENTIFICATION

• Verify that your nurse has his/her picture
  Medical Center ID badge on. It must have a pink
  stripe.
• Only doctors and nurses with their pink Medical
  Center ID badge are allowed to move the baby from
  your room.

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NEWBORN CHECK UP In-Hospital

• Within the first 24-hours after baby is born,
  your designated pediatrician (or doctor chosen by
  your obstetrician) will do a complete physical
  exam on baby.
• For a referral to a pediatrician affiliated with
  Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, call the
  Providence Health Resource Center at
  1-888-HEALING (1-888-432-5464).

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SPECIAL CARE NURSERY

• The Special Care Nursery has space for 5 babies
  who are born prematurely or have special needs
  and require extra care. Specially trained nurses
  and neonatologists are on staff to take excellent
  care of your baby should he/she require these
  services.

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POST-PARTUM Mother/Baby Unit

• After recovery you will be transferred to the
  Mother/Baby unit.
• There are 14 private rooms each with its own TV,
  phone, bathroom and sink, toilet and shower, and
  a chair or bed for Dad, partner or support person
  to spend the night.

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Mother/Baby Unit
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Mother/Baby Unit

• Average length of stay for a vaginal birth is
  one-two days, and three-four days for a
  Caesarean.
• During this short period of time, we encourage
  you to utilize the resources available to learn
  as much as possible about baby care and
  breastfeeding.
• Channel 10, The Newborn Channel, has 24-hour
  programming on baby care, feeding baby and what
  it is like to be a parent.
• Lactation consulting is also available.

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Mother/Baby Unit

• Due to the importance of mother-baby bonding
  during this time -- you and your baby will be
  cared for by one nurse.
• Babies stay in the room with their moms. Any
  questions are answered or assistance is given in
  the privacy of your room.
• Studies show moms rest more and are better
  prepared to care for their baby when the baby is
  allowed to stay with mom during her
  hospitalization.

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VISITING HOURS FOR MOTHER/BABY UNIT

• General visiting hours 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for
  ALL family and friends.
• Visitors are limited to two at a time and for a
  30-minute visit whenever possible.
• Siblings are welcome to visit mom and baby.
  Adult supervision (other than Mom) must accompany
  all children/siblings.

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DISCHARGE

• It is California law that your baby must always
  travel in a federally-approved car seat.
• Know and understand how to correctly install and
  use the car seat.
• Be sure to secure the car seat in your vehicle so
  that it is ready for your babys trip home from
  the hospital the day of discharge.

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1-888-HEALING (1-888-432-5464)