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The Family Birth Center (page 2) Mothers, babies and their entire families receive all this and more at Columbia Regional Hospital. The full-service, acute-care hospital boasts some of the nation’s best scores for patient satisfaction and its medical staff and employees have earned top marks for providing high-quality health care. The Family Birth Center is “a great place to start” because it focuses on the care and comfort of mothers and babies. A great place for you and your baby’s health The Family Birth Center welcomes private and University obstetricians and family medicine physicians who have privileges at Columbia Regional Hospital, so ask your doctor about delivering at the Family Birth Center. We encourage you to receive information about our birth plans. The plans provide topics for you to discuss with your physician and allows you to create a written list of what you would like to have happen during your labor, delivery and recovery experience. The Family Birth Center staff will follow your preferences while keeping health and safety as its first priority. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit treats premature babies and other critically ill infants by providing the full range of Level III neonatal care – the highest level of care available. All our neonatologists are board certified and have completed fellowship training in neonatology/perinatal medicine. Completing the NICU’s staff are nurses, respiratory care therapists, pharmacists and other health professionals. The NICU includes care-by-parent rooms and an adjacent family waiting area. The Children’s Hospital Transport operates the region’s only emergency land and air services for children. The transport service includes a helicopter-landing pad to allow our expert team of neonatal physicians and health-care professionals to transport infants. And two ambulances are solely dedicated to transport infants and children. The Family Birth Center’s state-of-the-art security system ensures that our babies are where they should be at all times. Please ask us for more information about the confidential details of our security services. A great place for privacy and comfort All rooms for mothers are private. You may choose a rooming-in option for your baby or you may wish for your baby to be cared for by our highly skilled, caring nurses in the well-baby nursery right down the hall from your room. Each room includes its own temperature control and bath. Enjoy your private bath which includes a shower with a bench and detachable wand for optimal comfort and cleanliness. Each room also includes a daybed for a guest to stay overnight, a TV/VCR, a closet and ample drawer space, and a shelf for holding plants and gifts. Families and friends are encouraged to join the celebration. The well-baby nursery has windows large enough for even the largest number of relatives and friends to view the latest addition to your family. And special steps allow brothers and sisters to view their new sibling. For babies who require closer monitoring and more specialized care, a higher level nursery is available and includes a private breastfeeding room. A great place for childbirth education and infant care The Family Birth Center offers a series of childbirth classes, publications and a variety of other informational material for answering any questions you may have about pregnancy and childbirth. For your convenience, a variety of classes and times are available to first-time parents, current parents and 2- to 10-year-old siblings. We encourage a support person to attend classes with you. Experts teach classes covering such topics as relaxation and pain-management techniques during labor and delivery, Caesarean section, breastfeeding, how to cope with physical and emotional changes, car-seat safety, infant safety and CPR. Additional information about infant care, safety and parenting is available at all times on the Newborn Channel, which broadcasts more than 30 educational programs to the television in your room.
Our babies can make their World Wide Web debut on Babyfaces, our web nursery. Friends and relatives around the world can visit a Babyfaces baby at our online nursery. This free, password-protected service displays the infant’s photograph, first and middle names and birth statistics. RELATED PAGES |
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At the Family Birth Center, we cater to the complete health and comfort of you and your baby. We offer the region’s most experienced and comprehensive medical team for mothers and infants. We deliver constant care by providing a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and a neonatal physician on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To ensure your privacy, the birth center offers all private rooms and baths. And we pamper you with an array of amenities in celebration of your baby’s arrival.
The Family Birth Center encompasses expert health-care providers and state-of-the-art facilities to help ensure the health and safety of mothers and their newborns, whether they are in perfect health or require specialized medical care. The Family Birth Center includes labor and delivery rooms, postpartum/antepartum rooms, operating rooms and the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. 
From the moment you enter the Family Birth Center, you will find a sanctuary for soon-to-be mothers and their babies. We shelter you from the hospital’s busy main lobby by providing a canopied entrance and private registration area during daytime hours (in the evening, please check in at the Emergency Room entrance.) A separate elevator provides convenient access to the birth center. 
Mothers receive hotel-style room service and meals served from a select menu. After the birth of baby, mom has a choice of congratulatory gifts, such as a meal for her and her guest or a gift to enjoy after she returns home. In addition, every new mother receives a rose, diaper bag, nightlight and bath set.
