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| Address: | 6644 E Baywood Av MESA AZ 85206 | |||
| Main phone #: | 480-981-2000 | |||
| L&D phone #: | not given publically...call main number and ask for L&D | |||
| Directions from a major freeway/street: | Off of Power road one block north of Broadway. | |||
| Parking information (where do you park? are there any parking fees?): | Parking is free | |||
| L&D location (floor, how to get there from parking lot): | Women's Health Building! Do not go into the main enterance...if you do you will have to walk to the left and through the cafeteria. There is only one elevator marked "maternity elevator" that you can take. Maternity is on the 2nd floor | |||
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| What kind of rooms? (L&D, LDRP..) | LDRP - everyone must be triage'd first (put into a triage room and assessed to determine where in labor they are) | |||
| Cafeteria hours/what is their food like: | 7-10am 11:15-3pm 5-7pm 1-3am Nurses say that food may also be delivered at any time...pizza, whatever you may want delivered from any of the close businesses that deliver. |
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| Refreshments available at L&D: (juice? coffee? snacks?) | juice only... coffee 'when someone remembers to make it'. Sandwiches and fruit for patients who deliver at night. |
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| Microwave available? | yes |
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| TV/VCR/CD available? | TV/VCR in each room | |||
| Showers/Tubs/Jacuzzis in rooms? On floor? waterbirth available? | Showers only. |
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| Telemetry units available? waterproof telemetry? | No | |||
| Birth Balls provided? | Yes - 2 |
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| Birthing stools available? | No |
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| Does this hospital have a doula program? | No |
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| What level of nursery does it have? | Level 1 |
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| Can newborn assessments be done bedside? | Yes |
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| Is baby taken to nursery? if so, how soon and for how long? | Rooming in is standard.. baby "never HAS to leave"..except for a circumcision. |
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| Can both partner and doula attend cesareans? | No...only one person. | |||
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| Eating/drinking in labor? | Up to the doctor - but generally ice chips only. |
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| Fetal monitoring? | Initial 20 minute strip upon admission...intermittent until 2nd stage, then every 5 minutes. |
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| IV/heplock: | Up to the doctor |
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| Walking after rupture of membranes? | Up to the doctor |
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| Pushing positions: | "Whatever is effective"...squat bar available. |
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| Epidural rate | Unknown - certified nurse anesthetist available 24/7 |
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| VBAC rate - | - | |||
| Cesarean rate - | 22% | |||
| How many births a month/year are done here? | 1932 births were done in 2004 |
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| Comments from doulas who have attended there: | "Lovely hospital! Some of the nurses there are wonderful....some nurse are protective of their patients, so if you don't click with a nurse, just ask for a different one. But most are really accomodating. Great rooms..." | |||
 These photos show a standard room at Valley Lutheran Hospital. |
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A typical bathroom: note the huge shower dwarfs the chair in it. |
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Another angle of the bathroom to show the location of the toilet. |
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The nursery...the floor was FULL of new mothers, but the nursery did not have a single baby in it. It is standard for moms to room in with their babies, and the nursery is often empty. |
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Banner Baywood Hospital