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| Address: | 2400 South Avenue A , Yuma | |||
| Main phone #: | (520) 344-2000 | |||
| L&D phone #: | (520)341-7645
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| Directions from a major freeway/street: | on the corner of Avenue A and 24th Street | |||
| Parking information (where do you park? are there any parking fees?): | Parking is free - outside parking | |||
| L&D location (floor, how to get there from parking lot): | East side of hospital. 1st floor of the Maternal/Child Unit | |||
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| What kind of rooms? (L&D, LDRP..) | All LDRP rooms, but aren't currently used as such because of the nursing shortage. Family is moved about 1-2 hours after birth into an identical room further down the hall. | |||
| Cafeteria hours/what is their food like: | Breakfast 7am-9:45 am Lunch 11am-3:45pm Dinner 4:45pm-6:45pm Grill open same hours as above with the addition of 10pm-12am Food isn't bad! |
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| Refreshments available at L&D: (juice? coffee? snacks?) | Several nourishment rooms are available
for use. They contain juice, popsicles, jello & more. You may also
bring food from home for Dad and store it in the refrigerators. Remember
to label all items. Vending machines are available on unit.
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| Microwave available? | yes, as well as refrigerators and ice machines in
every nourishment room |
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| TV/VCR/CD available? | TVs in every room. | |||
| Showers/Tubs/Jacuzzis in rooms? On floor? waterbirth available? | Private shower & tub in every room
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| Telemetry units available? waterproof telemetry? | No | |||
| Birth Balls provided? | Only 2 available to unit. First come, first served. |
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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 2 |
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| Can newborn assessments be done bedside? | Yes, for healthy babies, assessments and bath are
done in Mom's room. Babies born by cesarean are taken to the nursery
following the birth. |
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| Is baby taken to nursery? if so, how soon and for how long? | For vaginal births, baby remains with mother entire hospital
stay unless there is a complication. For cesarean births, baby is taken
to the nursery for a 4 hour "transitional period". Dad may stay with the
baby. |
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| Can both partner and doula attend cesareans? | Only one support partner is allowed to attend cesarean
birth. Also, partner is allowed in the OR only after the operation has
begun. | |||
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| Eating/drinking in labor? | In general, most physicians would like you to stick to
ice chips and fluids only. |
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| Fetal monitoring? | Typically, Doctors like to
have at least a 20 minute strip for each hour |
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| IV/heplock: | An IV is routine, but doctor/midwife may allow a heplock instead. |
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| Walking after rupture of membranes? | Yes, providing the head is low enough & there
are no complications or pain medications given. Also, bathing is usually
not accepted. However, most physicians will allow a shower.
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| Pushing positions: | Squat bars are available. This varies from doctor to
doctor. Some will allow any position you are comfortable in & others
require semi-sitting position only. |
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| Epidural rate | Unknown- Anesthesiologist is always available |
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| VBAC rate - | - | |||
| Cesarean rate - | - | |||
| How many births a month/year are done here? | Approximately 300 births a month |
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| Comments from doulas who have attended there: | - | |||
Yuma Regional Medical Center