 Feather River Hospital (The Birthday Place)
Information gathered April, 2001 - Thank you Stacey!
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GENERAL |
| Address: |
5974 Pentz Rd, Paradise |
| Main phone #: | (530) 877-9361 |
| L&D phone #: |
(530) 876-BABY
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| Directions from a major freeway/street: |
99N to Durham Pentz Rd. exit, rt. on Durham Pentz, follow 5-7 miles to stoplight, go straight, follow Pentz to Feather River Hospital
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| Parking information (where do you park? are there any parking fees?): | in the parking lot - no fees |
| L&D location (floor, how to get there from parking lot): | Go through the doors in the building that reads The Birthday Place |
AMENITIES |
| What kind of rooms? (L&D, LDRP..) | 6+ LDRP's - Large birth center style rooms are all equipped with layout chairs (for partner), personal room temperature control, etc.
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| Cafeteria hours/what is their food like: |
good food/choice of vegetarian |
| Refreshments available at L&D: (juice? coffee? snacks?) |
Yes
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| Microwave available? |
yes
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| TV/VCR/CD available? |
TV/VCR
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| Showers/Tubs/Jacuzzis in rooms? On floor? waterbirth available? |
shower in rooms, jacuzzi on floor - no waterbirth
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| Allowed to labor in water after membranes are ruptured? |
yes
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| Telemetry units available? waterproof telemetry? |
No |
| Birth Balls provided? |
Yes
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| Birthing stools available? |
Yes
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| Does this hospital have a doula program? |
local midwifery service has a volunteer doula program for low-income mother/couples
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| What level of nursery does it have? |
unknown
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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? |
No
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| Can both partner and doula attend cesareans? |
No, just partner.
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POLICIES |
| Eating/drinking in labor? |
Yes
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| Fetal monitoring? |
minimum
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| IV/heplock: |
no
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| Walking after rupture of membranes? |
Yes
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| Pushing positions: |
Usually what is comfortable
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STATISTICS |
| Epidural rate |
-
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| VBAC rate - |
- |
| Cesarean rate - |
- |
| How many births a month/year are done here? |
unknown
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| Comments from doulas who have attended there: |
"Feather River Hospital is a wonderful place for expectant mothers/couples to deliver their babies! The staff is highly skilled at caring for women desiring natural birth (as well as medicated deliveries). The rooms are beautiful and the environment is very family friendly. It's the closest place to a birth center in Butte County. Wonderful place!!! "
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