 South Coast Midwifery & Wholistic Family Care
Information gathered February, 2001 - Thank you Kris!
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GENERAL |
| Address: |
22600-D Lambert St., Suite 1002 Lake Forest
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| Main phone #: | 949-586-6707 |
| L&D phone #: |
-
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| Directions from a major freeway/street: |
From Interstate 5 South, take the Lake Forest Drive exit and turn left (or from Interstate 5 North, take the Lake Forest Drive exit and turn right), onto Lake Forest Drive to the light at Aspan and turn left. Follow Aspan around as it curves and look for Lambert Street on the left and turn left into complex. South Coast Midwifery & Wholistic Family Care is on the right side (second building) with white lettering on the window.
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| Parking information (where do you park? are there any parking fees?): | In front of the birth center. - no fees
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| L&D location (floor, how to get there from parking lot): | Come right in the front door. |
AMENITIES |
| What kind of rooms? (L&D, LDRP..) | 1 LDRP - 1 Additional room, a gynecology exam room |
| Cafeteria hours/what is their food like: |
Bring your own food and beverage.
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| Refreshments available at L&D: (juice? coffee? snacks?) |
-
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| Microwave available? |
yes
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| TV/VCR/CD available? |
Yes...all
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| Showers/Tubs/Jacuzzis in rooms? On floor? waterbirth available? |
No showers, but an oversized tub in birth room.
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| Labor in water after rupture of membranes? |
Yes |
| Telemetry units available? waterproof telemetry? |
no - Waterproof Doppler |
| Birth Balls provided? |
3
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| Birthing stools available? |
Yes
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| Does this hospital have a doula program? |
Certified Nurse-Midwives are the primary care providers at this birth center. The primary midwife has hospital privileges and consulting physicians at several area hospitals. Doulas are not provided, but clients with doulas are welcome!
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| What level of nursery does it have? |
N/A
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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? |
N/A
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| Can both partner and doula attend cesareans? |
Cesareans not performed at this birth center; transfer necessary.
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POLICIES |
| Eating/drinking in labor? |
Yes...anything. |
| Fetal monitoring? |
Intermittant Doppler used.
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| IV/heplock: |
As needed
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| Walking after rupture of membranes? |
Yes
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| Pushing positions: |
Any and all
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STATISTICS |
| Epidural rate |
-
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| VBAC rate - |
- |
| Cesarean rate - |
- |
| How many births a month/year are done here? |
60 a year
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| Comments from doulas who have attended there: |
"I don't have the rates of epidurals, Cesareans, or VBACs at this time. As a free-standing birth center and home birth practice, our transfer rates are extremely low, therefore keeping our epidural rate and Cesarean rates low as well. ---- Visit South Coast Midwifery & Wholistic Family Care on the web for more information on our practice: Visit our WEBSITE" -South Coast representative |
