 Valley Medical Center
Information gathered December, 2000 - Thank you Sabrina!
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GENERAL |
| Address: |
Santa Rita RD.Pleasanton/Livermore Ca |
| Main phone #: | - |
| L&D phone #: |
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| Directions from a major freeway/street: |
Take 680 to Santa Rita Rd...follow offramp over the freeway and the hospital will be on you right. |
| Parking information (where do you park? are there any parking fees?): | - |
| L&D location (floor, how to get there from parking lot): | L&D is floor 2 |
AMENITIES |
| What kind of rooms? (L&D, LDRP..) | standard L&D |
| Cafeteria hours/what is their food like: |
- |
| Refreshments available at L&D: (juice? coffee? snacks?) |
clear liquids only!
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| Microwave available? |
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| TV/VCR/CD available? |
-
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| Showers/Tubs/Jacuzzis in rooms? On floor? waterbirth available? |
Jacuzzis in all rooms.
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| Telemetry units available? waterproof telemetry? |
Yes |
| Birth Balls provided? |
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| Birthing stools available? |
-
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| Does this hospital have a doula program? |
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| What level of nursery does it have? |
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| Can newborn assessments be done bedside? |
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| Is baby taken to nursery? if so, how soon and for how long? |
Most newborn stuff is in room, but for babys first bath and footprints etc they take baby to nursery.
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| Can both partner and doula attend cesareans? |
Both doula and partner can attend c-sect
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POLICIES |
| Eating/drinking in labor? |
Clear fluid only |
| Fetal monitoring? |
Monitoring is constant, you must be on monitors at all times..
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| IV/heplock: |
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| Walking after rupture of membranes? |
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| Pushing positions: |
varied pushing positions
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STATISTICS |
| Epidural rate |
"high"
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| VBAC rate - |
- |
| Cesarean rate - |
- |
| How many births a month/year are done here? |
A high-birth-rate hospital
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| Comments from doulas who have attended there: |
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