 Birth and Women's Center
Information gathered April, 2000 (Thank you Jennifer!) |
GENERAL |
| Hospital name: | Birth and Women's Center
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| Address: | 6th Street, Topeka
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| Main phone #: | - |
| L&D phone #: | - |
| Directions from a major freeway/street: | - |
| Parking information (where do you park? are there any parking fees?): | parking lot...no fee. |
| L&D location (floor, how to get there from parking lot): | Just inside the house, on the entry floor. |
AMENITIES |
| What kind of rooms? (L&D, LDRP..) | 2 LDRP's |
| Cafeteria hours/what is their food like: | There is a kitchen but each family is expected to bring their own groceries. |
| Refreshments available at L&D: (juice? coffee? snacks?) | Sometimes there is juice but families are encourgaed to bring their own.
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| Microwave available? |
yes |
| TV/VCR/CD available? |
cassette/cd player available in the rooms. There is a TV and VCR in the birth center, but not in the LDRP room.
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| Showers/Tubs/Jacuzzis in rooms? On floor? waterbirth available? | The shower is located on the same floor as the birth room. One room has a large jacuzzi type tub.
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| Are you allowed to labor in water after your membranes have ruptured? | Yes |
| Telemetry units available? waterproof telemetry? | Waterproof telemetry available. |
| Birth Balls provided? | yes |
| Birthing stools available? | yes, they have several different types.
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| Does this hospital have a doula program? | No
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| What level of nursery does it have? | No nursery |
| Can newborn assessments be done bedside? | Yes |
| Is baby taken to nursery? if so, how soon and for how long? | no nursery |
| Can both partner and doula attend cesareans? | n/a |
POLICIES |
| Eating/drinking in labor? | Yes |
| Fetal monitoring? | intermitent
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| IV/heplock: | only when medically necessary (dehydration, fever, antibiotics, etc) |
| Walking after rupture of membranes? | Yes |
| Pushing positions: | Any |
STATISTICS |
| Epidural rate | 0% (does not include transfer patients) |
| VBAC rate - | 95% |
| Cesarean rate - | 0% (does not include transfer patients) |
| How many births a month/year are done here? | about 15 |
| COMMENTS FROM DOULAS WHO HAVE ATTENDED THERE- |
"The Birth and Women's Center is very family and woman friendly. They view birth as a natural process. They go out of their way to make sure that the laboring woman is in her most comfortable position and then adjust themselvs to do their jobs (like measure fetal heart tones, pelvic exams, etc). Most woman leave for home after a few hours of giving birth. "
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