 Saint Francis Hospital
Information gathered April, 2000 (Thank you Jennifer!) |
GENERAL |
| Hospital name: | Saint Francis Hospital
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| Address: | 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 garage...no fee. |
| L&D location (floor, how to get there from parking lot): | second floor of hospital (top floor of parking garage)
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AMENITIES |
| What kind of rooms? (L&D, LDRP..) | LDRP's - postpartum rooms available if you decide you want to move from the LDRP rooms. Some P rooms have queen size beds.
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| Cafeteria hours/what is their food like: | food is okay. |
| Refreshments available at L&D: (juice? coffee? snacks?) | There is a snack room.
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| Microwave available? |
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| TV/VCR/CD available? | TV, Cassette and CD Players (not sure of VCR)
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| Showers/Tubs/Jacuzzis in rooms? On floor? waterbirth available? | Showers and tubs w/ jets in each room although they are not much bigger than a standard tub. |
| Are you allowed to labor in water after your membranes have ruptured? | Probably not. Depends on Doctor. |
| Telemetry units available? waterproof telemetry? | - |
| Birth Balls provided? | Yes, but they are the small size. |
| Birthing stools available? | no |
| Does this hospital have a doula program? | No. But Doulas are allowed.
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| What level of nursery does it have? | - |
| Can newborn assessments be done bedside? | Yes |
| Is baby taken to nursery? if so, how soon and for how long? | depends |
| Can both partner and doula attend cesareans? | yes |
POLICIES |
| Eating/drinking in labor? | Yes - but really depends on doctor.
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| Fetal monitoring? | Depends on doctor.
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| IV/heplock: | They like to at least have a heplock, but again, depends on doctor.
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| Walking after rupture of membranes? | depends on doctor.
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| Pushing positions: | When I was there, they seemed to want the mom to be in the bed, rather than squatting on the birth ball
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STATISTICS |
| Epidural rate | - |
| VBAC rate - | - |
| Cesarean rate - | - |
| How many births a month/year are done here? | - |
| COMMENTS FROM DOULAS WHO HAVE ATTENDED THERE- |
"Of the two hospitals in Topeka, this is the one that is "less" medical and more willing to "try" natural ways. When I arrived with a mother who was in active labor, the nurses were quite upset. Despite the mother's situation, the insisted on all of the routine "preps" (IV, urine sample, blood sample, pelvic exam, EFM, and putting on the hospital gown.) Usually, one nurse is assigned to each patient and she will stay in the room with most of the time. "
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