Bartlett Beginnings: Family Birth Center

PlaceHolderOur Obstetrics Unit provides family-centered, individualized care. We strive to meet your goals for childbirth while providing you all the safety and back up services you’d expect from a state-of-the-art hospital. Our family birth center is an eight bed unit with combined labor/delivery/recovery rooms and a nursery. Both planned and emergency Cesarean Section deliveries are available. The Unit is staffed by registered nurses specially trained in Obstetric nursing and newborn care and by Certified Nursing Assistants.

At Bartlett Regional Hospital communication between patients and staff is the key to our quality health care. Please let us know your needs, and we will do everything possible to accommodate them.

Department Manager: Karen White, RN
Contact us at: 907 796-8424
Hours of Operation: Open every day, 24 hours.

VISITING HOURS:
Mothers will determine their own visiting hours. Please check with the OB staff prior to visiting to make sure your visit occurs at the most appropriate time.

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Visit Our Baby Nursery

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Visit Our Facility

We recommend that you call and schedule a tour of our facilities at least one month before you are scheduled to deliver. If you let us know at least a half-hour before you plan to arrive, we can usually accommodate a tour. This chance to meet our staff, see our facilities, and for us to answer your questions will help you be more relaxed as you anticipate labor and delivery.

The Labor and Delivery Experience

Our goal is to work with you to assure the safest and most comfortable birth possible. We have combined labor/delivery/recovery rooms equipped to meet the differing needs of OB patients. A variety of options for pain relief are available. We encourage your family and friends to be with you as you feel appropriate; however, there may be times we cannot accommodate everyone.

Cesarean Sections

Bartlett Regional Hospital’s obstetrics area and nursery have been set up to meet the individual needs of parents and new babies. Your baby will be rooming-in (having your baby in your room with you). You are encouraged to actively participate in your baby’s care while taking advantage of the trained nursing staff available to provide assistance on a 24-hour basis. You may also get a little extra rest or recovery by leaving baby in the nursery under the staff’s capable care.

After Your Delivery

Bartlett Regional Hospital’s obstetrics area and nursery have been set up to meet the individual needs of parents and new babies. Parents are encouraged to interact with their newborns as much as possible. Mothers can elect to keep their babies in their rooms while taking advantage of the trained nursing staff available to provide assistance on a 24-hour basis or to get a little extra rest or recovery by leaving baby in the nursery under the staff’s capable care.

Specialized Care: Training and Experience

While the vast majority of pregnancies, deliveries, and babies are healthy, some patients need specialized care. Our physicians and nursing staff continue to educate themselves to stay up-to-date on the latest techniques and studies. All of the OB nurses have completed Neonatal Resuscitation classes, and many are certified in either obstetrics or nursery care. Our unit is equipped to care for women and babies with complications. Women in danger of delivery several weeks early and/or critically ill babies will be stabilized until a skilled transport team arrives to take these patients to a hospital providing the extra care required.

Prenatal Education and Parenting Support Programs

Bartlett Beginnings - classes and resources for the childbearing years.

At Bartlett Beginnings we are committed to providing the best tools possible to prepare and support you through pregnancy and childbirth as well as the joys and challenges that follow.

Bartlett Beginnings Prenatal and Parenting Education Programs

Breastfeeding Clinic

Our Breastfeeding Clinic provides breastfeeding support services for mothers and babies from birth throughout the breastfeeding relationship. We have two experienced board certified lactation consultants who see inpatients and have scheduled appointments for babies and mothers having breastfeeding problems once home.

Breastfeeding problems such as infants with difficulty latching on, excess weight loss or slow weight gain, painful nursing or other feeding difficulties are evaluated and treated.

This service is covered by most health insurance.

Make an appointment by phoning us at 907-796-8424.

Click here to download our Breastfeeding Clinic Brochure.

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