Welcome to the Boone Family Birthplace

We are honored that you would choose to have your baby here with us! It is our highest priority that you have a safe and comfortable stay here with us. Let me show you around.

BY EMILY NUSBAUM, RN, IBCLC, BOONE FAMILY BIRTHPLACE

Labor and Delivery (L&D) Floor

When you come to the hospital, you will start out on labor and delivery (L&D). Here you will labor, deliver, and recover for a few hours after your delivery. When you arrive on L&D, you will check in with our unit secretary. She will get your insurance information and put you in a triage room.

Triage Room

In the triage room, you will be asked to change into a hospital gown, and we will apply monitor belts that will tell us your baby’s heart rate and contraction pattern. We will do a physical exam to determine where you are in your labor process. You will also answer lots of questions about your health and pregnancy. You will be in this room for anywhere from 20 minutes to a few hours. Once it is determined you are in labor, you will move to a labor room.

Labor and Delivery Room

Labor and Delivery Room

Here you will labor, deliver your baby, and recover for a few hours. You will continue to wear the fetal monitor belts during your labor. You are free to move around the room for your comfort. If you get an epidural, you will stay in bed, since you won’t be able to feel your legs enough to stand or walk. Your support person or partner and one other visitor are welcome to stay with you. Our nurses work 12-hour shifts, so depending on the timing of your stay, you may have a few different nurses caring for you. Your doctor will come and see you each day of your stay. It is possible that a different doctor will deliver your baby depending on the time of day or day of the week. Once your baby is born, you are encouraged to hold him or her skin to skin for the first couple of hours.

Labor and Delivery Room

Operating Rooms

If it is determined that you need a Caesarean section, you will be wheeled to one of our two operating rooms. Your support person can accompany you in the OR. Once your baby is delivered, you will hold him or her skin to skin just as you would if you would have had a vaginal delivery. Following a C-section, you recover back in your labor and delivery room.

Operating Room

Post-Partum

A few hours after your delivery, you will be transferred to postpartum. You will stay in this room until your discharge. You, your support person, and your baby will spend your time learning to feed and care for your baby. Your baby’s pediatrician and your obstetrician will visit daily. You will have meals provided for you, but your support person will be responsible for their own meals. A lactation consultant will be available every day except Sunday.

Newborn Nursery

Our newborn nursery is a place where newborn procedures like circumcisions, some assessments, weights, and labs are done. Babies can spend time in the nursery with a nurse or nursery tech while parents nap or shower.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

If your baby needs specialized medical care, they go to our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). In the NICU, your baby may be in a special crib called an isolette where they can be kept warm and have minimal stimulation.