Saturday, April 23, 2011
Birthing Center Fremont Medical Center in Yuba City
Fremont Medical Center in Yuba City has 132
Licensed Beds
Women and Infants Services for the Yuba-Sutter Area
Labor & Delivery Suites and Postpartum beds
Private rooms - Couplet Care
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
C-Section Surgery
Outpatient Radiology
Patient Care Services
Pre-Registration
If you are planning your delivery at the Women and Infants Center at Fremont, you can complete your hospital registration well in advance of your due date.
Please bring your identification and your insurance card when you pre-register.
If there are questions concerning the admitting process to Labor & Delivery at the Women and Infants Center at Fremont, 751-4188.
Check-In
When you arrive in labor, please go directly to the Labor and Delivery Unit.
If you are scheduled for a cesarean delivery, check in at the admitting office first and then proceed to Labor and Delivery.
Parking When in Labor or for Scheduled Cesarean Section
When you are in labor, please have your driver park in the parking spots in front of FMC, 970 Plumas Street or in the parking lot across the street at 989 Plumas Street. Parking at the hospital side of the street is two hour only. Parking at the opposite side or in the parking lot across the street is unlimited time.
What You Should Bring
You will need some personal items during your hospital stay.
We recommend that you pack:
nightgowns, robe and slippers
toothbrush and cosmetics; shampoo and hairdryer
supportive nursing bras
writing and reading material
camera (Still cameras can be used in the Delivery Suite)
video camera is allowed (no tripods) and prior approval must be garnered
The clothes you wore to the hospital may not be the ones you would choose to wear home. Before discharge, make sure you have a clean change of clothes for your departure. Ask your family to bring you any items you might need, such as undergarments, proper foot covering, and a jacket or sweater if necessary. Please do not bring valuables, medications or tampons. pads.
The choice of your baby’s “going home” outfit is an important one. Keep in mind the weather conditions on the day of discharge. If you need a sweater or jacket, your baby will, too. Bring along a heavyweight blanket for extra warmth. Remember, your baby’s outfit should accommodate the seatbelt strap that fastens snugly between the legs.
Your Labor and Delivery Plan
Detailed planning helps the doctor and reduces your anxiety about the birth of your child, even though unexpected situations may change your plans. Be sure to share your plan with the nurse during the early part of labor so she can establish the best possible environment for you and those who will attend the birth.
At the Women and Infants Center at Fremont, you will be given the most advanced care available in maternity services. Most deliveries are without complications, but in the rare situation in which a problem occurs, enhanced care is available.
Share this information with your doctors and/or nurse midwife, the nursing staff and your support people to communicate your ideas and philosophy
Your Birth Plan: Things to Think About as You Plan the Birth of Your Baby
During my pregnancy, I will talk to my partner about the following:
Whether my partner feels comfortable about going into the Cesarean birth suite with me, if a Cesarean is needed
During my pregnancy, I will talk to my doctor/midwife about the following:
Positions for pushing and delivering my baby, and what will work best for me
Ways to start or restart labor, such as breast stimulation, artificial breaking of membranes and Oxytocin/Pitocin
Assisted birth devices, such as forceps and vacuum extraction
Opinions on circumcision of boy babies
Opinions on breastfeeding versus bottle
Opinions on immunizations and antibiotics
Episiotomy Vs Tearing
After the Baby Arrives
Couplet Care
After delivery, you will be moved to private room with a comfortable bed. A nurse will take over care for both you and your baby. This is called “couplet care,” and it ensures that your needs will be met.
Birth Certificates and Social Security
The official legal record of birth of your baby is the State of California, Certificate of Live Birth. While in the hospital, you will need to complete and sign your baby’s birth certificate. If you are discharged before signing the legal copy, please return to the hospital Medical Record Department to sign before your baby is 10 days old. By law, the hospital must register the birth with the Sutter County Health Department within ten (10) days.
You may obtain a certified copy of the Birth Certificate at the Sutter County Health Department approximately two (2) weeks after your baby is born. There is a fee for each certified copy requested.
You may also apply for a Social Security Card for your baby at the same time you provide information for the birth certificate, or you may apply at a later date at the Social Security office.
Mother-Baby Unit
Soon after the baby is born, you will be moved to a spacious, private room that is equipped with flat-screen television, telephone, sleeper couch and comfortable accommodations.
Occasionally, a baby will require extra care after birth and stay in the hospital's Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This unit is located next to the Maternity unit so parents can be near their babies.
A Helping Hand
The nurses on the maternity unit are flexible and helpful, and will make all accommodations to ensure that mothers and babies are as comfortable as possible. During the hospital stay, the nursing staff provides individual instruction on baby care as needed.
The nurses are also very supportive with breastfeeding, and the staff will help new mothers. They will encourage you to ask questions and will help you with breastfeeding tips and instruction. They truly want you to be successful and they understand that you may have questions.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Most babies born at the Women and Infants Center at Fremont Memorial Hospital, arrive healthy without any complications. Should something critical happen, however, it’s comforting to know that our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) offers comprehensive technology with compassionate patient care. We offer a Level II regional NICU.
Our NICU offers complete diagnostic and treatment services for sick infants. Our NICU has a dedicated health professionals who will provide the highest quality care for all newborns, healthy ones as well as those who are sick or premature.
We are well equipped to stabilize your baby and to transport to other healthcare facilities with a Level III NICU, if it becomes necessary.
When You Leave
Discharge
Discharge time is at least 24 hours after the delivery of your baby, provided you have had a normal delivery and as long as you and your baby are in good health and GBS Status is negative. If the GBS Status is positive, you will require extra observation. For cesarean births, discharge is within two to four days.
It is helpful to send gifts and flowers home the night before discharge. The hospital's front entrance on Plumas Street is to be used for departure.
Infant Car Seat The use of infant car seats is mandated by California state law. You will need to bring your car seat to post-partum. There, a nurse will make sure you have the baby properly securied. A nurse will walk with you to your car that can be pulled up to the front of the hospital entrance.
Keeping Baby Healthy
Please don’t expose the baby to anyone who has an infection or a communicable disease.
Good hand washing is essential before anyone handles the baby. A nurse can instruct the new mother and her partner in the proper technique. They can explain the procedure to their visitors and assist their older children in proper hand washing.
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