SL_STMARYMEDICAL_Profile_0219 . qxp_Profile 2 / 13 / 19 5 : 06 PM Page 1 D PROFILE Are You Expecting ? What to expect at St . Mary Medical Center . cues and enjoy bonding time , with nurses Before , during , and after your coaching . At St . Mary , they offer daily visits baby arrives into the world , and staff nearby to help . while you are at the hospital , and can help make arrangements to rent or buy a breast St . Mary Medical Center in Langhorne is poised But sometimes , you just need to rest . You pump , if desired , before you go home . They and ready to help you . We prov may be dealing with aftereffects of delivery , ide a full range also make follow - up calls to your home two f prenatal health services , maternity classes an unexpected C - section , or any number of o days after you leave the hospital . A Lactation ( including childbirth preparation programs othe circumstances . Your baby can be cared r L and support groups ) , and a range of birthing for by specially trained registered nurses , al - ine and weekly support group meetings are options , including nurse - midwives . lowing you to get back to your best self as available if you ever have questions or need a But what St . Mary Medical Center's maternity quickly listening ear . as possible . services are really known for , and what sets us ? ? Neonatal Intensive Care With St . Mary Parenting Resource Center . apart , is an environment that is truly supportive Advanced Monitoring Technology . The St . Mary Parenting Resource Center helps of babies AND their parents . Quite simply , our For babies born prematurely or with conditions develop critical parenting skills that can help mission is this : We help grow families . requiring m you give your child the best possible f What is it that makes a family - supportive onitoring and advanced treatment , oundation Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit r a productive and rewarding life . Trained environment ? Here are a few examples : our fo ( NICU ) is staffed 24 / 7 by board - certified neona - and certified parenting educators help you ? tologists ( p navigate the vital issues of parenting to Private Labor and Delivery Suites . hysicians with special training in day , Instead of maternity unit rooms with only high - risk newborn care ) . The NICU features from key infant milestones to managing curtains separating beds , we provide private the Angel Eye camera system , which allows toddler tantrums to the use of multimedia ? suites complete with a bathroom , where you a parents , family , nd friends to see and interact with children . labor , deliver , and recover . Mothers and babies with their new little one while outside of the ( and dads or coaches ) can relax , settle in , and NICU . We also offer a private lactation room get to know one another together during this where you can pump breast milk , which is LEARN MORE ABOUT D momentous time especially beneficial for babies in the NICU , . ST . MARY MATERNITY and a family sleeping room so parents can re - CARE AND WHY NINE OUT OF ? main close to the A Nursery , For When You Need It . ir newborn . 10 NEW MOMS RATE US IN There is a practice , endorsed by the World THE TOP 5 PERCENT FOR ? Health Organization and many other maternal Breastfeeding Education And Support . PATIENT SATISFACTION . health experts , called “ rooming in , ” in which If you decide to breastfeed your baby , the li - Visit us at : a mother stays with her newborn virtually all censed and board - certified lactation consultants StMaryHealthCare.org / Maternity the time following delivery . This practice helps t St . Mary Medical Center are right there , a Call ( 844 ) 7 ST MARY you and yo from your very first feeding until you go home , ur baby get used to each other to provide invaluable bedside learn right away — and helps you recognize feeding ing and SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM FEBRUARY 2019 20 |