Having Your Baby at Tufts Meet Your OB Team

Having Your Baby at Tufts Meet Your OB Team

Overview Who We Are/Your Team Childbirth Education When You Go Into Labor After Delivery Care Circumcision Breastfeeding Resources Visitors Going Home Parking 2

Women s Care Physicians Laura Baecher-Lind, MD Brian Bond, MD Megan Evans 3

Women s Care Physicians Dallas Reed, MD Jenny Ruan, MD Thao Thieu, MD 4

Women s Care Physicians Andrea Zuckerman, MD Corinne Prigo, NP 5

Laborists -Alissa Dangel, MD -Merielle Stephens, MD 6

Women s Care South Our community practice in Braintree, MA Jennifer Daman, MD Margaret Sullivan, MD Kathy Joyce, MD 7

Nursing Staff at WCS Lindsey Wells Ryan, NP Andrea Brown, LPN 8

Prenatal Care and What Things to Consider Tonight we will discuss what happens once you arrive at the hospital as well as educational opportunities of which you can take advantage now During your prenatal visits, make sure you are asking about Breast feeding Circumcision Pediatrician Post partum blues 9

Childbirth Classes New Arrival Educators (www.newarrivaleducators.com) Childbirth Education Class Infant CPR and Safety Class Breastfeeding Class Newborn Care Class Postpartum groups Mom and baby 2 wk-3 mo Baby and me 3-5 mo at start of group 10

Your Delivery Team Based on your needs, members of our multidisciplinary team will be involved in your care. These include expert physicians and nurses training our next generation of physicians and nurses Specialties besides Obstetrics and Nursing include Anesthesia Pediatrics 11

Where to go, who to call? Call your provider when you think you may be in labor Daytime number (your provider s number) Night and weekend number (617-636-5114) Labor and Delivery 617-636-4250 12

Parking Information Business hours Tremont Street parking garage Valet parking After hours Emergency Dept parking area Washington Street 13

What do I bring to the hospital? Comfortable, loose-fitting clothing and pajamas, robe, slippers Favorite pillow Personal care items, i.e. hair dryer Music- ipod, CDs Cellular phone and charger/phone card, list to call Camera, battery charger Car seat, one baby outfit to go home 14

Managing Labor Pain Support during labor Emotional and physical Provided by patient s support person and family, your nurse, your doctor and medical student 24-hour Anesthesia services available Narcotics Epidural 15

Photography Policy Photos and video are permitted during first stage of labor (contractions, not yet pushing) and after the baby has been placed in the family member's arms. Photos/videos are NOT allowed during the pushing stage or during deliveries occurring in the operating room. Photos/videos of the NEWBORN ONLY in the operating room are permitted only after the pediatric/nursing team give the OK. Obstetric or Pediatric care providers always have the right to restrict photography/videography if it is deemed to interfere with patient care. 16

After Delivery Care Mother-Infant Unit located in North Building, 3 rd floor Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in North Building, 2 nd floor Babies may room-in with parents 17

Circumcision Circumcision is the cosmetic surgical removal of the penile foreskin Performed at Tufts Medical Center by Obstetricians after 12 hours of life Pros/cons Organogenesis Skin Donation program 18

Breastfeeding Resources All mothers are encouraged to breastfeed Staff support includes: 3 board-certified lactation consultant Lisa Enger, RN, IBCLC Kathy Kane-Petit, RN, IBCLC Yvonne Maalouf, IBCLC Trained nursing staff Support available after hospital discharge Breast pumps 19

Visitor Guidelines Labor & Delivery 2 support people per patient Mother-Infant Unit Support person may stay 24 hours Visiting hours 2 p.m. - 8 p.m. Well siblings only During Flu season, visitation policies may change 20

Going Home Typical hospital stay after: Vaginal delivery: 2 days Cesarean section: 4 days Discharge time: 10-11 a.m. Notify your insurance Contact your pediatrician to arrange first appointment 21

22 Pediatrics at Tufts Medical Center

Pediatrics at Tufts Medical Center Director: Lynne Karlson, MD Providers accepting new patients: Mary Brown, MD Haiyun Gong, MD Laura Grubb, MD Chas Hannum, MD Julia Lee, PNP Sue Ponte, PNP Andrew Siesennop, MD To schedule an appointment, call 617-636-5255 23

Questions? Comments? Thank you for allowing us to participate in this exciting time! 24 https://www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/layo uts/sublayout/callout/- /media/2b129c7fd1c24b62b34c164 614BFCFF0.ashx