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Health News is published as a community service by Humana Hospital Brazos Valley.
Could This Be A Hospital Room ':
?
YES!! At Humana Hospital, the
mothers of newborn babies can
enjoy the comforts of this large
private room with a canopy bed.
These rooms are available in three
different color combinations and
are large enough to accommodate
all of your family and friends. The
Nursery is located only a short dis
tance from any of these nine private
and two semi-private postpartum
rooms.
Our eight deluxe private rooms
contain not only a canopy bed, but a
sleeper chair for Dad, a wooden
rocker for Mom and a small dining
area for your Proud Parent dinner.
The choices of colors are pink, blue
or a combination of pink and blue.
The beautiful linens and the com
fortable furniture provide that at-
home atmosphere that we know
you'll enjoy. Extra chairs are pro
vided to accommodate your family
and friends and visiting hours are
very flexible.
The Humana Nursery has also
built an incline ramp with safety
railing for our smallest visitors.
Babies can be seen through the large
windows of the Nursery almost 24
hours a day and visitors are allowed
when baby is in the mother’s room.
The sibling board provides a place
for big brothers and sisters to dis
play their drawings and is located
near the Nursery entrance. The at
mosphere throughout the entire Ob
stetrical Department is one of car
ing, compassion and fun.
The staff at Humana wants the
new parents to feel special, the
families and friends to feel wel
come and this happens by our team
work approach. Our Post-partum
nurses are dedicated to providing
family-centered care and are
kno wledgable to help you learn how
to care for yourself as well as your
newborn. By the time that you are
ready to leave the hospital, you will
be comfortable in caring for your
newborn and on your way to re
covery. We hope that your hospital
stay has been as pleasant as possible
ant that you will feel that Humana
through it's beautiful surroundings
and well-trained staff have made
the wonderful experience of child
birth even more special.
Delivery With A Home Atmosphere
At Humana Hospital, we believe that
delivery with an at-home atmosphere
is what today's parents are looking few.
With that in mind, we have developed
a family oriented approach to child
birth. In one of our four deluxe LDR’s
(Labor/Delivery/Recovery rooms) is
where this new experience begins.
Humana allows as many, or as few,
visitors as you request to share in your
joy and happiness throughout your
hospital stay.
The Labor/Delivery/Recovery
room is commonly called an LDR. It is
of a hospital!
Humana provides many safety fea
tures in our LDR’s too. The Fetal
Monitors are connected into a Central
Monitoring System which has display
screens in four separate areas through
out the Labor and Delivery unit. This
means that we can monitor the mother's
and baby's well-being at all times.
Humana has also installed an alarm
system in the Labor and Delivery unit
that summons help from the Nursery
in a matter of seconds. Your health
and the health of your baby are num-
always welcome. Footprints and spe
cial momentos of the new baby will be
provided too.
If your delivery requires a cesarean
section, that too can be done in our
Labor and Delivery area by the same
team of nurses. These nurses are trained
to handle any Obstetrical situation that
might arise. Providing comfort is a
large part of their job everyday and the
muses at Humana go the extra mile to
make you fed as though you are the
most important patient that they have
ever cared for.
Humana® Cradle Club SM
Preparation for parenthood begins long
before the miraculous event of birth.
Giving babies a healthy beginning is
one of the most important gifts that
parents can provide. Humana' 1 ’ Hos-
pital-Brazos Valley recognizes the
importance of good prenatal care to
ensure the very best start for infants in
the Brazos Valley.
The Cradle Club SM program is one
of the most comprehensive prenatal
programs in the area, offering classes
and information for every stage of a
mother's pregnancy. Membership is
free and participants are eligible for
numerous benefits including discounts
form local merchants, all sponsors of
Cradle Club SM . In addition, mem
bers receive monthly newsletters
containing information related to their
specific month of pregnancy. Follow
ing their baby's birth, subscribers will
continue to receive quarterly news
letters called "1st Steps", with valu
able information related to their child’s
development.
A variety of classes are available
through Humana’s Cradle Club SM .
Included is a seven-week series for
Prepared Childbirth offered to per
spective parents during the last tri
mester of their pregnancy. Topics ex
plored in these classes include an
overview of labor, relaxation, pain
management, breathing techniques,
and childbirth choices.. .just to name
a few.
Beginning this month, Humana' 1 ’
is introducing a new series of classes.
Each week will feature a unique topic
and participants enroll for only the
week/weeks pertinent to their preg
nancy. The first class is Early Preg
nancy designed for couples in the first
trimester of pregnancy. During this
session, expectant parents will discuss
prenatal nutrition, body mechanics,
comfort measures, and the physical
and emotional changes experienced in
pregnancy. The second and third weeks
are designated as a Lamaze Refresher
course for parents who have com
pleted a Prep tired Childbirth series
within the last two years. Subsequent
weekscontinue with individual classes
discussing Cesarean Birth, VBAC
(Vaginal Birth After Cesarean),
Breastfeeding and Baby care Basics.
One of the most dynamic classes.
Sibling Day, is offered the second
Saturday of each month. This two
hour program acquaints brothers and
sisters-to-be with preparation for a
new baby. Children, ages 3 and up, are
entertained by decorating a special
"present" for their sibling and touring
the facility. Parents are encouraged to
accompany their children so that they
will be able to answer any questions
later asked by their child.
OB/robics is a prenatal exercise
class held bi-weekly and requires only
a physician’s written approval for ex
pectant mother to attend. These classes
emphasize stretching and toning
muscles utilized during labor. Mother's
are encouraged to attend following
their baby's birth for as long as they
wish to improve muscle tone.
Humana's Cradle Club SM offers
free tours of the obstetrical unit each
first and third Thursday of the month.
These tours highlight the Nursery,
Birthing Rooms (now referred to as
LDR's-Labor-Delivery-Recovery)and
the postpartum "Canopy" rooms.
Members of the Cradle Club SM will
be accommodated in these private
rooms at semi-private room rates.
Another benefit for Cradle Club SM
members enrolled prior to their de
livery is the gift of a Gerry Baby
Monitor and Deluxe Diaper Bag. These
items are given to new parents in an
effort to make life with that precious
newborn easier in the months to come.
For more information about the
Cradle Club SM , or any of the above
classes of program s, contact our office
at (409) 764-5211.
Humana Nurses Are NALS Certified
a large private room with separate
bath. Our LDR's are decorated in soft
colors with mini blinds, wallpaper and
beautiful linens. Each room is equipped
with a special bed that converts into a
birthing unit at the time of your deliv
ery. No more moving into a cold ster
ile environment at the last minute.The
LDR also includes a wooden rocker,
recliner, sofa couch, TV and stereo.
All the comforts of home in the safety
ber one here at Humana.
During your labor and at the time of
your delivery, we know that the sup
port of your family and friends is
essential. Our staff will welcome those
people who you want to share in your
childbirth experience. Humana un
derstands that this is a very special
time for you and for all of those who
love you. To preserve these memo
ries, cameras and video cameras are
Childbirth is a highly emotional ex
perience and Humana is dedicated to
providing you with everything you
will need to have as pleasant an ex
perience as possible. From the at-home
atmosphere of the LDR to the smiling
faces of our employees, we hope that
you will see our dedication to you. The
Patient
NALS is an abbreviation for Neona
tal Advanced Life Support What this
means to you, the parent is a safer
delivery’ for your baby. 90% of the
Registered Nursing staff in our La
bor/Delivery and Nursery units are
NALS certified. Many RNs in
Humana’s Emergency Room and ICU
and over half of the Respiratory
Therapists are also certified in this life
saving technique. We have three in-
house instructors who insure that these
skills remain up to date.
The skills learned in Neonatal Ad
vanced Life Support enable the Hu
mana staff to quickly identify new
borns who may be at risk for prob
lems at delivery and to provide the
necessary life saving
measures. The Humana
team consists of physi
cians, nurses and respi
ratory therapists, who
all work together to
provide optimal care for
your newborn. The
health and well-being
of your baby is Number
One with this team.
Our Level II Nurs
ery is only a
LDRsandC
equipped to
few steps away from our
-Section suites and is fully
manage sick newborns.
Many of our Nursery
nurses have worked in
Intensive Care Nurseries
during their careers and
we value that experience
highly. Humana's well-
trained staff and state of
the art equipment help to
insure that your baby’s
birth is a safe one.
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