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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-05-06, Page 5PAGE 6 --GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1987 Col .°a Celebrate Mother's Day 18 Years Experience in the Lawn Business Reasonable Rates guaranteed Results Licenced & Insured Call... 131 at the 11)11 Brunchlla.m.to2p.m Dinner Butfet4p.m. to7 p.m '( ()lila/llllc'lltilllI Ct1IIltitiU)1 • • 101 till Illt)lllel FOURTH ANNIVERSARY DRAWWINNEROF Brunchfor6was ROB,ERTTAYLOR OF CLINTON Rc,ervation•, licensed Appreciated LL B 0 it 93111 A delightful combination of music from the MacKay Choristers, KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. •GODERICH Wednesday, May 13 at 8:00 p.m. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT DOOR $300per'person F tar e fa v tions ily oriente iii o BY LOU -ANN HOPE Renovations to" the 2nd PlooLS East obstetrical unit at Alexandra Maaifie and General Hospital will "give us an obstetrical area that is, in concept and physical structure, one of the best" accor- ding to Dr. David Walker, chief of obstetrics at the hospital. Construction on 2nd Floor renovations, the most extensive of the three projects, began Monday and will continue for the next 16 to 20 weeks. Involved in this pro- ject are the reconstruction of patient rooms, a new birthing room, fancily sitting room and the relocation of the nursery. Once renovations are completed, the new obstetrical area will be more private, self-contained and quiet. •• • Plans to change the obstetrical area have been considered for the past few • years. "We've been seriously thinking of this for at least five years, although we have been working on the concept for the past seven or eight years." Dr. Walker said. In 1982, the hospital sent out question- naires to all of the families, whose babies were delivered at the hospital the previous • year. This questionnaire was designed to ask for comments and suggestions regar- ding the delivery and recovery areas for mothers and babies. Hospital represen- tatives also met with Women Today to see what their concerns were regarding changes to the obstetrics area. "We have been able to incorporate all the ideas into the present plan," Dr. Walker said. The new plan for the 2nd floor obstetrics unit includes changes to patient rooms,.the construction of a new birthing room, nursery and family sitting room. • TEMPORARY SET-UP Because most of the 2nd east floor will be closed during the renovation process,. • (including the labour and delivery room, as well as patients' rooms), temporary locations for a delivery room, nurseryand mothers' rooms have been established. 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Labour and delivery will be in the same room starting today," 'add- ed Marg Robinson, head nurse of 2nd east obstetrics. Although labour and delivery will take place downstairs throughout the duration of the construction project, the birthing. , bed will still be used. Recovery rooms and a nursery area will be temporarily.located on 2nd west. Robinson noted the rooming - in process, in which babies,spend the ma- jority of the day with their mothers, will still, be followed. Everything remains the same and un- changed in the way of care, Robinson explained. OUTCOME OF RENOVATIONS. Once the 2nd floor renovations are com- plete, the obstetrical area will be more private, self-contained and quiet. "I will"create a more -family type area. The Whole change will equal a a family- oriented obstetrical area," Dr. Walker said. Renovations will not affect the present delivery room (for patients who need an operating setting) located on 2nd east. Thee major change will be the expansion of the birthing room. The room, located on the extreme end of .2nd east, will be expanded and made as home -like as possible. The birthing bell, which is presently us- edin at least 50• per cent of deliveries, makes labour and delivery on the the same comfortable bed possible without the prior.' necessity of moving to another room or bed. However, the delivery room is vir- tually across the hall should operating pro- cedures be deemed necessary, Robinson noted. Dr..Walker noted with the birthing room. being made home -like, the sterile at- mosphere of a hospital is avoided. "It will certainly.. increase my enjoy- ment of deliveries. It is that much more enjoyable once you have the proper sur- roundings and are able to provide women with the kind of delivery they are wanting — one with the most comfort and -safety," he said. Dr. Walker also noted a major change in the postpartum area once renovations are completed. Four rooms in this area will become private •rooms, meaning there will be only one patient per room instead of the previous practice of two mothers sharing the room. Each room will also be equipped withp rivate washroom and shower facilities. This, Dr. Walker noted, pro- videsa comfortable atmosphere for. families and extra comfort for the rooming -in procedure. The new. nursery will be located directly across from the postpartum area. - "This relocation provides a closer more accessible nursery for moms and families," Dr. Walker said. "The idea is •that actually parents can have free access to the nursery asfar as going in and caring for their baby," Robin- son added. FAMILY ORIENTED ' Included in the renovation project is the creation of a family sitting room, which will also be used as a teaching area. @`Patient - family education is 'large part after delivery. We hope to have some • educational equipment, suck ' a ; audio visual aids, available," Robinson explained. She noted the hospital is becoming old- fashioned in caring for new mothers and their, families. For example, she said, years ago brothers and sisters used to be able to visit their mothers and new babies. However,,.• that changed when hospitals became strict with visiting policies and only fathers (husbands) were allowed, in to see mom and baby. Now, Robinson said, the father can stay through the labour and delivery if he wishes and family members and . visitors can visit at their convenience (although Robinson does encourage visitors to come only during the evening visiting hours). "We've been providing this kind of care but we haven't had the proper physical structure," she said. BENEFICIAL PROJECT Although the renovation project is ex- treme in its intentions to revamp the 2nd floor, Dr. Walker sees few problems aris- ing in the next few months. "We hope to still provide full obstetrical care throughout the renovation process," Dr. Walker said. 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