Labor & Delivery Unit
953-4601/4602/4603
Welcome! We are looking forward to assisting you and your family with your pregnancy and delivery.
About Our Unit
The newly remodeled Labor & Delivery Unit consists of 7 triage (pre-admission evaluation) beds, 10 labor & delivery rooms, 4 observation rooms, a fully functional 3-suite operating room and a 4 bed post surgical recovery room.
In our 7-bed triage area, women 20 weeks gestation and greater are routinely evaluated to determine the appropriate level of care needed for their particular concern. From triage, a patient is either admitted, observed and reevaluated, sent back to duty or sent home with instructions.
The 10 newly remodeled labor and delivery rooms provide laboring women and their families a private, comfortable environment in which to deliver. Twenty-four hour in-house coverage is provided by anesthesia, obstetrics, perinatology and neonatology.
If you think you are in labor or have question about labor, go to Am I in Labor?
Where Do I Go When I Get There?
Go directly to Labor & Delivery Triage on the fourth floor, located immediately off the main elevators (numbers 5-6-7-8).
Check in at the triage nurse's station- have your ID card ready.
You will be asked to fill out a check in sheet with your pregnancy history and your reason for coming in.
You will be asked to verify your family member prefix (FMP)- this is relevant to DEERS. The prefix for Active Duty members is 20. The prefix for the spouse is 30. (If you are the second or subsequent spouse of the sponsor, your prefix is 31, 32, etc.)
Pre-admission Guidelines
You can and should complete all your admissions paperwork prior to going into labor. While you can do this at anytime, we recommend you do it between your 20 th and 34 th week. Since you come to NMCP for your 20 week ultrasound, this is a good time to do this.
Go to the admissions department located on the first floor at the main entrance. You can get a pre-admission packet at any open service window. Complete the packet and return to the admissions department. This does not have to be the same day. The packet contains
- Information Papers which you have to read to complete the back side of the General Consent to Treatment form.
- Admissions Worksheet (front & back)
- General Consent to Treatment form, NAVMEDCENPTSVA 6320/25 (REV2/05) (front & back)
- Privacy Act Statement, DD form 2005
- Third Party Collection Program, DD form 2569 (Note: you have to complete this form even if you don't have other insurance.)
The completed packet is kept on file until L&D calls for it. If you are admitted for another reason prior to delivery, this paperwork will be used then. You will have to sign new General Consent to Treatment, Privacy Act and Third Party Collection forms to have a pre-admission packet on file.
Immediately after the birth, your baby will receive prophylactic eye treatment to prevent infection, a vitamin K injection to help with blood clotting and his first Hepatitis B vaccination. If for religious reasons you do not want any of these procedures, you must make arrangements prior to the birth of your child through your doctor or the Labor & Delivery Unit.
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Pain Control Options
Pain options will be discussed with you upon your admission.
Some options include: sedatives, narcotics, tranquilizers and anesthesia.
What to Bring for Labor & Delivery and the Mother-Baby Unit
Click here for a pdf version of this list
Pillows (1-2) with colored or patterned case
Chapstick®
Pen
Time passers book to read, playing cards, videotapes NMCP does not have DVD players
Tape or CD/MP3 player and tapes or CDs
Focal Point
Birth Plan
Information for a Red Cross message & PAO email
Personal phone book and calling card
Change for the vending machines or snack for the support person
Camera, film, video recorder and fresh batteries
Brush/comb
Band or barrettes to put hair up and out of your face
Socks
Slippers
Lotion for massage
Tennis ball/roller for back massage
Baby Book for foot prints after birth They will foot print your baby and put prints on anything your want, but they only do this one time.
Sweater or sweatshirt and a change of clothing for support person. It is sometimes cool in the labor rooms and you may get wet if mom wants to use a shower to help relax between contractions.
What to bring for the Mother-Baby Unit
Pajamas/night gown
Bathrobe
Panties and adhesive peri pad (bring your own, preferably with wings)
Well fitting bras (nursing or regular)
Bra Pads
Baby clothes, especially socks
Toothbrush/toothpaste
Grooming aids & cosmetics (NMCP has soap/shampoo but you can bring your own)
Mom' going home clothes (loose fitting)
Baby's going home outfit (to include cap) and blanket
Infant car seat for day of discharge
The mother-baby unit will provide diapers and wipes while in the hospital.
Click here for a pdf version of this list
Coming Soon: What to expect from admission to L&D to your transfer to the Mother-Baby Unit.
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