columbushosp.org 5 Columbus Community Hospital is home to talented caregivers and a wide range of services for you and your family, and the maternal child health department is no exception. The unit serves moms and families throughout their maternity journeys, features a special care unit for vulnerable newborns and houses a postoperative care wing to support patients recovering from gynecologic procedures. If you choose to have your baby at CCH, you’ll experience labor, delivery and postpartum care all in the same room. Each private, spacious birthing room features comfortable amenities, such as a refrigerator, a bed for you, a crib or bassinet on wheels for your baby, a pull-out couch for your support person and a bathroom with a walk-in shower. Room in with baby Several years ago, CCH adopted the couplet care model, which means a nurse cares for you and your baby as a pair in the same room throughout the maternity journey. Before couplet care was introduced, moms were cared for by one nurse while the baby moved to the nursery to be cared for by a different nurse. One of the benefits of couplet care is that “it supports early parentbaby bonding,” said Kim Eisenmann, RN, director of maternal child health. It also gives you time to understand your newborn’s feeding cues and other needs, build confidence and ask questions about newborn care. “You can get to know baby’s sleep patterns and whether they’re crying because they’re hungry or because they need to be changed,” Eisenmann said. “It helps you bond with your baby and learn their different cues so you’ll be ready when it’s time to take your baby home.” The department’s goal is that you have the same nurse throughout your stay. “That continuity helps, because the nurse knows your preferences and how delivery went, and they can anticipate your postpartum needs,” Eisenmann said. “It’s also rewarding for nurses to deliver your baby, care for you and then discharge you home.” Caring for Inside the CCH maternal child health department families At the heart of the department is the patient-centered care designed to keep moms, babies and families together. (continued on page 6)
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