Highlight: Maternity Unit
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Key features of the maternity unit include:
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4 labour, delivery, recovery and post-partum (LDRP) rooms
- 2 rooms with tubs for water births
- 1 room is bariatric with a larger floor plan that can support twin births
- 3 ante/postpartum rooms
- Holding nursery with advanced equipment to support infants that need to be transferred to a higher level of care
- Quiet room for families and visitors
- Infant security system
- LDRP model of care allows patients to experience labour, delivery and postpartum stay in the same room
All rooms are private and include:
- Large windows for access to natural light
- Birthing bed and bedside table
- Infant area with a built-in isolette and warmer
- Rocker chair
- Pull out couch
- Small refrigerator
- Accessible and private 3-piece washroom
- Hand hygiene sink
- Interactive patient station/entertainment system
- Wardrobe
Download a copy of the DCDH Maternity Unit feature poster.
Design is ongoing and subject to change. Renderings are simulated views that are approximate and illustrative.
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