We have been so excited to share this with our community! Amazing things are coming! ♥️♥️

Our Maternity and Women's Center is growing access to care for women and babies through renovations and the launch of a midwife program at the Pensacola campus! New private birthing suites under construction have been specifically designated for low-risk births performed by certified nurse midwives. With this addition, the Maternity and Women’s Center will offer three rooms with tubs to be used in labor, as well as a selection of birthing balls, bars and other comfort aids. The midwives, coupled with specially trained obstetric nurses, will focus on methods of pain control including massage, breathing techniques, position maneuvers and aromatherapy. Renovation work has started and is expected to be completed in early 2020, increasing our number of beds for labor-and-delivery, high-risk pregnancy, postpartum and gynecologic surgery patients. “The addition of this midwife program means that women in our community who choose to have a natural, low-intervention birth can also have the peace of mind that comes with having specialized doctors and nurses prepared for emergency care just down the hallway,” said Lisa Gardner, vice president of patient care services for the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart.
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