Naissance à l’hôpital

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The registered midwives in Thunder Bay maintain hospital privileges at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC). Each labour and delivery room is equipped with a Jacuzzi tub, arm chairs, and a hospital bed. For more information on the hospital Labour and Delivery Unit, check out their website at www.tbrhsc.net

Midwifery clients who choose to give birth in hospital:

• May feel safer and more relaxed than at home
• May want timely access to pain medication or an epidural
• May be able to go home within hours of giving birth if they choose
• May choose to have a home labour check to diagnose active labour versus early labour

Hospital birth supplies list:

• Food and drinks for laboring woman and her support people
• Portable music player (if desired)
• Clothes to labour in if you prefer not to wear a hospital gown
• Hairbrush, toothbrush and paste, other personal care items as desired
• Bathrobe and slippers, lip balm
• Change of clothes including underwear for going home (comfortable and loose)
• Health card and additional health insurance information
• Camera
• One soft hat, 2 diaper shirts, 2 sleepers, blankets, and socks for baby
• Car seat and extra warm clothing and blankets for baby

For labouring at home before being admitted to the hospital:

• Dimenhydrinate (Gravol) and acetominophen (Tylenol) – for rest in early labor, take as directed by your midwife
• Digital oral thermometer
• Covering to protect carpets/mattress–consider plastic drop sheets or shower curtains (can be bought inexpensively from any « Dollar Store »)
• Extra pillows
• Hot water bottle or heating rice bag