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Hospital Care

Learn the ins and outs of how hospitals handle maternity care. From epidurals to delivery rooms to NICUs.

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ASK: How is sedation used during labor?

TRANSCRIPT OF ANSWER The use of sedation and Labor has really gained in popularity recently where we are now finding that more and more facilities...
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What is anesthesia?

TRANSCRIPT OF ANSWER Anesthesia is a form of medical care that was developed to allow patients to have surgical procedures. No one really knows exactly...
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ASK: What are the different kinds of anesthesia?

TRANSCRIPT OF ANSWER There are several different kinds of anesthesia. The most common kind is general anesthesia during which patients should expect to be completely...
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ASK: What do I do if my baby gets stuck during labor?

TRANSCRIPT OF ANSWER A question that we're often asked is, what happens if my baby gets stuck while I'm at a birth center at a...
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ASK: What can I expect to be in a hospital labor room?

HOSPITAL LABOR ROOM  EXPECTATIONS ANSWER "What to expect in a labor room when you enter. It is going to be a labor bed, is going to...
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ASK: When should I call my nurse while laboring in the hospital?

TRANSCRIPT OF ANSWER The time is when to call your nurse while you're in the hospital are if your water breaks, if you're seeing bleeding...
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ASK: What are some reasons why I would be induced?

TRANSCRIPT OF ANSWER The reasons for your induction are definitely going to be provider based, sometimes in, sometimes providers want to induce you to because...
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ASK: What happens in my induction process after getting Cervidil or Cytotec?

TRANSCRIPT OF ANSWER So what you should expect after cervical ripening agent, Say, you've done the 12 hours of Cervidil, or you've done three or...
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ASK: What is Cervidil how is it used in induction?

TRANSCRIPT OF ANSWER CERVIDIL is a cervical ripening agent for what many people use for an induction or a preinduction. This primes the cervix. This...