Giving Birth At Scott And White Round Rock? (health insurance, university)

[WestTac1]

My wife is concerned about giving birth at Scott And White University Medical Campus (Round Rock). S&W is our only option, since I'm employed there and under their health insurances.

She's requested a tour, but is anxious to have an answer to the following question.

After delivery, does the baby stay with the mother until they go home, or do the babies go off to a seperate nursery?

Any exeperiences or knowledge on this subject would be greatly appreciated!!

[RND]

I'm an OB nurse. I interviewed there before they opened but chose not to go to work there. Unless they have changed things, they do 24 hour rooming in there and they also follow an LDRP model which means that your wife will stay in the same room from delivery to discharge (with the exception of the obvious trip to the OR if she has a c-section). I have a few ex-coworkers who work on that unit and love it there. Good luck to you and your wife.

[atlanta hope]

You should go on a tour of the facility... or at the very least give them a call and ask your questions.

[readymade]

Your wife shouldn't touch anything AT ALL in the facility if you go on that tour. And wash carefully afterwards. Your wife is very vulnerable to germs and staph infections while she's pregant and they run rampant in hospitals.

I had a very bad experience and will never step foot inside a hospital again when pregnant. Just please be careful.

[jenkirk]

I cried after our first tour of the hospital where I had both of my children. The section of the hospital where I delivered was old and outdated- (they were remodeling, but the maternity ward was still in the old area for my first baby). I loved my doctor and it was the only place she delivered, so I decided not to change doctors. (Crazy to think that I would have considered changing doctors for the hospital decor.)

I can honestly say that I never noticed the old curtains or outdated floors during my first delivery. Also for the day I was in the hospital after my first born, I only had eyes for my daughter and I was so blissfully happy that I would not have cared if I was in a barn. For the second baby, everything was updated and beautiful - I did not even notice or care.

Also it is nice for the baby to be with you after the delivery, but it is also good to get your sleep. Once you get home, your wife will wish she had just let the nurses bring her the baby when he/she is ready for feedings during the night. I kept my first born in the room the whole time and my second born was sent to the nursery at night. I am equally close to both of them.

[atlanta hope]

My hospital gave you a choice of keeping the baby in your room or sending to the nursery. I kept mine with me -- We were breastfeeding and I didn't want the baby to accidentally get formula.

[Trainwreck20]

Not sure about that hospital explicitly, but I think it is standard practice almost everywhere to keep the baby in the room with the mother, unless there is some extenuating circumstances. The nurses took our baby out of the room for tests (she was very jaundice) and offered to roll here around the hall a couple times to calm her (jiggling baby carts do wonders ). It was a very extended delivery, so the respite was incredibly welcome, even for a few minutes.....

[texastea]

I agree, Jenkirk. My last born (#5) had a breathing problem right after birth so they kept him in the nursery at night for observation and brought him to me for feedings. Wish I would've done that with the other 4!