June 3, 2011 – All delivery beds in Jose Reyes have been made “mommy-friendly” by fitting them with special wedges so mothers now deliver in non-supine positions. “Mothers are more comfortable, there have been no complaints, reported Dr. Francesca Tatad-To, Team EINC Co-Convener.
This was reported during a weekly review of EINC progress in May 2011. This innovation is a welcome addition to the low sepsis rates among term babies and low mortality rates, both at less than 1%. During this period, NICU admission rate was 10% of all deliveries.
The innovation of letting mothers have a “position of choice” comes as a result of the repeat delivery observations and time motion studies. Other changes have been instituted. The ER pharmacy is ensuring that dexamethasone is in stock. The OBGYN doctors are now revising their NPO orders to allow mothers to eat/drink. The partographs are going to be placed in charts in a more timely manner. Footprinting, a cause of potential infection for newborns, is going to stop with changes being done to hospital forms after reviewing the new guidelines in AO 2009-25.
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