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CoxHealth recently remodeled its labor and delivery department to offer low-intervention birthing suites.Photo provided by COXHEALTH
CoxHealth recently remodeled its labor and delivery department to offer low-intervention birthing suites.

Photo provided by COXHEALTH

CoxHealth remodels labor, delivery department

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CoxHealth recently completed a remodel of a portion of its labor and delivery department to offer low-intervention birthing suites.

According to the health system, women seeking low-intervention birth – an experience that allows labor to progress naturally while surrounded by the comforts of home – is increasing across the Ozarks.

The remodeled department now features labor tubs and a more relaxed and home-like environment, according to a news release. The cost of the project was undisclosed.

“We saw low-intervention birth as something that more of our moms were interested in, so we wanted to offer this option within a safe environment,” said Dr. Staci Niemoth, medical director of Women’s Services at CoxHealth, in the release. “However, we know that there are instances when rapid medical assistance is required. This alternative offers the best of both worlds.”

In October 2016, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released a study confirming that immersion in water during labor’s first stage may be associated with shorter labor time and help to decrease pain.

In addition to labor tubs, the suites offer dimmed lighting, bluetooth speakers for a mothers’ own music selections and labor balls. The department is accessed through the West Pavilion.

Women who have high-risk factors or certain medical conditions will not qualify for the rooms due to safety concerns for the mother and child, according to the release.

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