04-19-2018, 10:22 PM
The Labor and Delivery Wards were large open rooms with 5 beds per ward. Each bed was partitioned with curtains in between the beds so that the patients couldn’t see each other but could be viewed by the rest of the ward so that the staff could see the different patients as they worked.
After helping Gabe into a gown and getting him a hospital bracelet Dr. Gerry helped the orderly get him into the bed. “This is what we call the ‘First Ward’,” she explains to him as she helps him settle on the bed. “This is where you will spend the first part of your labor. Once you reach 6 cms dilation you will be transferred to the Delivery Ward for the remainder of your labor and your delivery. If your waters have not broken by the time that you are to be moved we will go ahead and break them for you as it will help your labor progress once you are moved. You will also be fitted with a catheter when you are transferred because you won’t be aloud out of bed once in the Delivery Ward,” she explains as the other laboring men in the ward can be heard moaning through contractions.
“For now I am going to get you set up with an IV and perform an internal exam to feel how far along you are. After that you can get up and walk around the ward if you would like,” she tells him as she prepares her supplies. “Do you have any questions before we begin?”
After helping Gabe into a gown and getting him a hospital bracelet Dr. Gerry helped the orderly get him into the bed. “This is what we call the ‘First Ward’,” she explains to him as she helps him settle on the bed. “This is where you will spend the first part of your labor. Once you reach 6 cms dilation you will be transferred to the Delivery Ward for the remainder of your labor and your delivery. If your waters have not broken by the time that you are to be moved we will go ahead and break them for you as it will help your labor progress once you are moved. You will also be fitted with a catheter when you are transferred because you won’t be aloud out of bed once in the Delivery Ward,” she explains as the other laboring men in the ward can be heard moaning through contractions.
“For now I am going to get you set up with an IV and perform an internal exam to feel how far along you are. After that you can get up and walk around the ward if you would like,” she tells him as she prepares her supplies. “Do you have any questions before we begin?”