Maternity
 Family Birthplace at Cape
Cod Hospital
27 Park Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-862-5156
Family Birthplace at Falmouth Hospital
100 Ter Heun Drive
Falmouth, MA
02540
508-548-5300
Welcome to the Family Birthplace at Cape Cod
Healthcare
Congratulations on the upcoming
birth of your baby; and best wishes during this memorable period in your life.
Nowadays, expectant parents are looking for more in a hospital than just a safe
place to have their baby. Maternity programs have to be comfortable, flexible
and accommodating too.
As such, both Cape Cod
Hospital and Falmouth
Hospital now feature “Family Centered Care” maternity units, offering
Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Postpartum (LDRP) suites. This means that mothers
will labor, deliver, recover and have their postpartum stays in the same room.
It also means that the family will be treated as a unit and that the baby will
remain with the family, in the room, provided there are no complications. Your
partner is also encouraged to stay and take an active role in the care of the
mother and the baby. And one nurse is assigned responsibility for mother-baby
care.
Vision
This concept
is new to many people who may be used to a nursery setting within a hospital
maternity unit. However, the “family centered care” offered in the Family Birthplace at Cape Cod
Healthcare is now the standard of care at most hospitals. It is also consistent
with Cape Cod Healthcare’s vision of being the health service provider of choice
for Cape Cod residents and visitors by achieving and maintaining the highest
standards in healthcare delivery and quality.
Mission
Our mission at the Family Birthplace at
Cape Cod Healthcare is to solidify the reputation of both Falmouth Hospital and
Cape Cod Hospital as centers of birthing excellence that provide the highest
level of care possible for parents and their new babies and enable rewarding and
safe experiences for all involved.
The Rooms
Each LDRP room has a private bathroom
with shower, cable TV, recliner and rocking chair. A bed can also be brought in
for the partner. The rooms are nicely designed and decorated to offer a homelike
setting for expectant parents. Falmouth Hospital occasionally needs to double
the rooms if there is an increase in patient census.
The Care
The family is treated as a unit and the
baby remains with the family, in the room, provided there are no complications.
The mother-baby nurse is therefore able to closely observe newborns without
separating them from their parents. Your partner – spouse, parent,grandparent,
other relative or friend – can stay as long as necessary and learn as much as he
or she wants to learn about taking care of the baby.
Support - Family Education
Classes
- Pre
and post birth classes
-
Post birth support -Nurses from the Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod or other home
health agencies are available to come to your home and answer questions. You
may also call either hospital’s maternity center at any time during the day
with questions.
- Post birth support - All
new parents are referred to appropriate community resources, such as
the VNA of Cape
Cod
for support and follow-up as
needed. For more information on VNA services, call 800-631-3900
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