Women and Children's Unit at Siloam Springs

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Having a baby is one of the most exciting and rewarding times in a woman’s life, and Siloam Springs Regional Hospital is dedicated to providing expectant mothers and newborns with the finest care during this special time. Our maternity services are provided by obstetricians, labor and delivery specialists, nurses and other caring professionals.

At Siloam Springs Regional Hospital Women and Children’s Unit, our goal is to provide safe, quality health care. We offer labor and delivery services that balance technology with a family-oriented, welcoming and comfortable environment.

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The Women and Children's Unit features:

• Six labor/delivery/recovery birthing suites
• Two surgical suites for patients who undergo cesarean section deliveries
• Two postpartum suites
• Advanced infant electronic security system
• Two antenatal testing areas
• Maternal/fetal monitoring
• Non-stress test
• Portable ultrasound and ECG monitors
• Ultrasound sonography
• Amniocentesis
• Breastfeeding consultation
• Childbirth education

Birthing Suites

Our spacious birthing suites offer comfortable and familiar furnishings to help make you feel relaxed and right at home. All rooms are equipped with a sleep sofa so family members can stay in the room, as well as a flat-screen television with a DVD player, a seating area and more. There is also a surgical suite close to the unit for patients who undergo caesarian section deliveries. Siloam Springs Regional Hospital features a comfortable waiting area for friends and family members to gather and see the baby when the he or she arrives.

Our six labor/delivery/recovery birthing suites feature:

• New beds, monitors, hardwood floors and furnishings
• Sleeper sofa so family members can stay in the room
• Flat-screen television with a DVD player
• Family seating area

After giving birth, mothers and their newborns are cared for by experienced nursing staff. Your private post-partum room allows you to welcome visitors during the hospital visitation hours. You also may choose to keep your newborn with you or in our secured and fully staffed nursery. Even dads can stay overnight at no extra charge.

Professional Staff

Siloam Springs Regional Hospital Women and Children’s Unit is proud to work in collaboration with a professional medical staff of obstetricians and gynecologists.

In coordination with your physician, our staff will assist you with everything from selecting pain relief methods to choosing to have your baby in the room with you after delivery. Anesthesia team members are available 24 hours a day to provide your prescribed pain relief services.

After giving birth, mothers and their newborns are cared for by experienced nursing staff in conjunction with local pediatricians. Each experienced labor and delivery nurse is certified in fetal monitoring by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses.

Nursery

Siloam Springs Regional Hospital offers a Level II nursery. The Level II nursery provides care for babies born at 34 weeks gestation or greater and those who need special monitoring or extra care after birth. Infants will be cared for by our nursery staff of registered nurses who are specially trained in Level II care. Should your infant require the highest level of neonatal care, he or she will receive care in Willow Creek Women’s Hospital’s Level III A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Silver Safe Sleep Leader

Siloam Springs Regional Hospital is recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program as a “Silver Safe Sleep Leader” for their commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep. They are one of the first hospitals in Arkansas to receive the title.

The National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program was created by Cribs for Kids®, a Pittsburgh-based organization dedicated to preventing infant, sleep-related deaths due to accidental suffocation. In addition to being Cribs for Kids® partners, SSRH was recognized for following the safe sleep guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and providing training programs for parents, staff and the community.

March of Dimes

The March of Dimes recognized Siloam Springs Regional Hospital for the Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait initiative. We have reduced the number of elective inductions and cesarean deliveries, unless medically necessary, performed before 39 completed weeks of pregnancy to give babies a healthy start in life.

The March of Dimes states that the last weeks of pregnancy are important because babies aren’t just putting on weight. They are undergoing important development of the brain, lungs and other vital organs. The “Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait” campaign urges women to wait for labor to begin on its own if their pregnancy is healthy, rather than scheduling delivery before 39 weeks.