Free information package
and video
To help keep expectant parents as informed as
possible about the maternal and childbirth services
available at Southeast, the Hospital has developed
a childbirth information packet and video, detailing
everything from childbirth classes and anesthesia
options to the Hospital’s home visit program
and Parent Adventure Newsletter.
These information packets and videos are available
to expectant parents at no charge through local
OB/GYN offices and from the practices of family
doctors who have obstetric privileges at Southeast. |
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Baby's
'First Picture'
Over the years, our Ultrasound staff has
taken more "first baby photos"
than any other hospital in the area. Ultrasound
uses sound waves to safely and painlessly
gather detailed information on how your
baby is developing. Mothers who have their
ultrasounds performed at Southeast receive
a complimentary photos of their baby's images
as well as a 5-10 minute VHS video of their
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Lullaby announces each birth
The arrival of each baby is “musically”
announced throughout Southeast Missouri Hospital
with several measures of Brahms’ Lullaby.
This “baby’s first song” can
be heard in the Hospital as often as a dozen times
a day (the birth of twins calls for “back-to-back”
plays) and always brings smiles to everyone in
the Hospital.
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Hand-made baby
caps
Each infant receives a handmade cap, lovingly
made by members of the Southeast Missouri Hospital
Auxiliary who devote thousands of hours every
year to this project.
Each cap is unique and becomes a treasured family
keepsake.
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Web
Nursery
Within hours of each birth (and only with parental
permission), an “electronic birth announcement”
is created and uploaded to Southeast Missouri
Hospital’s Internet Website, www.southeastmissourihospital.com.
The photos of more than 5,000 babies have appeared
in the Hospital’s B@bies Online Web pages
since the Internet nursery was created in December
2000.
Nursing Support pillow
Mothers who plan to
breastfeed can take advantage of free lactation
support provided by the Hospital’s internationally
board certified lactation support consultants.
All mothers are given a nursing support pillow
to take home with them, regardless of whether
or
not
they
breastfeed.
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Footprints
to the future
Before leaving the Hospital,
each infant leaves his or her mark by leaving
a footprint square to be displayed on our
“Footprints to the Future” wall
near the nursery viewing area. “The
footprints project was originally intended
to last only during our year-and-a-half
obstetrics department redesign, but it’s
been so popular that we’ve decided
to make it a permanent feature of the Elrod
OB/GYN Center,” explained Southeast
Marketing Campaign Coordinator Jay Wolz
who helped develop the “footprints”
project two years ago. |
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| Car seat checks
When they leave Southeast, families are given
diaper bags filled with helpful baby care items.
Also, before a baby is placed in their car seats
for the ride home, a member of Southeast’s
OB staff, many certified in car-seat installation,
checks to make sure the infant seat is properly
installed.
Mother-Baby
Home Visits
Moms and babies continue to receive care from
Southeast even after they go home. Southeast offers
free mother-baby home visits for mothers and infants
in several southeast Missouri counties a few days
after they leave the Hospital. In addition to
providing health checkups, home visit nurses offer
information and reassurance to new parents.
Born to Read
Program
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Southeast
Missouri State University gives each baby born
at Southeast Missouri Hospital a new Golden Book.
Each book includes a congratulatory note from
the Society that stresses the importance of reading
to babies.
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