Welcome to the Peter Lougheed Hospital Virtual Maternity Tour

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Welcome to the Peter Lougheed HospitalVirtual
Maternity Tour
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Time for Baby!

• The Peter Lougheed Hospital is located at 3500
  26 Avenue N.E.
• For more parking information, please visit
  www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/parking
• Check in your From Here Through Maternity Book
  for a list of items to bring to hospital, or
  www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/health_info/mat_new/Lab
  ourandDelivery.htm

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Entrances

• There are two entrances to the hospital. If you
  park in the visitor lot, the West Entrance is the
  closest for you. The Main Entrance on the South
  side of the hospital has some short-term metered
  parking in front of it.
• After 9 p.m., use the intercom at either entrance
  to have the inner doors opened.
• Take the elevators to the third floor for Labour
  and Delivery.

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For your comfort and safety

• Breathe easy! The Calgary Health Region is
  smoke-free. This includes the buildings and
  parking lots.
• Cell phone use is not permitted in areas where
  there is direct patient care.

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Labour and Delivery Third Floor

• Follow the overhead signs to Unit 35A, the Birth
  Centre.
• Use the phone on the wall to the right of the
  Birth Centre door to be admitted to the unit.

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Welcome to Labour and Delivery!

• Check in at the desk. The clerk will get your
  information and take you to an assessment room.
  Your doctor will already have sent your records
  to the hospital.

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Assessing Your Labour

• You will be taken into an assessment (Triage)
  room, where the nurse will assess you.
• Your contractions will be monitored, and the
  nurse will also take your blood pressure and ask
  you questions about your pregnancy and your
  contractions.
• After the assessment is completed, your doctor
  will be notified. If you are in active labour,
  you will be admitted to the unit. If you are in
  very early labour and are having no problems, you
  may be sent home, with instructions about when to
  return.

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Admitting

• If you are going to be admitted for labour, your
  partner will be asked to go to the Admitting
  Department on the Main Floor to complete the
  paperwork. You will need moms Alberta Health
  Care card and any other insurance cards (for
  example, Blue Cross).

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Your Labour and Delivery Room

• Your private labour / birthing room has a bed and
  rocking chair for your use. Your nurse will show
  you how to use the bed in different ways for your
  comfort. Walking and using a birth ball can also
  help labor along. Each room has its own bathroom
  with shower.
• Each labour room has its own bathroom with
  shower.
• There is a fetal monitor beside the bed, which
  will be used intermittently throughout your
  labour.
• There is a phone in the labour room so you can
  let people know when the baby has arrived!
• You will stay in this room for the labour, birth
  and the first few hours after the baby is born.

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Support During Labour

• You are welcome to have two support people with
  you in labour. They will each be given a Calgary
  Health Region wrist band. There isnt space for
  other family members and friends to wait in the
  hospital.
• The hospital has several coffee shops and
  cafeterias where your support people can get
  something to eat.

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Cesarean Birth

• There are two operating rooms on Unit 35A, should
  you need a Cesarean Birth.

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After a Cesarean Birth

• After a Cesarean Birth, mom will go to the
  Recovery Area for one to two hours, before going
  to the Postpartum Unit. In most cases, the baby
  will also stay with mom in the Recovery Area.

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The Mother-Baby Unit

• One to two hours after your baby is born, you
  will move to Unit 33, the postpartum unit.
• To ensure the safety and privacy of new moms and
  babies, visitors must use the phone on the wall
  to the left of the doors to enter the unit.

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Your Postpartum Room

• Most rooms on this unit are semi-private. There
  is a bathroom in each room.
• The few private rooms are often needed for
  mothers who are ill or who have special
  circumstances. Healthy mothers will usually be in
  a semi-private room.
• You will be in hospital between two and three
  days, depending on the health of you and your
  baby.

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Visiting Hours

• Your two support people may visit at any time,
  however, NO overnight stay is permitted.
• The babys siblings and grandparents may visit
  briefly between 11 am and 9 pm.

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Postpartum Theme Rooms

• The Peter Lougheed Hospital also has two Theme
  Rooms on the Postpartum Unit.
• These are nicely decorated private rooms with
  double beds and special menus.
• These rooms cannot be reserved, but are allocated
  on a first-come, first-served basis. The cost is
  90.00 per day.

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Nurseries

• There is a small nursery on the postpartum unit.
  Your baby will be with you in your room most of
  the time, but this room is available if any
  procedures are needed.
• There is also a Special Care Nursery on this
  floor, for babies who need extra help.

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Going Home

• According to Alberta law, infants must travel in
  an approved rear-facing car seat. Purchase this
  seat before your baby is born, and read both the
  manufacturers instructions and your vehicle
  owners manual for correct installation.
• For information on infant car seats, go to
  http//www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/carseats

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For more information on your hospital stay,
please go back to www.birthandbabies.com and
click on Hospital Orientation

• Best Wishes to you, your baby,
• and your new family!