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The little things that make a Big Difference.
- Tours for moms, dads, and the entire family are available through the OB Department at any time.
- Proud Parent Dinner with choice of menu items for everyone’s taste. The Dinner is served with fine stemware, silverware and linens. The Dinner should create an intimate, relaxing experience before parents take their newborn home.
- The same nursing staff will care for you from the beginning of labor through the discharge of you and your newborn.
- All postpartum rooms are equipped with refrigerators, DVD players, VCR players, CD players, AM/FM radio and alarm clocks for each patient’s individual use.
- The OR suite for C-Sections is located inside the Obstetric Unit. The same staff will assist you and your family throughout this time.
Visiting Hours
In order to allow for optimal time for the new family to get to know one another, we offer these visiting hours in the Obstetrics Department:
- The mother is allowed to designate one support person who is able to be with his/her loved one around the clock. There is a fold out bed available in Mom’s postpartum room and we will supply the linen for your use.
- Arrangements between the nurse and the new mother can be made for family and friends to meet the newest member of the family shortly after he or she arrives.
- In order to provide for the health and safety of your family, we ask that only two visitors (in addition to the support person) be in your room at a time. The door to the unit is locked at all times. Please ring the bell and wait for staff to assist you. All visitors must check in at the nurse's station. You may be asked to step out of the room at any time in order for the staff to provide care and education to our patients. There are no set visiting hours but we ask you to be respectful of our new mothers as they get to know their infants.
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Childbirth Classes
This interactive class will assist expectant mothers and their coaches to prepare for the birth of their child. Topics covered, but not limited to include, what to expect during your hospital stay, caring for your new baby, care of the mother before, during and after delivery, the need for increased communication between mother and coach, explaining the different pain control options, and nutrition options for your infant .

Safe Sitter Classes
Safe Sitter® teaches adolescent babysitters how to handle crises, how to keep their charges secure, and how to nurture and guide a young child. In short, Safe Sitter® babysitters help children stay safe and sound while their parents are away. In the process, these 11-to 13-year-olds emerge as more confident, responsible and compassionate teens and adults. Their instructors thrive on making a difference in the lives of these adolescents and the children in their care. And their sponsoring Safe Sitter® site enjoys the benefits of developing a positive relationship with its community's youth and families. For more information contact the Karen Stevenson - 217.784.2510 or the OB Department at Gibson Area Hospital
