Lewis County Health System Opens Maternity Labor Lounge

 The Lewis County Health System is pleased to announce the opening of a Labor Lounge in the Maternity Department at Lewis County General Hospital.

 The Labor Lounge will support maternity patients who are experiencing early stages of labor but are not in active labor.  Often patients who are not in active labor are sent home and told to return when they are in active labor.  Patients can be admitted under the observation of a maternity nurse to the Labor Lounge where maternity staff can provide them with physical and emotional support as they prepare for the birth of their child.

 The Labor Lounge is located in the former maternity department operating room that is no longer needed because there is direct access to the operating room in the new Surgical Pavilion.  The Labor Lounge includes a couch, chairs, tv, a dining area, a snack station, and soothing music.  It also includes birthing balls, rebozo wraps, yoga mats, yoga balls and a yoga bar to provide the laboring mothers with tools to ease labor discomfort, anxiety and fear.  Patients in the Labor Lounge will be monitored with wireless monitors to gauge their labor progression.  Once the patient is in active labor they will be transferred to a birthing room.

 The Labor Lounge is a unique space for the patient and her support person to assist them in having a positive laboring experience as they transition from the early stages of labor to active labor in a safe and comforting environment that supports an uncomplicated delivery.  The Labor Lounge has been made possible with a generous grant from Brookfield Renewables U.S.

 If you are interested in setting up a tour of the Maternity Department and learning more about Women’s Health prenatal care at the Lewis County Health System, please call the Maternity Department at 315-376-5602.