The Birthing Center’s New Features Accommodate the Whole Family

February 06, 2017
The Birthing Center’s New Features Accommodate the Whole Family

A new postpartum unit was recently unveiled at a community open house in July at Wellington Regional Medical Center. The Birthing Center, as it is now known, boasts a labor and delivery area with 18 rooms, a postpartum wing with 16 suites with queen-sized beds and “man caves,” one mini-suite, 10 fully renovated regular rooms, and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Rebecca Boyer, RNC-OB, BSN, Director of Maternal Services and Nurse Leader, says they have seen a dramatic increase in patients over the last year. “Patients are having a positive experience and are recommending Wellington Regional to their friends and family,” she says. “Our childbirth and parenting classes are designed to help prepare mothers and families and are well attended, especially our bootcamp.”

Rebecca adds that The Birthing Center offers birthing classes, a lactation support group, breast pump rentals, private consultations and tours. “All services are available to patients and community members alike,” she says. “Every time we connect with someone, it is an opportunity to bring a new patient to the hospital.”

NICU Director Kimberley Masterson RN, BSN, MSNc , says “the NICU is the only Level III facility in the western communities and attracts patients from all over Palm Beach County. Many of the maternal-fetal medicine physicians send their high-risk patients here because they know our NICU can treat infants needing acute care, is the only unit offering donor breastmilk, and can accommodate premature babies born weighing less 13 ounces,” she says.

Kimberley and Rebecca work handin-hand to accommodate patients from the minute they arrive until they are discharged. “We aim to create the best birth experience for them,” says Kimberley. “If their baby needs urgent care, the NICU is right here, and that is reassuring to them.” Yearly reunions of “NICU babies” and their families are a much-anticipated event. “We have a lot of success stories, and it’s always great to see the babies again, thriving and meeting milestones.”

Contact The Birthing Center

To schedule a tour, reserve your place for childbirth and parenting classes or get more information about the Birthing Center, please call 561-798-9880.

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