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Maternity Admission Information
Congratulations on your pregnancy. The countdown to your baby’s arrival has begun. Like most expectant mothers, you are probably both excited and a little bit nervous. At Bethesda North and Good Samaritan hospitals, we want to prepare you for the changes ahead and help ensure the best possible health for you and your child.
Even if this isn’t your first pregnancy, this information will give you a refresher of what lies ahead and what to expect at our hospitals.
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Care Coordinators
When you plan to deliver at a TriHealth hospital, you have the option to meet with an experienced maternity nurse, called a care coordinator, who can serve as your personal connection to the hospital. She'll educate you about your hospital stay, familiarize you with services offered at our hospitals, provide a tour of the maternity area and help meet any of your specialized needs.
If you are having a high-risk pregnancy or need additional services, your nurse care coordinator will work with your physician to provide you reading materials or community resource referrals.
To see if a nurse care coordinator is right for you or to schedule an appointment, call (513) 865-1526.
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Hospital Registration
Please call (513) 569-6600 to pre-register for your delivery. Registration hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. Have your insurance card available.
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Maternity Orientation and Tour
Free maternity orientation and tours are offered weekday evenings and Saturdays for new parents or parents wanting a refresher.
During these group sessions, you will be introduced to the maternity services available at Bethesda North Hospital or Good Samaritan Hospital and discuss what to expect during your stay. The tour includes the areas of Labor and Delivery and Postpartum of each hospital. It does not include a visit to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Good Samaritan or the Special Care Nursery at Bethesda North. This tour is appropriate for adults; tours for children are given with the Big Brother/Big Sister class. To arrange a maternity tour at Bethesda North or Good Samaritan, call the Women’s Health Line at (513) 475-4500 or register online.
Private sessions are available for parents with special needs. For example, if you have a need for an interpretor or have difficulty with English; are expecting a baby with health issues; or are using a surrogate mother, planning an adoption, or having a teen pregnancy. If you schedule an individual session with a nurse care coordinator, a tour can be provided as part of this session.
For all orientation sessions, please complete and bring the hospital information received in the packet from your doctor/midwife’s office, or you may mail it in to us. If you have not received a packet, please ask your doctor/midwife for one at your next appointment.
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Maternity Resource Guides
While some of the information in these guides is specific to our hospitals or to Cincinnati, most of it is general and would apply to any pregnancy, anywhere. Three comprehensive guides include information on self-care during pregnancy, getting ready for baby, labor and delivery, breastfeeding, self-care for new mothers and caring for your newborn.*
Pregnancy
The countdown to your baby’s arrival has begun. Like most expectant mothers, you are probably both excited and a little bit nervous. At Bethesda North and Good Samaritan hospitals, we want to prepare you for the changes ahead and help ensure the best possible health for you and your child. Even if this isn’t your first pregnancy, this resource guide will give you a refresher of what lies ahead and what to expect at our hospitals. Read more >
Postpartum
Your body went through tremendous changes during pregnancy and birth. In upcoming weeks, you will continue to undergo physical changes as well as experience emotional changes as you return to your normal, pre-pregnancy state. During this adjustment period, it will be very important to take care of yourself. Read more >
Breastfeeding
Congratulations on your decision to breastfeed! This book will help you learn and fine-tune the basics of breastfeeding. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that mothers breastfeed exclusively for the first six months and continue for the first 12 months of their baby’s life. You can continue to breastfeed as long as it is mutually desired by you and your baby. Bethesda North and Good Samaritan hospitals strive to support you and your baby in your breastfeeding experiences.
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*TriHealth offers the information in these books as a guideline for maternity care. Because medical advances are being made every day, we recommend that you check with your physician or midwife for the most up-to-date medical advice, or if you have questions about the information provided in these guides.
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