{"id":5843,"date":"2023-02-08T03:46:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T03:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=5843"},"modified":"2023-02-08T03:46:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T03:46:22","slug":"metrohealths-state-of-the-art-birthing-center-neonatal-intensive-care-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/08\/metrohealths-state-of-the-art-birthing-center-neonatal-intensive-care-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0MetroHealth\u2019s state-of-the-art Birthing Center, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5844 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Cleveland, OH, January17,2023: <em>MetroHealth<\/em> opened its state-of-the-art <em>Birthing Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)<\/em> to expectant mothers and their families January 25, 2022, as part of the health system\u2019s ongoing $1 billion transformation of its main campus in Cleveland\u2019s Clark-Fulton neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMetroHealth\u2019s comprehensive obstetrical program is among the largest, most respected in the region. Our beautiful new state-of-the-art birthing center is a reflection of the high-quality care that will take place there,\u201d said <em>Jennifer Bailit, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Inpatient Services<\/em>. \u201cWe are proud to welcome our community to this extraordinary space as we continue to provide personalized, compassionate pregnancy care designed to meet your needs, no matter how complicated or straightforward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The center\u2019s 10 birthing rooms offer flexible options during labor. Natural light and patient-controlled mood lighting in calming colors help optimize the space for each patient. Each labor and delivery room is equipped with an advanced wireless system for fetal monitoring. There is also dedicated space for newborn care within the birthing rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the 27 private post-partum patient rooms is furnished with comfortable seating and pull-out beds for overnight guests. All rooms have private, spacious showers. The labor and delivery rooms are located in the same floor as postpartum rooms, keeping the area secure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything we do at MetroHealth is driven by our commitment to provide the finest patient-centered care and to create high-quality outcomes for everyone. That is how we will reduce health inequities,\u201d said <em>MetroHealth President &amp; CEO Airica Steed, Ed.D, RN, MBA, FACHE<\/em>. \u201cOur patients and this community deserve nothing less than the best care, and our exceptional caregivers are committed to delivering it. Our new Birthing Center and NICU are making a statement: Quality medical care is for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new, advanced NICU provides for babies who need more complex care in the moments and days following their birth. Each of the private NICU rooms includes a bathroom and overnight accommodations for families. The NICU space is designed to provide a calming atmosphere, including floor-to-ceiling windows for bright, natural light. A specialized baby nutrition room provides a space for specially preparing breastmilk and other nutrients for premature babies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an historic moment for MetroHealth and the families and women we serve,\u201d said <em>Donald \u201cChip\u201d Wiper III, MD, Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology<\/em>. \u201cOur brand-new birthing center will combine our long history of nationally recognized obstetrical care with the newest and most beautiful, comfortable and family-oriented labor and delivery in Northeast Ohio. Our mission is to honor both safety and a woman\u2019s important personal choices in birth plans and the environment in which a family wants to bring a new baby into the world. Our experienced team of physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers and dedicated staff will provide that and more in this state-of-art space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit metrohealth.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleveland, OH, January17,2023: MetroHealth opened its state-of-the-art Birthing Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to expectant mothers and their families January 25, 2022, as part of the health system\u2019s ongoing $1 billion transformation of its main campus in Cleveland\u2019s Clark-Fulton neighborhood. \u201cMetroHealth\u2019s comprehensive obstetrical program is among the largest, most respected in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_rtcl_gb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[128],"class_list":["post-5843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ohio"],"aioseo_notices":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro.jpg",700,466,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro.jpg",700,466,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro.jpg",700,466,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"large":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro.jpg",640,426,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro.jpg",700,466,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro.jpg",700,466,false],"rtcl-gallery":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro-700x462.jpg",700,462,true],"rtcl-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro-320x240.jpg",320,240,true],"rtcl-gallery-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro-150x105.jpg",150,105,true],"psacp-medium":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro.jpg",500,333,false],"rpwe-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metro-45x45.jpg",45,45,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"LaPrensa Newspaper","author_link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/author\/laprensa\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/category\/articles\/ohio\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Ohio<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Cleveland, OH, January17,2023: MetroHealth opened its state-of-the-art Birthing Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to expectant mothers and their families January 25, 2022, as part of the health system\u2019s ongoing $1 billion transformation of its main campus in Cleveland\u2019s Clark-Fulton neighborhood. \u201cMetroHealth\u2019s comprehensive obstetrical program is among the largest, most respected in the region.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5843"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5845,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5843\/revisions\/5845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5843"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=5843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}