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The Grand Tour

A Quick Trip Through the Labor and Delivery Room

By Jacqueline Rupp

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Other equipment used in hospitals include birthing bars, which are like ballet bars that women can grasp, and birthing stools, which are small stands that look like step-stools that work similar to the birthing ball. "We also have ginger ale, water, ice chips and juices available throughout the labor," says Stark. These allow you to stay hydrated and keep your energy levels up.

For some women, intravenous pumps may be used. Not all mothers will need to have this, however. "At our hospital, we see a lot of high-risk cases, such as pre-eclampsia patients and diabetics," says Stark. "For these patients, we would use an IV to continuously supply medication to them. Induced labor is another situation in which an IV would be needed to continually pump Pitocin into the system."

If you are planning on receiving an epidural you should know that you will remain in your room for this procedure and the anesthesiologist will come in and administer it to you. If you are not on the FHM you will now be placed on it. To receive an epidural, you will sit on the bed. A long needle will be inserted into the back to thread a catheter into the epidural space. It is then hooked up to a pump to continually supply the anesthesia.

"D" Is for Delivery

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