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ENLARGEJill Boyle, RN, BSN, director of women and children’s services, prepares a room in the birthing center at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center. Hospital officials plan to open two more rooms by the end of the month, taking the birth center from six to eight.
FRISCO — After six hours of labor at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, Robin Hall gave birth naturally to an 8-pound, 1-ounce baby boy.
From the beginning, her goal was a natural birth as long as she and the baby were healthy — something that is a common desire among the growing numbers of Summit County moms, local health professionals said.
On average, the hospital sees about 30 to 35 births per month with moms from Summit, Park and Lake counties, and within about six months of opening they realized the need for additional rooms.
As a result, hospital officials plan to open two more rooms by the end of the month, taking the birth center from six to eight.
“Currently, we’ve seen kind of a baby boom in Summit County,” said Mary Jo Foley, RN, IBCLC, a lactation consultant at the hospital.
When the hospital was designed, it was customized to the needs of the area, said Jill Boyle, RN, BSN, director of women’s and children’s services at the hospital in Frisco.
“We know we have a special populations of moms that want to have as natural a childbirth as they can and we accommodate them,” Boyle said.
“A lot of thought went into the design of the rooms to make it more family centered,” she continued, adding that the medical equipment is stored behind pictures and wheeled into the spacious room for delivery.
Six of the eight rooms have Jacuzzi tubs where moms can labor if they are interested.
Birthing positions are up to the patient, Boyle explained.
“It’s not like a hospital in Denver,” Boyle said.
For Robin and her husband, Matt Hall, of Dillon, who considered all their options, they found that Summit Medical Center was the best option for them, Robin said.
It seemed like the middle ground between what’s in Denver and laboring at home, she added.
William Graham Hall was born Jan. 30.
They spent three nights in the hospital and didn’t even want to leave, Robin joked. “It really felt like home.”
“It was fantastic,” she added. “Everything from checking in ... it was seamless. ... They really predicated our needs.”
Lory Pounder can be reached at (970) 668-4628, or at lpounder@summitdaily.com.
From the beginning, her goal was a natural birth as long as she and the baby were healthy — something that is a common desire among the growing numbers of Summit County moms, local health professionals said.
On average, the hospital sees about 30 to 35 births per month with moms from Summit, Park and Lake counties, and within about six months of opening they realized the need for additional rooms.
As a result, hospital officials plan to open two more rooms by the end of the month, taking the birth center from six to eight.
“Currently, we’ve seen kind of a baby boom in Summit County,” said Mary Jo Foley, RN, IBCLC, a lactation consultant at the hospital.
When the hospital was designed, it was customized to the needs of the area, said Jill Boyle, RN, BSN, director of women’s and children’s services at the hospital in Frisco.
“We know we have a special populations of moms that want to have as natural a childbirth as they can and we accommodate them,” Boyle said.
“A lot of thought went into the design of the rooms to make it more family centered,” she continued, adding that the medical equipment is stored behind pictures and wheeled into the spacious room for delivery.
Six of the eight rooms have Jacuzzi tubs where moms can labor if they are interested.
Birthing positions are up to the patient, Boyle explained.
“It’s not like a hospital in Denver,” Boyle said.
For Robin and her husband, Matt Hall, of Dillon, who considered all their options, they found that Summit Medical Center was the best option for them, Robin said.
It seemed like the middle ground between what’s in Denver and laboring at home, she added.
William Graham Hall was born Jan. 30.
They spent three nights in the hospital and didn’t even want to leave, Robin joked. “It really felt like home.”
“It was fantastic,” she added. “Everything from checking in ... it was seamless. ... They really predicated our needs.”
Lory Pounder can be reached at (970) 668-4628, or at lpounder@summitdaily.com.
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