Perinatal (Zayed 8 East/West)

• Comprehensive labor and delivery for normal and high-risk pregnancies
• Perinatal unit for postpartum, antepartum and newborn care focusing on family support, prepared childbirth (birthing) and breastfeeding classes
• Care is family centered and includes mother/baby couplets

Patient Population

• Women and infants
• High-risk referrals
• Average length of stay: 2 to 3 days

Number of Beds

• 8 labor and delivery rooms (LDR)
• 2 extended care rooms
• 6 triage rooms
• 3 operating rooms/3-bed PACU
• 35 ante/post partum beds
• 36 newborn bassinets 

Nurse/Patient Ratio

• Labor and Delivery: 1:1-2
• Intra-operative: 1:1, 2:1
• Postpartum and Antepartum: 1:3-4 mother/baby couplets; 1:5-6 antepartum patients

Rotation/Shifts

• 12 hour permanent AM or PM

Skill Mix

• Acuity based, modified primary nursing
• Labor and Delivery: 80 % RN; 20 % clinical technicians
• Postpartum, Antepartum: 70 % RN; 30 % clinical associates
• Newborn Nursery: 90 % RN, 10% clinical associates

Orientation

• 12-14 week individualized perinatal training in all aspects of maternal & newborn nursing
• New Grads: SPRING program

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