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Get Off To A Smart Start!
. Through our ttealth Matters Center. St. Mary's offers
¢ o/¢hddbirth classes to help prepave prospec-
tire parents and/am@ members for the experiences
they unll share dunng preg'n ancy and after the baby's
arrival From Smart Skirl, our umque maternity
fitness class, and courses in prepared childbirth.
bveast-/veding, and infant care to a ",e fresher" course
]or h, randpavents and a class/or big brothers and
sisters, our Medical Center has a pmgrom designed
to meet each ]amdy's needs.
C ,._ Additional Birthing Rooms ,
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It'J 'w a number o/other birthing options, including
tradrtumal, shorl.stay, and Cesarean delivery,
are also off?ved, and epldurol anesthesza can be
administered with the agreement o] your
physician and anrstheslologzst.
Every
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Upon Delivery,
It's A Family Affair!
AI St. Mary's. we knou, hou. seial your ehild'
birth is to every family member. That's u,llv we
developed the m,tJon's first "filmily-centered"
matermtyprogram years ag. You may ke9
mr healthy baby with you as much as you
wish dunng your stay. And since the.tather
played such an imlmrtant part in the birth
mirca'h' right/ram the start, we not only
welcome hint hJ shave in the labor and
delivety process but also to visttyou and the
baby at any. time. Extended l,isitation hours
are also offered to ¢randparents and bill
brothers and sisters of the new amraL
The Most
Advanced Technology
F nml ultrasound mlmitonng to lili'-support asststanee tor the many babies in our Special Care Nursery,
St, Mary's O!lers the Tel.State's most adcanced care hr mothers and babies. Our lmd helps assure
that you and your ba; o'ill reeewe only the st ot care.
You've known us for years. We're the baby spe-
cialists -- the people you've come to trust for
excellence in maternity care.
At St. Mary's, we know each tiny baby is a new
beginning -- a bundle of hopes and dreams for the
years ahead. We want to give your little one every
chance for the best possible future.
Long recognized as the Tri-State's leader in
maternity and newborn health care, St. Mary's is
the hospital of choice for most area couples. In addi-
tion, many babies born elsewhere in the Tri-State
are referred to our Special Care Nursery for infants
at high risk.
When you choose our Medical Center, you're
choosing a caring, highly skilled obstetrical staff, as
well as a number of unique options and services for
you, your baby, and the whole family.
For more information about maternity services
at St. Mary's or to arrange a visit and tour, call
479-4007.
Celebrating the Miracle
We hnou, thc birth ot your child ts one o/the
most exciting events in your Ih' and offer a
number of "extras" to help you eelebmte.
Proud papas will receive a speeml "scrub"
shirt and brag button, and buttons are also
al,ailabh,.M grandpavents and beg brothers
and sisters. In addition, p:m'n# an' tn'ah'd
ta a goumlet ceh,bratwn droner, photography,
and yard sirtls to a,oloun(e the nell, ¢lrro,aL
For "Extra Special" Deliveries
When not at your side most
babies hnl at St. Mary's can be
cared for in one of our.four
newboDi ntlrserl('s. HoweveL the
Medical Center's Special Care
Nursery Is eqmpped to handle
premature infants, infants with
birth complications, and in/ants
requiring critical can" services.
Ymr baby may never need high-
risk care/tom our nconatohhnsts.
but isn't it nice to Irnmr it's
available right on the same floor?
When you need some special care,
we'll be there.
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3700 Washington Avenue • Evansville, IN 47750
At St. Mary's we!re been delivenng
babies for ll7 years, In/act. sina'
1910, we've brought more titan 85,000
babies into the world. That's more than
hal/the population o/ EransvilM But we
still believe every delivery is a special &lwery.