Sign, Sign, Every Where a Sign!
I work on a LDRP obstetrical unit. This means, in one room, we may have a woman in labor, the next room a mother/baby couplet, the next room an antepartum patient, the next room a cesarean birth mother baby couplet, the next room a gynecological surgical patient. It is important to know who is in what room and to maintain the privacy of each patient. We have a lot of signs on our unit to help us do this.
One of my favorite signs is one we have on every laboring mother's room. It looks like this:
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| Labor Room Sign Lee Health
I like this one because it makes everyone who is entering the room take a deep breath and enter the room with intention. It brings the family voices down and helps with providing the woman respect for doing the hard work of labor.
We encourage women to be up and about when they are in labor. Walking and movement is great for supporting the natural birthing process. We have noticed that women read the things on the unit walls when they are up doing their labor walks! A few months ago, we started posting some positive affirmations for women around our unit. <as well as some cute baby sayings> What do you think of our affirmations so far?
         
Enjoy! Don't forget to enjoy the little things and be the reason someone smiles today!
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