A call for donations from New and Expectant Parents

Jo Evison, Manager of the Golden & District Hospital, explains there are two rooms in the maternity wing in the hospital and only one room provides the birth partner of the expecting Mom with a place to sleep. A sleeper chair in the second room is needed to provide partners with a comfortable place to sleep during prolonged labour and after the baby arrives.

“I think the idea of a spouse bed is a good idea,” says one expecting Mother who recently took the prenatal class at GDH and had a tour of the delivery and labour room in the maternity wing. She said the class was helpful as she awaits the arrival of her baby in December.

The sleeper chair costs $2,885. Over the last year the maternity ward served about 70 women and their birth partners. If those new parents and the parents expecting next year each donated $50 there would be more than enough to buy a sleeper chair for the second maternity room.

If you think birthing partners need a comfortable place to sleep during prolonged labour, donate $50 to help buy the new equipment for the maternity ward. Indicate if you are a new parent or expecting parent in the comment box so that we can gauge the interest in a new sleeper chair.

 

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The Giving Thanks to the Golden and District Hospital Fundraiser kicked off its third annual campaign last week. The fundraiser, hosted by Friends of the Golden and District Hospital (FGDH) is raising money for a special wish list created by hospital staff for the GDH and Durand Manor.  Jo Evison, GDH Manager, says the wish list is made up of various items under $5,000 that help improve services and comfort to patients. Priority items this year include a sleeper chair, infant scale and a training DVD for prenatal classes the maternity ward.

Keith W Hern

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital.