Maternity Tour - Page 4

Newborn Care

• Once you have recovered from delivery you and your baby will be transferred to a post-partum room
• To promote bonding between the mother and infant, your baby will “room in” with you during your post-partum stay

Identification

• To ensure your baby’s safety, identification bands must remain on your baby during your hospital stay
• ID bands will be removed by your nurse at the time of discharge

Staff Identification

• Always verify that your nurse has a pink Good Samaritan photo ID badge on
• Only doctors and nurses that have a pink badge are allowed to move your baby out of your room
• All other staff members wear a blue ID badge

Neonatal-Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

• Our NICU is equipped to care for babies with special needs or for those that require extra care
• Specially trained nurses, nurse practitioners and neonatologists are on staff 24 hours a day to care for your baby 
• Parents are welcome to visit the NICU 24 hours a day

Discharge

• The exact discharge date for the mother will be determined by your obstetrician
• Moms and babies will be discharged through the main lobby
• Under California law, your baby must always travel in a federally approved car seat
• Know and understand how to correctly install the car seat as well as how to appropriately secure your baby in its car seat
• Please install the car seat in your vehicle before being discharged from the hospital. For more information on car seat safety, please visit: http://www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm

Necessary Items

• You will be provided with everything that you need during your hospital stay including toiletries, feminine hygiene products and diapers
• Bring comfortable clothes for yourself and your baby for discharge
• Keep valuable objects such as money and jewelry at home
• For your convenience, a centrally located patient refrigerator is available. Please label food with your name, date and room number

Prenatal Classes

• The childbirth services department at Good Samaritan Hospital offers several classes to aid you in your transition to parenthood: 
  - Breastfeeding 
  - First experience/childbirth preparation 
  - Baby care
• These classes are free of charge to patients delivering at Good Samaritan Hospital and are offered on weekdays and weekends in English, Spanish, and Korean
• Hospital tours are offered throughout the month
• To register for prenatal classes and tours call (888) 370-7804

Breast Pump Rentals

• Good Samaritan Hospital provides breast pump rentals to moms that may require them. Please call (213) 977-2908 for prices.

This concludes the tour!