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Banner – University Medicine Leads The Way In Pregnancy Care
The maternity care teams at Banner – UMC Tucson make sure moms-to-be feel comfortable, informed and safe during every stage of pregnancy.
Having a baby can be one of the most exciting milestones in your life, but if you don't have a good support team, it can become an overwhelming experience. Fortunately, Banner – University Medical Center Tucson is there to provide complete maternity services and help for moms-to-be through every stage of their pregnancies.
Their experienced and compassionate staff is fully equipped to make sure you feel comfortable, informed and safe throughout your pregnancy, labor and delivery. Banner – University Medicine and the University of Arizona work together to ensure the highest levels maternity care, along with clinical care delivery, education and research. Here are five of many great things you can expect from this acclaimed maternity care team.
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1. Patient-Centric Care
At Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, you are the most important part of the team, which includes doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, surgeons, neonatologists, perinatal specialists, technicians and other staff members. They take care of you and your growing family needs every step of the way.
2. Excellence In Maternity Services
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson's obstetricians have the lowest rate of C-sections and highest rate of vaginal births after Cesarean section in Arizona. Their delivery care teams are experienced in all types of deliveries, even the most complex. The number one goal is a safe delivery, and the caring staff of Banner – University Medical Center Tucson work to ensure this happens in a peaceful, comfortable setting.
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3. Specialists For High-Risk Pregnancies And Complications
High-risk pregnancies require special attention and expertise. Banner – University Medical Center Tucson's specialists have additional formal training and advanced knowledge of medical, genetic, surgical and obstetrical complications that can occur during pregnancy.
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson's maternity care teams provide a range of personalized care for pregnant women who may or could have a pregnancy or delivery with medical complications, including:
- Antepartum testing
- Diabetes monitoring and management
- Expert ultrasounds
- Fetal cardiovascular physiology monitoring and management
- Fetal surgery
- Genetic counseling and testing
- Mother's health issues, such as heart disease, hypertension and renal disease
- Multiple births
- Operative obstetrics
- Preterm labor
4. State-Of-The-Art Facilities
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson's labor and delivery tower, postpartum unit and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are equipped with everything needed to provide exceptional levels of care.
Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Catalina Mountains, these modern facilities feature added space and upgraded amenities such as:
- 12 private labor and delivery rooms
- A 24-bed post/antepartum unit and a larger family area with new sleeping sofas and rockers
- Unique epidural feature: PIEB: Patient-controlled Intermittent Epidural Bolus (only facility in Tucson to offer this)
- In-room connections for portable relaxation tubs
- Latest in-room labor and delivery lighting technology
- Larger room sizes
- Larger restrooms and showers
- Upgraded Wi-Fi and cellular coverage through the facility
- Close proximity to the rest of the hospital, dining and outdoor spaces
5. Quality Postpartum Care
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson's maternity team provides support for you and your baby even after delivery. This includes help with breastfeeding and giving the first bath.
If your newborn is premature or sick, he or she may spend some time Banner – University Medical Center Tucson's onsite Level III NICU. Their neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) specialists include neonatologists, maternal-fetal medicine doctors, and anesthesiologists. They also have access to doctors who specialize in cardiology, gastroenterology, and urology for babies.
When your baby is in the NICU, you can visit 24 hours a day and stay as long as you like. Skin-to-skin contact is encouraged. When you can't be there, a member of Banner – University Medical Center Tucson's maternity services team will call you with any updates. You can also call your baby's NICU nurse directly.