Family Birth Place At Baptist Hospital

Before Your BabyArrivesEducation helps ensure Healthy BeginningsSince it’s likely you will stay in the hospital onlya short time after the birth of your baby, you’ll havelittle time to ask all the questions you might haveabout your infant’s care. Because of this, we encourageyou to learn in advance all you can about caringfor your baby.Our Healthy Beginnings program for expectantparents offers a full range of classes and a wealth ofknowledge that will ease your journey to parenthood,or, for experienced parents, refresh your memory.Certified childbirth educators provide a supportivelearning environment and feature topics on childbirthpreparation, breast-feeding, newborn parenting,sibling preparedness, epidural anesthesia, Cesareansections and infant and pediatric CPR. Detailedinformation about these classes and programs,along with their fees, can be found in the Programsfor Expectant Parents brochure. We also offer freeinformational tours of the Family Birth Place.It’s easy to register. All you need to do is call786-596-8748 weekdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or logon to www.baptisthealth.net/childbirth for a scheduleof class dates, times and fees, and to register online.We recommend that you register as early aspossible in your pregnancy. Class size is limitedand enrollment is accepted on a space-availablebasis. For more information, call the class registrarat 786-596-8748 or e-mail baptistchildbirth@baptisthealth.net.PreadmissionWhen it’s time to have your baby, paperworkwill be the last thing on your mind. BaptistHospital has a preadmission packet containingall you’ll need to arrange for your maternity stay.You can obtain this packet from your doctor or bycalling the maternity preadmitting coordinator at786-596-5959. The packet is also available onlineat www.baptisthealth.net/childbirth. Please readthe material carefully, complete all forms and mailthem, along with a copy of your insurance card,to our maternity preadmitting office. It’s best toregister as early as possible in your pregnancy.Know your health planHealth insurance plans are not alike, so it’simportant that you understand what your health plancovers before you are ready to deliver. Most healthinsurance plans require a written request for changeof coverage within 30 days of your child’s birth. Ifyou don’t enroll your newborn according to yourinsurance company’s policy, you will likely have towait until the next open enrollment period of yourhealth plan to get coverage for your child. We urgeyou to contact your employer or health insurancecompany as soon as possible to ensure that yournewborn is covered.2