Delivery suites

Our maternity is committed to promoting the health of newborn babies. We are committed to providing parents-to-be with quality information throughout their pregnancy, so that they can make an informed choice about their child's diet. It's essential for us to support them in their choice.

This is how, in 2016, we were among the first to be awarded the “Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative” (BFHI) label.

We also attach particular importance to complying with ‘Mother Friendly’ criteria for the well-being of our mothers.

This means that we encourage them to:

• Drink and eat light during labour.
• Move around freely.
• To be accompanied by two people of their choice, so that they feel safe and cared for in the delivery room*.

*See the ‘Accompaniment’ section for more information.

Obstetric well-being is at the heart of the concerns of the entire birth room team: midwives, gynaecologists, anaesthetists and physiotherapists.

We are particularly committed to respecting women and their experience of pregnancy and childbirth.

To help you draw up your birth plan, we have prepared the following guide. We hope that it will help you to express your wishes and that it will enable us to work as closely as possible to your expectations.

Why prepare a birth plan? 

For you: it's an opportunity to think about your needs, your wishes and your dreams for your birth and for welcoming your baby.

For us: it allows us to get to know your wishes, your sensitivities and any fears you may have, so that we can adapt to your expectations as best we can.

The delivery suite at the Delta hospital comprises 9 delivery rooms, a caesarean section room, an emergency room and a recovery room for more complicated deliveries (twins, breech pregnancies, previous caesarean sections, etc.).

All our birthing rooms are equipped with a toilet, a bench for the partner and all the necessary equipment to enable the mother to move around during labour (slings, suspension slings, balls, etc.). 

Four of our delivery rooms have a dilatation bath.

We also have a ‘nature’ room. This is a particularly large room, equipped with a large bathtub, a birthing chair and a double bed, in addition to the standard room facilities. The idea is to be able to give birth ‘as if at home’, favouring physiology, while retaining the safety available in hospital and being accompanied by the same team.

In the delivery room, you may be accompanied by two people of your choice, in addition to your physiotherapist, if you have one.

Please note that if, among the two people of your choice, you wish to be accompanied by a doula or a photographer, you must request prior authorisation from your gynaecologist and also send a request by e-mail to Mrs Jacqueline Orban (@email), Head Nurse of the Mother and Child Unit, so that she can specify the framework of their intervention.

It's time to head for the delivery suite if :

• You lose fluid or blood
• You feel your baby moving less
• You feel regular, painful contractions.

During the day:

You can go directly to the maternity unit's central reception on the 2^nd floor, where you will be received by a midwife.

At night:

You enter via the emergency department. You will be taken directly to the delivery room.

If in doubt, do not hesitate to contact the delivery room on 02/434.82.74.

A midwife is always available to answer your questions.

For mom:

• Two short, loose-fitting nightgowns, or better, open shirts
• A bathrobe
• Slippers
• A large terry towel
• Miscellaneous: books, music (CD, Mp3, Smartphone ...), dry cookies, energy drinks ... and anything else that promotes your well-being.

For baby :

• A long-sleeved cotton blouse
• A onesie and a bonnet
• A blanket
• (No umbilical band or diapers). 

For mom :

• cotton and/or mesh panties
• Nightgowns or pyjamas, or even better, open shirts.
• Nursing bras (models that leave the breasts completely free).
• Towels and washcloths.
• Toiletry bag.

NB: A banana-shaped cushion is very useful to support your back.

For your baby:

Your stay lasts an average of 3 days. You'll need at least one daily diaper change for your baby.

• Cotton blouses or preferably bodysuits
• A few onesies
• Pairs of booties or socks
• A pair of cotton mittens (optional)
• Bibs
• Cloth diapers to line the crib (tetra or fleece are recommended).
• Toiletries: neutral soap, hairbrush (you can buy products at the maternity hospital).
• Towels and washcloths.
• A bath thermometer,
• Seasonally-appropriate clothing for the day you leave for the maternity ward.