Hospital expands choices for mom-to-be

Health

Mar 25

Holland Hospital Boven Birth Center is expanding choices for mom-to-be by adding Midwife Services to its birthing options and an enhanced Ob/Gyn care model.

Holland Hospital Midwife Services, comprised of certified nurse midwives (CNMs), will offer deliveries at Boven Birth Center on the hospital's main campus and provide personalized obstetric and routine gynecological care at the Holland Hospital Medical Building in Zeeland. CNMs hold advanced degrees in nursing and are certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board.

In addition to midwifery services and in collaboration with Ob/Gyn Associates of Holland, the new care model will include onsite OB hospitalists who will provide 24/7 in-hospital care to obstetric patients. The model also includes the addition of a specialized OB Emergency Department, providing patients with urgent or emergent obstetric complaints access to an OB Hospitalist. The OB Emergency Department is in a dedicated Boven Birth Center unit.

"We understand that every woman has unique needs and preferences when it comes to childbirth," said Nicole Huisman, Director, Holland Hospital's Boven Birth Center. "By adding these services to our birthing options, we empower women to choose the birthing experience that suits them while ensuring the best care is available for moms and babies."

The addition of midwives to Boven Birth Center allows Holland Hospital to offer a full complement of labor and delivery services. This includes onsite obstetricians, midwives, an OB Emergency Department, and the region's only Level II Special Care Nursery. Parents-to-be have access to the eight-bed Special Care Nursery staffed by dedicated pediatric hospitalist physicians, neonatal nurse practitioners and specialty-trained registered nurses.

"We're excited to implement this enhanced care model that further elevates the safety and quality of care we provide and offers our community additional options for exceptional obstetric care," said Huisman.

For more information about Holland Hospital Midwife Services, visit https://www.hollandhospital.org/find-a-service/midwife-services or call 616-748-5760.