Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital now offering low-intervention childbirth

It feels more like a vacation hotel room than a hospital. The swans, candles, flowers, even a pink wall. Something very rare in a Cleveland Clinic hospital where the walls are traditionally a sterile white color.

“I know that sounds funny, but at the Cleveland Clinic, if you'll look at most hospital rooms, they're all white. We got special permission to paint one wall in on all of our low intervention birth suites the pink color,” says Niki Pearce, a certified nurse midwife at Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital.

“It adds warmth, it adds a feeling of coziness, of comfort. It doesn't look as sterile,” adds Jennifer Eaton, DO, chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hillcrest Hospital.

Hillcrest now has four low-intervention birthing suites targeted to low-risk women looking for a natural experience. One of a dozen certified nurse midwives handles the deliveries, without all the medical extras.
“Hospitals scare a lot of people, and it would be great if everybody can deliver at home, but they can't. What we have here is different. It’s nice, because we have the best of both worlds. We have this low intervention area space, but we also have highly skilled physicians that are right there at our beck and call if something happens,” says Sherisse Johnston, certified nurse midwife at Hillcrest.

The pandemic caused home births to jump 20%, with another 13% increase in 2021. Those who wanted the hospital buffer found it elsewhere.

Monica Robins reports: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/hea... --

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