{"id":3884,"date":"2016-12-29T16:40:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T16:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=3884"},"modified":"2024-05-09T03:33:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:33:52","slug":"3884","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/3884\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Childbirth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Giving birth is one of the most beautiful experiences in a woman\u2019s life. While every hospital will provide you with items to make your stay more comfortable, many people prefer to bring items from home to enhance their experience.<br \/>\nSome suggestions for the mom to be are :<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Insurance card<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Important phone numbers<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Cell phone and charger<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Comfortable clothing\u00a0 (underwear, bathrobe, slippers, nightgown and pajamas)<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Items for personal hygiene (toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, body lotion)<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0A favorite pillow<br \/>\nFor the baby:<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Receiving blanket<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Hat<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Clothing<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Socks<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0It is also important to have a car seat for the day of discharge<br \/>\nTypically new moms tend to bring more supplies than they will need. Remember, the items above are all suggestions and should be used only as a guide. Most hospitals will provide new moms and their infants with basic items for comfort and for personal hygiene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giving birth is one of the most beautiful experiences in a woman\u2019s life. While every hospital will provide you with items to make your stay more comfortable, many people prefer to bring items from home to enhance their experience. Some &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/3884\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-womens-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3884"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10813,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3884\/revisions\/10813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}