Delivery Ward
Labor and Delivery Ward of Azerbaijan Hospital in Urmia is located on the first floor of the main building, adjacent to the Gynecology Ward and Neonatal Ward. This center, utilizing modern equipment, up-to-date knowledge, and a highly dedicated and skilled team of midwives, operates 24 hours a day under the direct supervision of obstetrics and gynecology specialists. It provides the highest quality medical and midwifery services to pregnant mothers.
The ward is equipped with:
- 4 delivery rooms
- 5 active monitoring beds
- 3 active delivery beds
- Dedicated pain relief room
- Separate examination and ultrasonography room
- Necessary medical equipment including fetal monitoring, neonatal resuscitation bed, paramedic-controlled delivery bed, negatoscope, and other required devices
Activities and services provided in the Labor and Delivery Ward include:
- Performing term natural deliveries
- Admission and monitoring of mothers scheduled for cesarean section or preterm delivery
- Management of obstetric emergencies 24 hours a day, including preeclampsia, eclampsia, diabetes, and hypertension
- Performing and interpreting Non-Stress Tests (NST) and notifying the physician for both outpatient and admitted patients
- Providing round-the-clock counseling and care for pregnant women experiencing pregnancy-related issues
- Initial examination of all obstetric and non-obstetric referrals, identification of imminent deliveries, emergencies, and indications for admission
- Examination and preparation of patients diagnosed with incomplete or missed abortion for transfer to the operating room
- Management of intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) according to physician orders
- Providing admission education to mothers on topics such as breastfeeding, postpartum hygiene, and other essential care
- Photography and videography services
- Mother–newborn skin-to-skin contact and rooming-in in the recovery area under the supervision of a dedicated midwife
- Holding regular preparation classes for pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding throughout the week
- Monitoring and managing natural deliveries according to the treating physician’s orders until completion of delivery and for at least two hours postpartum
- Admission and preparation of cesarean section patients until transfer to the operating room
- Midwife presence in the operating room to determine Apgar score, provide initial neonatal care, initiate breastfeeding, and facilitate immediate skin-to-skin contact between mother and newborn
- Triage (separation of high-risk and low-risk pregnant women)
- Monitoring high-risk pregnant women and providing necessary care according to the treating physician’s instructions
- Organizing approved training classes by the Treatment Deputy to enhance the knowledge of physicians and midwives
- Sending midwives to participate in relevant seminars and workshops outside the hospital
- Implementing the respectful maternity care plan even during busy days to facilitate natural delivery
- Issuing birth certificates before discharge, up to a maximum of 14 days postpartum, and delivering them to one of the parents
- Parents have only 15 days from the date of birth to visit the Civil Registration Office to obtain the newborn’s identity card
Steps taken toward physiological childbirth:
- Emphasis on avoiding unnecessary and non-evidence-based cesarean sections
- Holding and continuing preparation classes for childbirth
- Implementation of the Ten Steps of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, promotion of physiological childbirth, and reduction of unnecessary medical interventions
- Establishment of a high-risk pregnancy team within the hospital
- Assignment of emergency obstetric codes in the hospital
- Accurate completion of the electronic maternal and neonatal information registration system
- Therapeutic massage
- Aromatherapy
- Use of supportive tools such as birthing balls, birthing mattresses, and similar aids
- Option for delivery with a companion
- Utilization of all pharmacological (e.g., Entonox gas) and non-pharmacological pain relief methods to reduce labor pain
- Holding free physiological childbirth preparation classes
- Postpartum monitoring of mothers
