Maryland’s Health Matters - St. Joseph - Winter 2018 - 8
FROM LEGENDARY MIDWIVES
TO GENTLE C-SECTIONS
SAFE AND LOVING FAMILY-CENTERED BIRTHS ARE OUR MISSION
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Medical Center (UM SJMC) has a reputation for family-
C-SECTIONS:
GENTLY AND SAFELY
centered, faith-filled care. It's a joyous and clinically
An example of a unique service offered to cesarean section
abor and Delivery at University of Maryland St. Joseph
excellent place to have a baby, featuring a wide variety of
patients is called the gentle cesarean. "We use a see-through
services-from specialized prenatal care for high-risk mothers,
drape for the mother's midsection so that she can witness
to personalized midwifery care for those seeking a more natural
the birth," explains board-certified maternal-fetal medi-
birthing experience, to outstanding obstetricians and advanced
cine specialist Judith Rossiter, MD, chair of Obstetrics and
safety features. And, because the team members try to think
Gynecology and director of the Perinatal Center at UM
of everything, the most compassionate, loving care is provided,
SJMC. "We immediately hand the baby to the mother or her
even if the unexpected occurs during pregnancy.
partner so they are able to be with the baby. The idea is to
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