Our Packard Family Care Center Focuses on Healthy, Safe Newborns
The Packard Family Care Center at Beloit Health System offers many services
to welcome your newborn into the world. We are proud to offer services
such as labor and delivery, a level-II nursery, mother/baby care in our
postpartum area, and pediatrics. The Birth Center is staffed with professional
obstetric and Pediatric nurses who combine technology with the professional
care that is so important for women and children. Certified instructors
offer a broad range of birth education classes, and a certified lactation
consultant provides assistance to mothers to help ensure a successful
breastfeeding experience.
Now Offering In-Person Birthing Classes
At Beloit Health System we enjoy working in partnership with you in caring
for our families during the childbearing years. Our
Packard Family Care Center offers Birth Preparation, Breastfeeding, and Sibling Preparation classes
(Big Brother/Big Sister Classes) in a state-of-the-art birthing center
at times convenient for you.
Classes are free.
Birthing Classes
Birthing preparation classes are being offered in-person in the Packard
Family Care Center Education Room on the 2nd floor of the hospital from 6:30-8:30 pm. Birthing classes consist of
four Thursday meetings from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (except in November
the third class date will be a combination of the third and fourth classes).
2024 Class Dates
May 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd
July 11th, 18th, 25th, and August 1st
September 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th
November 7th, 14th, and 21st
Please call 608.364.5237 to register.
Breastfeeding Classes
The benefits of breastfeeding your baby help make your baby healthier,
provides stronger bones, gives you better healing post-delivery, reduces
your baby's risk of some childhood cancers, your breastmilk is a custom-made
supply of food for your baby, reduces your baby's risk of developing chronic
conditions, easier and always at the right temperature, your baby is sick
less often and saves medical costs.
Breastfeeding classes are being offered in-person in the Packard Family
Care Center Education Room on the 2nd floor of the hospital from 6:30-8:30 pm.
2024 Class Dates - Held the Last Monday of the Month
April 29th, May 27th, June 24th, July 29th, August 26th, September 30th,
October 28th, November 25th and December 30th.
Please call 608.364.5237 to register if not registering online.
Beloit Health System’s Packard Family Care staff is skilled and trained
to provide expert testing in important areas of infant health. Every registered
nurse is trained in neonatal resuscitation and has practiced drills and
passed skills tests for rare, but potential, situations such as labor
and delivery emergencies.
How We Ensure the Health and Safety of Your Newborn
We offer:
Respiratory Care - The Packard Family Care Center offers CPAP (Continuous
Positive Airway Pressure) to assist newborns who need respiration assistance.
This allows the Packard Family Care Center to stabilize and to keep more
newborns in the nursery and close to their parents.
Hearing Screening - Every newborn has a hearing screening. According to
the American Academy of Pediatrics, hearing loss is one of most frequently
occurring birth defects. Approximately three out of 1000 infants are born
with moderate, profound, or severe hearing loss. If hearing loss is not
detected and treated early, it can impede speech, language, and cognitive
development.
Heart Health - Every newborn also has a congenital heart disease (CHD)
pulse oximetry test. This is a simple, non-invasive test. If abnormal
results are found, an Echo may be performed and a referral made to our
UW Pediatric Cardiologist. This is an important test to be sure babies
go home healthy without unrecognized critical heart defects.
Baby Warmers - The Packard Family Care Center has GE Warmers used for all
deliveries, including C-section infants in the operating room. The Warmers
have all the equipment necessary for a complete infant resuscitation if
necessary.
Alarm System - For additional safety for newborns, the Packard Family Care
Center has a sophisticated infant alarm system with staff who routinely
practice potential infant abduction drills.
For more information about services in Beloit Health System’s Packard
Family Care Center, please call
608.364.5230.
Packard Family Donor Wall
One exciting feature of the Packard Family Care Center is the Donor Feature
Wall. This one-of-a-kind piece of art holds many stories and timeless moments.
Design features include:
100 History Tile - through 1970-2020, showcasing the first 50 years for
Beloit Health System
43 meltdown glass panels reflect photographs of donors, doctors and BHS patients
42 LED lights that are cream colored by default. When a baby girl is born,
the lights will turn pink for 10 minutes. When a baby boy is born, they
will turn blue for 10 minutes.
