well serena i hope you will send a letter to HCA they
are the decision folks- they need to hear from you and
others! how do you feel about their lying or promising
things they did not plan to do?
--- serena newhall <kenyarena@yahoo. com> wrote:

> Per Ms Lawson in L&D at EJCH, there are no tubs in
> any of the rooms, but there are showers. She was
> aware that the brochure advertised water births, but
> she has no idea if there may be plans to install
> tubs in the future. Hmm. She mentioned that moms
> might be able to bring their own rented tubs in to
> birth in. But when I asked questions to get more
> information about that possibility she said that she
> didn't think they were ready for that yet and really
> had no idea if or when it would happen. Do you think
> they knew they weren't ready for that when the
> brochure went to press? :(
>
> Oh, and BTW, the brochure also advertises a choice
> of music while mom is laboring. She let me know that
> unfortunately that was not available either.
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Teresa Howard- Labor of Love
> <georgiadoula@ yahoo.com>
> To: alaboroflove_ webgroup@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:38:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [alaboroflove_ webgroup] Re: childbirth
> professional workshop in november- AD
>
>
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>
> yea there it is clear as day-
> waterbirth- hmmmm how do
>
> you suppose that will happen without any tubs?
> switch
>
> and bait for sure! i think we each need to call the
>
> hospital and then email HCA healthcare from their
>
> website.
>
> http://www.hcahealt hcare.com/ CustomPage.
> asp?guidCustomCo ntentID=62A5E1DB -A056-4A8B-
> 9723-10BC0952AA6 E
>
>
>
> it is on their website mid way down- click on
> contact
>
> us- the administrator is tom gilbert and the
> marketing
>
> person is johnel reid... let's let them know what we
>
> think of the fact that they said one thing and did
>
> another- letter campaign here we come!
>
>
>
> here is mine:
>
>
>
> Tom Gilbert and Johnel Reid: Someone just sent me a
>
> flyer that your hospital at Johns Creek sent out
> that
>
> stated that you offered water birth- but your labor
>
> and delivery does not even offer tubs.... how is
> that
>
> possible? Seems your advertising is a bait and
> switch!
>
> Were you considering it and then budgetary concerns
>
> over rode the desires of the women you hoped to
> serve?
>
> I think it is time you printed a retraction since
> many
>
> mothers were choosing your facility based on the
>
> promises you wrote. Sarah, director at the womens
>
> center tells me that there are hopes to retrofit
> tubs
>
> into the L&D once you are busy- but why should you
>
> become busy when there is water birth offered for
>
> those looking for it at a facility only a short
>
> distance away? I will continue to encourage my
> clients
>
> to go to hospitals that listen to women and provide
>
> women with ALL of the options- 24 hour anesthesia
> AND
>
> hydrotherapy for pain relief in labor AND the option
>
> of water birth. Shame on you for stating you were
>
> offering it and then not even putting in tubs on the
>
> floor with these laboring women!
>
> --- Nancy Travis <ntravis@swfla. rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Look in the website in this publication that is on
>
> > their website
>
> >
>
> http://www.emoryjoh nscreek.com/ CPM/H14102_
> EJCH_W07_ LoRzFinal. pdf
>
> > Look for article that is called "the power of
>
> > choice"
>
> >
>
> > Nancy
>
>
>
> Teresa Howard, CLD, CLE, CPD, CCCE (CAPPA), CD
> (DONA), CHBE
>
> Labor of Love Doula and Childbirth Services, Inc.
>
> www.alaboroflove. org
>
> www.laborofloveshac k.com
>
> 770-923-6914
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Teresa Howard, CLD, CLE, CPD, CCCE (CAPPA), CD (DONA), CHBE
Labor of Love Doula and Childbirth Services, Inc.
www.alaboroflove. org
www.laborofloveshac k.com
770-923-6914

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