C2 - Wednesday, June 1, 1983 - North Shore News New visiting hours for maternity ward FROM PAGE C1 provements in Care for mothers and babies. The spread of infections on the old open wards of 30 years ago with rows of beds and bassinets let to the segregating of new babies in glassed-in nurseries. An- tibiotics have reduced the fear of infection and babies are emerging onto the wards again. Antibiotics are also responsible for the increase in the number of Caesarean- section deliveries. “Ten years ago not more than 5% of deliveries were performed by Caesarean- section. Now it is as much as 20%,” says Dr. McMahon. “We used to be very reluc- tant to perform a C-section - it meant operating in a con- taminated area on an ex- hausted woman. But with the level. The use of C-sections has saved a lot of babies and has saved a lot more from brain damage. The mortality rate for breech birth babies used to be three times what itis today.” “We have the facilities for fetal monitoring, for an- ticipating difficulties - everything we need for antenatal management,” says Dr. McMahon. “And we have case room specialists. More than half our obstetrical nursing staff are trained midwives.” to be there because sometimes decisions have to be made with lightening speed,” says Tindale. “But at the. same time we want the process of giving birth to be more of a natural occurance and less of a medical one.’ An experiment at the hospital last year with a Bir- thing Room proved very suc- cessful with patients. The use of a special adaptable bed made it possible for the mother to go through labour and delivery in the same powerful new antibiotics the room and bed and risk of infection has been “We want all the medical lowered to an acceptable technology and safeguards eliminated the move to the more clinical delivery room. eee SOCIETY FINCH reg. 14.99 BABY BUDGIE $790 => reg. 24.99 $4 ass “ FEMALE CANARY $4999 % GREY COrKATIEL $6929 WL $8999 MOUSTACHE PARAKEET $4499° Seneca parnet ‘g9" RED MITRED CONURE $489°9 tray so "349° ramgonston $399°° covorres SUN CONURE $ 699° RETA SS AFRICAN GREY $699°° —— ae ‘799° ERA ce ah a ete ce omens te te ugowsgeeares coger | | y. Oscarsson's e and present the cake. TAMED UMBRELLA $4800°° reg. 2200.99 CREE Oe” MACAW $4 999°° BUDGIE CAGES -: reg. 39,99 $9999 COCKATIEL/ PARROT CAGES reg. $4.99 $3999 “WE HAVE NEW EUROPEAN CAGES ON SPECIAL TOO!! COME IN NOW FOR YOUR BEST SELECTION 9x 6 x 108" LANDSCAPE TIES SUPER SPECIAL! Pressure Tres ited TEDDYBEAR HAMSTER reg. 6.99 $499 GUINEA PIG reg. 9.99 $999 RABBITS - LOPEAR /WHITE reg. 24.99 ed. §) HAGEN DOG/CAT CARRYING CAGES §@4 HAGEN DOG COATS & RAINCOATS f=) HAGEN DOG/CA 25% OFF 50% off TCOLLARS &LEASHES 20% OFF WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF CEDAR FENCING & CEDAR LATH UTILITY 2”x4"s 8 & 10’ (while quantities last) HAGEN AQUARIUMS 25 Gallon Tank reg. 44.99 $249 10 Galton Tank reg. 17.99 $g99 Many Tank Kit Spectals 20% to 30% OFF reg price Ask about our BIG TANK setups Ve OLYMPIC STAIN HN WA Pees tween es ia. 99° FISH SALE 99°