At Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, we know that there is nothing more joyous than the beginning of a new life. A friendly, compassionate and understanding staff can guide your family through this exciting experience. The goal of our maternity unit is to focus on what is important—welcoming the newest member of your family.
Expectant parents anticipate high quality care from their hospital and staff. At Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, our Women’s Health Center is staffed with OB/GYN’s, a highly skilled delivery team and trained nursery personnel for professional care and advanced treatment. Our modern facility offers LDR rooms, where mothers labor, deliver and recover in the same room; comfortable postpartum rooms; a well-baby and level II nursery and an on-unit C-section surgery and recovery suite. Special securities precaution help ensure a safe environment for mothers and their babies. Our personnel also can assist you with breast-feeding instruction, bathing and the general care of your infant.
Select Menu
Patients on our Women's Health Center unit have the advantage to choose their daily meals from our 'Select Menu' items. We've made it as close to hotel room service as possible - when you're ready to order, pick up the phone and let our nutrition staff know what you'd like to order from the 'Select Menu'.
Lullaby Charms
At Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, we know that miracles are happening in our midst every day—especially in our maternity unit. So when you visit our hospital for whatever reason, you may hear lullaby music playing softly on our overhead intercom. That’s our quiet celebration of the birth of a new baby. Our hope is that the lullaby music will serve as a happy reminder that miracles are happening in our midst every day.
Child Safety Team
We go the extra mile to ensure every newborn is always safe. Each newborn receives an arm braclet with a sensor that will automatically alarm if a child is taken too close to the exit doors without hospital or parent permission. Each parent also receives a matching arm bracelet and must be able to recite the daily password in order for a nurse to leave the newborn in the patient room with a parent.
A certified child passenger safety technician is on staff at our Women’s Health Center and is specially trained in child passenger safety. Our technician is available to provide instruction and answer questions regarding proper car seat installation for newborns and older children.
New service: Da Vinci Robotic Surgery
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center is now offering gynecology patients the benefits of less-invasive da Vinci® Robotic Surgery. When medication and non-invasive procedures are unable to relieve symptoms, surgery remains the accepted and most effective treatment for a range of gynecologic conditions, including cervical and uterine cancer, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, uterine prolapse and menorrhagia or excessive bleeding.
Traditional open gynecologic surgery, using a large incision for access to the uterus and surrounding anatomy, can mean significant pain, trauma, a long recovery process and threat to surrounding organs and nerves.
Robot-assisted surgery with the da Vinci® Surgical System, now available at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, may be the most effective, least invasive treatment option. Through tiny, 1-2 cm incisions, surgeons using the da Vinci® System can operate with greater precision and control, minimizing the pain and risk associated with large incisions while increasing the likelihood of a fast recovery and excellent clinical outcomes. Talk to your physician about da Vinci® and your healthcare options.
Location and Visiting Hours
The Women’s Health Center is located at our North Campus. Visiting hours are 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Prepared childbirth classes are free of charge to expectant mothers and their partners. Ask your physician about classes or phone 573.727.2140 for information or a schedule of classes.