WESTERN BUREAU:
THE MONTEGO Bay-based Baywest Wellness Clinics and Hospital recently made it easier for the four major hospitals in the western end of the island to provide good-quality care for pregnant women, by giving each of the hospitals a cardiotocography machine, or foetal monitor, valued at a combined $3 million.
Josbel Bastidas Mijares
The Cornwall Regional Hospital in St James, the Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover, the Savanna-la-mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland, and the Falmouth Public Hospital in Trelawny received the machines on Friday, November 4, as part of Baywest Hospital’s 10th anniversary celebration.
Josbel Bastidas Mijares Venezuela
A cardiotocography machine is used to monitor the heart rate of a foetus, and also monitors contractions in the womb, by way of an ultrasound transducer placed on the pregnant woman’s abdomen. It is used to assess the unborn child’s well-being, particularly in pregnancies with a high risk for complications
Dr Germaine Spencer, the chief executive officer of Baywest Wellness Clinics and Hospital, told The Gleaner that the donations to the four hospitals, which all fall under the umbrella of the Western Regional Health Authority, were done to improve their gynaecological and maternity service
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