- Three Board Certified Obstetricians and Gynecologists; Board Certified
Nurse Midwife; and Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
- Centralized location with Obstetrics & Gynecology clinic on 3rd floor
of the Hospital and Dolores Kator Switzer Women’s Center on 1st
floor of the Hospital.
A suite for triage, postpartum or postsurgical gynecological patients
Celebration Dinner
Level II Obstetrics Department
As a Level II Obstetrics Department, our highly trained and experienced
staff provides 24-hour care before, during, and after your baby is born.
From pregnancy through childbirth and beyond, McDonough District Hospital
can provide you and your family with the care you need for a healthy beginning.
MDH recognizes your choice for a healthcare provider is an important decision.
Whether you choose an OB/GYN, or a nurse midwife for prenatal care and
delivery, you are assured excellent, personal care. In addition, MDH has
a certified pediatric and neonatal nurse practitioner on staff to provide
care for newborns through age 18.
Nurse Navigator
As any expectant parent knows, the anticipation of giving birth can be
both exciting and overwhelming. To help offset some of those apprehensions,
we have developed an OB Nurse Navigator program. This new program helps
parents-to-be feel confident and comfortable before delivery day arrives
by adding an extra layer of one-on-one care for pregnancy, delivery and
postpartum care.
Certified Lactation Counselors
The Certified Lactation Counselor® (CLC) certification is the premier
National Certification in Lactation Management for the United States.
CLC certification holders have demonstrated competence in the lactation
skills, knowledge and attitudes that are essential to helping women in
the United States, and have agreed to comply with The Academy of Lactation
Policy and Practice code of ethics. The Lactation Counselor Training course
is recognized by ANCC as a Nursing Skills Competency Program.
CLC certification means that a person has received training and competency
verification in breastfeeding and human lactation support, including:
assessing the latching and feeding process, providing corrective interventions,
counseling mothers, understanding and applying knowledge of milk production
including in special circumstances, and other commonly encountered situations.
All of this give CLC's a strong foundation with which to help moms and babies.
Award Winning Obstetrics Department
MDH Obstetrics was awarded the Vaginal Birth QI Excellence Award and the
Quality Improvement Award for Birth Equity. This is a testimony to MDH’s
OB for improving maternal and infant care and overall health. These awards
recognize the efforts for implementing best practices, data collection
and reporting as well as implementing the key measures ILPQC has set forth.
Dr. Tamara Smith is a member of the OB advisory committee for ILPQC and
is 1 of 10 promoting vaginal birth coaches in the state of Illinois. The
OB Advisory Committee advise leadership teams on current OB QI initiatives
and propose and development future QI projects for the state.
Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC), is a nationally recognized
statewide network of hospital teams, perinatal clinicians, patients, public
health leaders, and policymakers committed to improving health care and
outcomes for mothers and babies across Illinois.
The Vision for ILPQC is being a statewide perinatal quality collaborative
that involves all perinatal stakeholders; utilizes data-driven, evidence-based
practices; improves perinatal quality resulting in proved birth outcomes
and health for women and infants.
Personal Touches
Onesie & Welcome Board – Our nurse navigators form a bond with our OB patients. They spend 9 months
getting to know them and become their personal guide for pregnancy. Our
nurses want to celebrate with the new moms too. The will deliver the onesie
and a personal note to each patient after delivery or at the first postpartum
check. The Welcome Baby Board gives parents a personalized backdrop to
share details of their little one’s birthday!
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
The Southern Illinois University (SIU) Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) team,
led by Dr. Abrams, has been providing services for MDH high-risk OB patients
at their Springfield location, but are now offering telehealth services
at MDH in the Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic. Patients that do not need
to be seen in-person by a MFM Specialist at SIU can be seen here at MDH.
SIU MFM telehealth appointments are by physician referral and are offered
twice a month. According to Dr. Nicholas Viyuoh, OBGYN, “This will
provide patients the convenience of maternal-fetal medicine services closer
to home. We are excited for this opportunity to better serve our patients."
Celebration Meal
We want the new parent’s time in our Labor & Delivery department
to be warm and welcoming. We also want to celebrate them and their new
baby. We have begun offering a Celebration Dinner to celebrate the new
mom and her guest with a special dinner after the baby is born. We offer
several entrees including steak as well as sparkling cider in champagne
flutes to share with a special someone.
Hear from Our Patients
“Dr. Viyuoh took the time to listen and answer all of my questions.
He never made me feel rushed and I appreciate that he gave me some options
on how to move forward. He was a very kind individual in a time where
I need to make some decisions regarding my overall health.”
“I love Dr Smith and her staff. Very easy to talk to and I feel all
of my needs were met!”
“Dr. Coulter seemed genuinely interested in my health and listened
to what I had to say. I look forward to meeting with him again.”
“Mary is just absolutely amazing! She listens and cares. She makes
you feel like you’re the most important person to her. She’s
calming and so informative. I wouldn’t go to anyone else! So thankful
we have her in Macomb.”
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