Santa Casa's Maternity House celebrates three years and over 900 patients served
The entity was created to assist patients who, due to some health and social situation, need to be close to the reference hospital service, but without the need for hospitalization
Those who see Raíssa with her daughter Graziela in her arms cannot imagine that the former patient had to overcome two pregnancy losses before seeing her daughter born completely healthy. "In the third pregnancy, which was Graziela's, I started high-risk prenatal care here at Santa Casa and, at 33 weeks of gestation, the baby showed a growth restriction. So, I was referred to stay here at the Maternity House, to have close monitoring with the health team, and I stayed here for 20 days under supervision and managed to have her on April 7, at 37 weeks, through normal delivery. So, I am grateful to God for directing me to this place where I was so supported," Raíssa said.
Like Raíssa, hundreds of other high-risk pregnant women have been able to count on the support of the Santa Casa Maternity, Baby, and Postpartum House, created to assist patients who, due to some health and social situation, need to be close to the reference hospital service, but without the need for hospitalization.
"This space is fundamental for the issue of de-hospitalization, as Santa Casa has an average of 12,000 admissions per month, including triage and hospitalizations, and the maternity house has come as an alternative for us to care for, with humanized care, patients who do not meet hospitalization criteria, but live many hours away from the capital, where there is no high complexity, or for a baby who is waiting for a test, but cannot go home and needs to undergo this test in the coming days," explains nurse Leonardo Costa, the technical manager of the Maternity House.
Inaugurated on September 6, 2022, the entity has provided care to 930 patients to date, including high-risk pregnant women, women in the postpartum period, or even newborns whose mothers needed to be hospitalized at Santa Casa after delivery.
The space has a welcoming structure, with the capacity to accommodate ten patients and their companions, and a multidisciplinary team trained to ensure monitoring, care, and hope. Obstetrician Aurilene Sidrim, who is part of the team that attends to pregnant women and postpartum women during their stay at the House, is moved to be able to hold a baby who, through the care that the mother also received, can arrive in the world healthy.
"Receiving a baby that we cared for in the womb and is now here makes us feel very happy to help so many women who come here, often without hope, but we guide them, care for them, with medications, support, and even psychological assistance. So, it is an immense happiness for us to have such a good outcome," says the doctor.
Laiane Souza and Bruno Maia also experienced losses. Having been at the house for 15 days, they are confidently awaiting the arrival of a boy, who will be named Kaleo. "At first, we feel a bit sad because we are far from home, but we become like a family over the days, feeling more secure due to the care of the professionals, who are always attentive to what we are feeling, giving us our medications, checking our signs. So, we feel even more secure," reveals Laiane.
