Palomar Medical Center

Doula Jenn is your Palomar Medical Center doula. The following information is about the birth experience offered at this location.

About Palomar Medical Center

Monitors available: Wireless monitoring available. Telemetry units and external fetal monitors. Hospital policy of 20 minutes every hour for those laboring naturally.

Birth balls: Yes, but sizing is generalized. Recommended you bring yours from home and leave it in the car, if needed then bring it in.

Parking info (free/paid, onsite/offsite etc): Park in the front parking lot. Additional parking is available in the parking structure located in the back of the hospital.

After hours entrance: At night, entrance will be locked. Use the phone outside to the left of the main entrance to call Labor and Delivery.

Rooms: Labor, delivery and recovery all in one room

Doulas allowed in triage:

Tubs:

Photography allowed: Yes, only in the delivery room.

How many allowed in room for birth: 

VBAC friendly: Yes

Nitrous Gas: 

Epidural: Yes

Squat Bars: Available upon request

Oral Vitamin K: No

Lactation consultants available: Yes during the day

Placenta removal policy: Complete form in advance.

Typical discharge for vaginal birth: 48 hours, 24 hours available upon request.

Typical discharge for Cesarean birth: 72 hours

Other Info:
Birth per year: 3185
NICU – Level II
Midwives – No
Cesarean – 19.6%
Episitomy – 5.7%
Unmedicated Birth – Common