Sacred Heart's prenatal clinic reaches out to city's poor
By Stephanie Greenwood
Emerald Contributor
Sacred Heart General
Hospital, in a joint effort with
the !.anr County HeaTth Depart
ment. recently opened a
prenatal clinic to serve pregnant
women who otherwise would
not have access to prenatal care
The clinic, which opened this
summer, cares for pregnant
women who don't qualify for
Medicaid but fall below federal
poverty levels — women who
often are uninsured and have
low-income jobs
The .Sacred Heart clinic is
located on ‘150 Patterson St., a
few blocks from the main
hospital
While patients usually are
sent to the main hospital for an
amniocentesis or an ultrasound
test, the clinic does have an
ultrasound machine.
According to Wendy Lang,
nurse manager at the clinic, the
patients are given a comlplete
health assessment. "We take
their blond pressure, do tests to
ha sure that their kidneys are
functioning properly, and test
for diabetes.” I.ang said.
In addition, the clinic pro
vides diet and nutrition
counseling, excercise programs
and a series of prenatal classes
to prepare for birth and
parenthood
Nurse midwivm care for pa
tients during labor and
delivery If complications
should arise, physicians are on
call
Robin Krauss. a patient at the
clinic who is due in December,
said the clinic has her on a pro
gram to stop smoking
Krauss also is receiving nutri*
tional guidance at the clinic,
which she said has helped in
her pruga nancy. "I wasn't gain
mg weight," she said, "but
now I am."
According to a Sacred Heart
brochure, eight out of every too
births in lane County are to
women who have received in
adequate prenatal care Six out
of every 100 babies have low
birth weights at the time of
delivery.
A goal of the clinic is to
reduce the incidence of low
birth weight in newborns,
which contributes to the majori
ty of infant deaths in Lane
County. ’ *
According to I-ang, women
seeking prenatal care must first
contact Susan Kent of the lane
County Health Department at
687-4013. After an assessment
of need, the Health Department
then will refer patients to the
appropriate prenatal care pro
vider. Payment is determined
by a sliding scale according to
the ability to pay. but nobody is
denied care because they am
unable to pay
Et al.
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