About Birthing at Beams

The birth of a baby is a joyous new beginning and motherhood is an incredible journey! It is perhaps the most positive, life-changing experience for not only the mother-to-be, but also the entire family.

At Beams Hospitals, we understand that this experience is part of a journey that begins at conception and lasts well beyond. Thus, we strive to support you in this journey in every way possible with the best team of doctors and medical specialists at your disposal. We are absolutely dedicated to making the birthing process as special and comfortable for you as it can be.

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Facilities and Infrastructure

Birthing Suites (Labor Delivery Recovery Room)

Our premium Birthing Suites are especially designed to create to ideal environments that make new beginnings a safe, joyful, personal experience.

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Qualified and trained gynecologists, obstetricians, neonatologists, pediatricians, anesthetists and sonologists who are available round the clock to care of you throughout your pregnancy and delivery

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State-of-the-art fetal monitoring system that ensures complete safety of both mother and child.

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Baby warmer creates a cozy, thermo-stable environment for the baby

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Open resuscitation system in the case of any respiratory emergencies

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Birthing suites are located close to operation theatres in case an emergency C-Section needs to be performed

Beams Hospital wants to help expecting parents to share this joy with their family by pre-preparing them for the birth of their baby. Our childbirth education sessions demystify common fears and concerns regarding pregnancy, labor, delivery, and parenting.

We encourage mothers to go for a normal delivery and enjoy the complete birthing experience. We offer epidural anesthesia for painless natural delivery to give maximum comfort to the mother during the normal delivery.

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Ante Natal Care

Pregnancy symptoms and signs

With the onset of pregnancy, the body naturally begins to undergo changes. Some women are in-tune with their bodies and may thus figure out that they’re pregnant very early, whereas other women may not experience any symptoms for weeks.

These are the common symptoms that accompany pregnancy:

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Late or missed periods

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Sore or swollen breasts and darker nipples

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Feelings of nausea

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A recurring need to urinate

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Feelings of exhaustion and tiredness

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Sudden distaste for foods that used to be enjoyable earlier

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A metallic taste in the mouth

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A heightened sense of smell

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Feeling emotional and more sentimental than usual

Note: The first signs of pregnancy (sore breasts, irritability) are easy to confuse with those of an impending period. While missing a period is perhaps the clearest sign that indicates pregnancy, there could be other explanations, for example, illness, medication or stress levels. Sometimes, women who are pregnant still have a very light period. But if your period is definitely late or much lighter than usual and you've had sex since your last period, you should conduct a pregnancy test or seek a doctor’s help.

Pregnancy Tests  

When should I conduct a pregnancy test?

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Most pregnancy tests can be done from the day your period's due. Some tests are so sensitive you can even use them before your period is officially late

How do these tests work?

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Most pregnancy tests work by testing for the presence of the pregnancy hormone HCG in your urine

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Most over-the-counter tests contain one or two sticks. You urinate on the stick and the result will then appear on the stick after a few minutes. Read the instructions carefully and consult a doctor if you are still unsure

Why am I bleeding? Is it normal?

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It is common to experience some bleeding during the early stages of your pregnancy. It may indeed be a sign that something is wrong, so you do need to see your general physician or midwife to check. Yet, many women who experience bleeding during early pregnancy go on to have full-term pregnancies, so don't assume the worst

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If you get a negative result but still think you're pregnant, wait a couple of days and conduct another test. Speak to your GP if you get a negative result after the second test but your period still hasn't started

Pregnancy dos and don'ts

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While pregnancy and childbirth do bring about a significant shift in lifestyle, you must keep in mind a few things that will help you better manage the changes taking place in your body.

Avoid alcohol

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Drinking during pregnancy is potentially dangerous because the alcohol tends to cross the placenta and into your baby’s blood. The child’s still-developing liver cannot possibly process it as fast as you can

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Too much alcohol raises the risk of miscarriage and the chance of your baby having a low birth-weight. It can also lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, which could cause serious health problems for your baby, such as heart defects and behavioral disorders

Avoid smoking and taking drugs

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Cigarettes increase the risk of babies being born with a low birth weight, prematurely and/or with respiratory issues, and maternal smoking is strongly linked to miscarriage and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

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For some smokers, pregnancy could possibly even help one get over addiction. Due to the heightened sense of smell that sometimes accompanies pregnancy, women often feel nauseous or sickened by the smell of tobacco

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If you are a smoker and are unable to quit, remember that every cigarette you smoke is bad news for your baby

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If you use drugs then so does your baby because drugs cross the placenta in the bloodstream and greatly increase the risk of complications and abnormalities. Don't worry about what you may have done in the past, just concentrate on quitting in the present

Eating safely during pregnancy

It is important to consult a dietician or read up on a reasonable diet during pregnancy in order to avoid complications and ensure the health and safety of your baby. The following is simply a brief list of dos and don’ts.

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Avoid raw or under-cooked foods like blue cheeses, raw eggs, raw or undercooked meat, liver, fish liver oils, shark, swordfish and marlin, raw shellfish and undercooked ready meals. Try to avoid foods containing bacteria that cause infections and might lead to miscarriage, stillbirth or infection in your newborn

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Eat plenty of starchy foods for energy and general good health but also to prevent or at least limit, constipation (experienced by many women during pregnancy)

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Maintain strict kitchen hygiene: Wash fruit and vegetables well before consumption, store meat, fish and dairy separately and at the correct temperature, wash your hands after handling raw food, particularly meat

How much caffeine is safe?

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Current research indicates that high levels of caffeine can result in miscarriage or low birth weight, so government health advice is not to exceed 200mg of caffeine a day. Simply put, if you eat a bar of plain chocolate and drink one mug of filter coffee a day, or if you drink two mugs of tea and a can of cola, you will have reached the 200mg limit. You should avoid having any more than that

Weight gain in pregnancy

It is most natural for a pregnant woman to gain weight as her body prepares to house a growing foetus. For some women this can be a blessed relief and an excuse to satiate all those food cravings that they would usually avoid to stay in shape. Others may find the weight gain alarming and feel out of sorts with their bodies. Whichever way you feel about it, weight gain is necessary during pregnancy to help your baby grow and your body will store more fat than usual in order to be able to produce milk to feed your baby after birth.

How much weight gain can you expect?

There are many factors that will determine how much weight you will put on during pregnancy but, most women put on between 8kg to 14kg (17.5lb to 30lb) and most of this is post Week 20. About a third of this will be your baby, placenta and the amniotic fluid surrounding your baby. The rest of the weight gain will be:

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Increase in size and weight of breasts to over 1kg (3lbs) as they prepare themselves for breastfeeding

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Increased blood volume

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Extra fluid in the body

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An increase in the muscle layer around the uterus

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Increased fat stores.

What happens if you are overweight or underweight during pregnancy?

Being underweight or overweight can be harmful to the development of your baby. Women who are malnourished before they become pregnant are more prone to miscarriage, premature birth or having babies with a low birth-weight.

Those who are overweight before they get pregnant run the risk of complications such as:

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Pre-eclampsia- Eclampsia is a condition that involves seizures and could lead to coma during pregnancy

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Gestational diabetes

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High blood pressure

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The baby having unusually high birth weight

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Post Natal Care

The postnatal period is the length of time after the birth of your baby. During this time, appropriate care and support of the mother, baby and her partner and family is of great importance. We provide physical, emotional and socially appropriate care and medical assistance and we cater to the mother and her baby’s individual requirements.

Physical attention required by the new mother during the post natal period:

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After birth, the mother should undergo a perineal assessment to check for any damage to your genital or anal tract or any risk factors like tears or muscle injury. If you gave birth vaginally, then there might be some sensitivity, pain or bruising around that area, which is why you need perineal care. This ensures that there is no lasting damage post-birthing, because, for example, almost 71% of women who give birth vaginally undergo some form of genital trauma

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Several changes take place to your body after giving birth. The most obvious is perhaps the fact that you lose about 12 pounds almost immediately after birth, and although it will still be a while before you get back to your old self, you continue to lost weight over the pre-natal period. For example, all the extra water retained in your cells during pregnancy is gradually lost over the first week. Sometimes, this can amount to almost 4 pounds. The uterus will gradually shrink back to its previous size and you may even feel the muscles contract as it tightens in

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The skin texture may also change. If you had clear skin, you may experience breakouts of acne and vice versa

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Mood swings may occur as well. These are probably due to a number of factors that include hormonal changes, discomfort sleep deprivation and the other demands of caring for a new baby, as well as the emotional adjustment to motherhood

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Immunization is also extremely crucial post-pregnancy. This will immunize and protect you baby from nearly all major infectious agents, from Hepatitis B to Pertussis and certain strains of Influenza

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As for breast feeding, hormonal influxes in your system will cause milk to be promptly produced post pregnancy. When your milk comes in, usually two to three days after you give birth, your breasts may get swollen, tender, hard, throbbing, and uncomfortably full. This is called engorgement, but the sensitivity should pass away in a few days at most. The best relief for this is to actually continue feeding the baby

At Beams, the fundamental aim of postnatal care is to offer as much advice and support as we can to both the mother and her child. This includes prevention, detection and early treatment of any issues that may come up and complete protection to help a new mother cope with all the physical and emotional changes.

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