More view shots from the room

The rooms at UCSF for labor and delivery are terrific. They have great views; they are large, and they are seconds away from a crack neonatal emergency team and an OR. We found out the utility of that the hard way; it was a constant source of reassurance for me, anyway, as we went through everything. We liked the view, too.



For a standard delivery, there's an infant care area already stocked and ready to go. The apgar tests are done there and anything else that the baby needs.



This little machine was the contraction and baby heart-rate tracker. We watched it and it was addictive in the best times and scary in the worst. When it was audio based (external monitors), the signal would get lost about once an hour or so. For the internal one that was screwed into the baby's head, it seemed to have a much lower error rate. The system is also connected throughout the hospital so that Ilsa's mom could watch the baby's heart rate until it was born.



We can see Marin from our room!