Women and Children
The Paul and Judy Andrews Women’s Hospital at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth is a complete healthcare destination designed specifically for women.
Paul and Judy Andrews Women’s Hospital
Andrews Women’s Hospital (AWH) delivers more than 6,000 babies annually- a volume greater than any other facility in Tarrant County and second highest in the DFW metroplex. AWH includes a labor and delivery unit that offers high-risk pregnancy care and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) designed to care for the tiniest infants, as well as those born with serious medical challenges.
In 2022, four additional labor and delivery rooms were added to AWH to continue to meet the growing maternal needs of our population while still providing a warm and family-focused environment for expecting mothers. In addition to caring for women in childbearing years, AWH also offers comprehensive women’s surgical services. On average, more than 200 surgical procedures are performed by our expert surgeons each month for gynecological, breast and urological purposes, including many minimally invasive robotic surgeries.
Maternal care for high-risk pregnancies
AWH has a national reputation for expertise in high-risk pregnancy and childbirth. In 2021, AWH became the first hospital in Tarrant County designated as a Level IV maternal care center, the highest possible designation by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The Level IV designation was given after a rigorous two-day onsite survey of medical staff and facilities during which AWH was recognized for its expertise in providing comprehensive care through a cadre of medical, maternal, surgical specialists and behavioral health specialists available for round-the-clock support.
This designation underscores the facility’s ability to handle the most complex cases. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Delta variant was found to cause serious and sometimes fatal illness in unvaccinated pregnant women. This caused AWH to experience a surge in the number of patients transferred from across the region who needed the care that only a Level IV maternal care center could provide.
In addition to providing care for the most critically ill maternal patients, AWH also operates a unique Obstetric Emergency Room 24 hours a day for mothers experiencing emergencies during pregnancy.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
In addition to being the only dedicated women’s hospital in Tarrant County, AWH operates the largest neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Tarrant County as well. Since opening, AWH has cared for over 10,000 babies through the on-site 63-bed NICU. The highly skilled team of professionals care for the sickest babies ranging in age from just 22 weeks gestation to term infants. Although some babies stay only a short time and some stay much longer, the average length of stay in the NICU is between 17 to 20 days.
Angel Eye Camera System
Parents of newborns who have long stays in the unit often cannot see their child as frequently as they would like, due to work obligations or caring for other children. This challenge creates anxiety and limits the all-important bonding between parent and infant in these initial fragile weeks. Thanks to the generosity of a grant from the Once Upon a Time Foundation, Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth purchased the Angel Eye Camera System in 2019 to allow parents and families to see and interact with their baby in the NICU via live video streaming and direct, one-way audio. The cameras are mounted on the baby’s bed so families can view their baby 24 hours a day by logging into their secure account no matter their distance from the hospital.
Project NICU
Since June 2011, Andrews Women’s Hospital at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center and NICU Helping Hands have collaborated to provide Project NICU, a family support program within the NICU. Project NICU strives to be a source for reliable information, support and comfort for these families before, during and after the hospital stay. Parents not only have to recover from the often complicated and /or premature birth of their baby, but must also cope with their child’s hospital stay while keeping the rest of their life in order.
Project NICU is a family support program within the NICU that expands the support services and level of education provided to parents and family members affected by the hospitalization of a newborn in the NICU. Some of the support activities include Cookies with Santa for NICU families, family support dinners, craft hour and lunch on Thanksgiving Day. Last year, the full-time NICU Helping Hands full-time Project NICU Facilitator, funded by the foundation, worked with over 900 Baylor Scott & White All Saints Antepartum and NICU families Project NICU is provided to free of charge to NICU patients and their families. These services are made possible by philanthropic gifts made through Baylor Scott & White All Saints Health Foundation.
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