The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance has cut the cord to welcome a first of its kind in Canada Wavecare Sensory Delivery Room at the Stratford General Hospital.
Installed in hospitals seen in Denmark and China, the wavecare SDR provides a stress reducing environment and supports the labour process with customized programs for childbirth.
Leah was among the first to use the room who gave birth to her son in September who says she felt a sense of calm when entering the room and felt like she was at home and set the tone for how the rest of her experience went.
A SDR has the same equipment and features of a regular delivery room but also has digital screen to play nature scenes, dynamic lights in calming colours and more to create a more relaxed environment and to feel less clinical.
