In The News: Welcoming a Newborn During the ‘New Normal’ of COVID-19

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Malia Jacobson from ParentMap talked with Julie Crews, nurse manager at Overlake's Mom & Baby Unit in the Childbirth Center, about delivering during the pandemic. Jacobson also spoke with a family, the Gray family, about their delivery at Overlake. 

From the article, "By early spring 2021, Overlake’s Mother & Baby Unit will feature upsized childbirth and recovery rooms — some nearly 90 percent larger — along with new features for parents and infants in need of special care, including an antepartum unit, additional NICU beds and rooms designed to accommodate newborn twins. Whether expectant parents deliver in Overlake’s existing space or the newly expanded unit, they shouldn’t expect any hitches other than the extra precautionary measures during COVID-19, says Crews."

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