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Despite her diagnosis of
placenta previa, Tompkins
was able to give birth to
her daughter naturally.
EXTENDING CARE
ACROSS THE COUNTY
UM Capital Region Health is also signifi-
and that resonates into our patient
care and how we treat patients."
UM Bowie Health Center offers routine
cantly expanding women's services at
obstetrics and gynecological care and
its satellite facilities. The goal is to make
same-day surgical procedures. Services
prenatal, postpartum and other health
at both UM Bowie and UM Laurel will
care more accessible and convenient for
soon include urogynecology procedures.
women throughout the county.
"We are always trying
"Urogynecology rarely requires
hospital stays," says Dr. Lewis. "Usually
to work with the community that
hospital procedures are for bladder
we serve to better their health
surgery or more extensive repairs
and to do that in way that they
of prolapse or pelvic disorders."
don't have to travel a great
Instead, Bowie and Laurel will focus
deal to get what they need,"
on minimally invasive and laparoscopic
says Stacy Ross, MD, a family
outpatient procedures, including
medicine doctor.
hysteroscopic surgeries, which involve
At UM Laurel Regional
using a tiny scope to look inside the
Hospital, mothers-to-be can
uterus. "All of those are procedures that
expect a full range of ser-
can be done the same day," he says.
vices, from general OB-GYN
Recognizing the need for qual-
care to ultrasound technol-
ity health care throughout women's
ogy. "A lot of patients around
lifetimes, UM Prince George's Hospital
Laurel would have had to go
Center, UM Laurel Regional Hospital and
to UM Prince George's to get
UM Bowie Health Center each provide
all their ultrasounds, so that
access to other specialists. "You can
helps patients a lot," says
have the full scope of care, whether you
Nkechinyere Nwaobasi, MD,
are a young teen or an elderly woman,"
an OB-GYN who practices
says Billie Hamilton, a nurse midwife
at the Laurel location.
at UM Prince George's. "Not only can
"There are more options
you get gynecological care, but we're
for them, which makes it
making sure we can address the whole
easier schedulingwise."
woman." Women can get referrals to
In addition to routine care,
specialists, including gastroenterolo-
such as exams and cancer screenings,
gists for digestive ailments, cardiolo-
for labor. It includes three birthing center
women can undergo outpatient gyne-
gists for heart care and pulmonologists
rooms, each equipped with whirlpool
cological procedures, such as tubal
to manage lung disorders.
tubs to allow for water births, if the
ligation, hysteroscopy and laparoscopy,
woman chooses. Emergency facilities
and minimally invasive procedures,
improve the health of women across
are close at hand if needed.
which typically involve an easier and
the population. "If we're not making
That aligns with another goal: to
shorter recovery. And the Laurel facility
their health better, why are we here?"
can receive breastfeeding support.
now offers maternal-fetal medicine for
says Dr. Ross.
Babies born early or in distress are
women facing high-risk pregnancies.
There's every sign that the women's
taken to a fully equipped neonatal
"Laurel is just a warm, friendly envi-
health program is succeeding. "Every-
After a baby is born, women
intensive care unit, or NICU (located
ronment," adds Dr. Nwaobasi. "Every-
body there deserves a pat on the
within UM Prince George's Hospital
body is very cordial. It's like you're
back," Saunders says. "I appreciate
Center), for specialized care.
working with your friends and family,
everything they have done for me."
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