WOMEN & BABIES PROGRAM AT SUNNYBROOK

BAY STREET FORE A CAU$E has chosen Sunnybrook Women & Babies Program as the recipient of funds for their 2008 tournament. The Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is currently building a new four-storey, 120,000 square foot home for Women & Babies at its Bayview Avenue campus. This will include two floors that will house the Perinatal & Gynaecology program currently located at 76 Grenville Street. The W&B Program covers the spectrum of care related to pregnancy, labour and delivery, care of premature babies and women's reproductive health. Sunnybrook is home to the second largest high-risk birthing centre in Ontario and provides care for 20% of all infants in the province weighing less than three pounds. Of the over 4,000 infants delivered each year, one quarter are high-risk deliveries and require specialized treatment.

BAY STREET FORE A CAU$E will partner with Sunnybrook to fund an important care space within their new facility. Birthing will take place within the twenty Labour & Delivery (L&D) Suites that will be housed in the Maternal & Newborn Birthing Unit. Each L&D suite will be a private, family friendly, space in which women will labour, deliver and recover, rather then being moved throughout the Unit. These suites have been designed to meet the needs of families, providing a comfortable space for a partner to spend the night and internet access.

Click here for more information on the Women & Babies Program at Sunnybrook