Women’s Health Services at Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women in Memphis
Maternity Programs
Baptist has been delivering babies for a century. We are dedicated to women’s health and wellness and delivering the best possible women’s health services:
- Our unique Beautiful Beginnings program provides parents with prenatal childbirth classes, virtual learning events, a free maternity app, and postpartum support and classes
- MyChart Bedside app provides real time access to health vitals, tests and inpatient interaction with their care team while in the hospital
- MyChart provides in-depth medical history of visits, medications and test results with connectivity to their providers all at their fingertips
- High Risk Delivery care with Baptist’s Maternal Fetal Medicine experts, Jacques Samson, MD and Danielle Tate, MD
- Center of Excellence in Addiction Medicine for the management of substance abuse in maternity patients
- OBGYN Residency program
- Nurse Practitioners managing Maternal Fetal Triage Assessment rooms
- Certified obstetrical registered nurses
- Certified mother/baby nurses
- Certified car seat technicians
- Lactation consultants
Our maternity programs also include high-risk pregnancy services, labor and delivery services, a comfortable mother/baby unit, the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and a wide range of classes for birthing, breastfeeding and parenting.
Comprehensive Breast Program
At Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, we don't want any woman to experience breast cancer alone. That's why we developed this program, where women have access to all-female clinical staff and all-female radiologists, to make it easier to navigate the breast cancer process.
Most patients are introduced to the Comprehensive Breast Program at the time of their diagnosis through the Baptist Women's Health Center or at the recommendation of their physician, who is a member of the Comprehensive Breast Program network. The experienced staff at our women’s hospital is comprised of the following health care professionals:
- Network of breast cancer experts: Participating patients can be referred to any of the expert physicians in the network—giving them access to experts, second and third opinions and advanced treatment options.
- Breast Nurse Navigators: These registered nurses, with years of experience in cancer care, help patients gain access to local resources, services and support groups while also helping coordinate care with the office of each patient’s referring physician.
For more information about the Comprehensive Breast Program or to make an appointment, please call 901-227-PINK.
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Women’s Bone Health: Osteoporosis Diagnostic Services
We are dedicated to improving women’s bone health for residents across the Mid-South. Baptist's Women's Health Center offers bone densitometry diagnostic screening services at the Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women. To schedule a bone density screening please call 901-227-PINK. Your appointment will be scheduled in our renovated space at the Baptist Women’s Health Center - 55 Humphreys Blvd - Suite 17 - Memphis TN 38120.
Surgery Services
At our women’s hospital, all of our patients go to the same floor after surgery, which allows all staff—physicians, nurses and more—to work as a team to make your stay the best.
- Gynecologic surgeries, including oncology
- Urogynecology surgeries and physical therapy
- Breast surgeries, including augmentation and reduction
- Abdominal surgeries
- Plastic surgeries
- General surgery: gall bladder, appendectomy, thyroid, and others
Discharge Instructions and Ongoing Care
At Baptist Women’s Hospital, we want to ensure your recovery continues smoothly after you go home. Following surgery, you will be provided personalized instructions for your medications, wound care, pain management, and, more importantly, when you should call your doctor to minimize complications during your recovery.
Learn more about discharge instructions
Physical Therapy Services
When it comes to treating pelvic floor pain and dysfunction, incontinence, post prostatectomy, or managing post-surgical scars, Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women offers specialized physical therapy to help alleviate conditions for men and women.
Our physical therapists certified as pelvic rehabilitation practitioners play an important role in the conservative management of these health concerns. For more information, please call 901-227-9691.
Pregnancy Related Pain
Many physical changes occur in the body during pregnancy. When you’re pregnant, your abdomen is expanding, which can put more pressure on the lower back. Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PGP) and symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD) can occur because of the widening of the pelvic bones. You might experience pelvic pain because of the muscle compensation patterns and increased stress on the pelvic region – a result of a body that's changing very quickly.
Diastasis recti is something else pregnant women should be aware of. Also known as diastasis rectus abdominis or diastasis, it’s when the fascia that connect the rectus abdominis muscles – the abs – separate during and after pregnancy. Nearly every mom will have some sort of diastasis when she gets into that late third trimester.
The condition can cause low back pain, constipation, urine leakage and hernia. There are specific exercises you can do for it.
Pelvic Floor Pain and Dysfunction
Pelvic floor dysfunction is the inability to correctly relax and coordinate your pelvic floor muscles to have a bowel movement. Pelvic floor dysfunction can interfere with a woman’s reproductive health by affecting the uterus and vagina. People with pelvic floor pain and dysfunction may experience the following symptoms:
- Pain with intercourse
- Muscle spasms created from improper alignment of pelvic muscles
- Muscle weakness due to overactive pelvic muscles
- Restriction or impaired function of ligaments, tendons or connective tissue and structures
To treat pelvic floor pain and dysfunction, specialists at Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women devise a care plan, which may include biofeedback, physical therapy, medications or relaxation techniques.
Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
Urinary and fecal incontinence can be stressful to deal with, but our specialists at Baptist Memorial Hospital are here for you. Common causes of fecal incontinence include diarrhea, constipation, muscle or nerve damage, ageing or giving birth. Therapy can help address incontinence and control issues for bladder and bowels.
Post-Surgical Scar Management
Scar tissue from episiotomy, cesarean section or abdominal surgery can develop and become painful. Specialists at the women’s hospital may use various techniques to minimize scarring after surgery. Commonly, scar massage is used to soften and flatten scars from surgeries like C-section or episiotomy.
Physical Therapy for Lymphedema Services
The Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women sees both men and women who are suffering with lymphedema, which is the swelling of a body part (usually an extremity) with lymph fluid following procedures or trauma related to lymph nodes. Lymphedema can occur following some breast procedures. We provide the following lymphedema care options:
- Complete decongestive therapy
- Noninvasive, manual lymph drainage
- Compression bandaging/garments
- Skin care
- Self-massage and exercises
Have questions about our lymphedema services? Contact us at 901-227-9694.