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“It had been decades since we updated the center so we really just were kind of looking to make it a more serene, comfortable space for moms to welcome their babies,” Huelskemp said.
The renovated Berry Women’s Center offers a comprehensive range of services including Ohio’s only accredited natural birth center inside a hospital.
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While the footprint of the center hasn’t changed, the new layout offers a more open, less cluttered appearance with trash cans and linen hampers now tucked away within cabinets.
"Mothers today are looking for a nicely updated space and something they feel is modern with certain amenities […] and we wanted to make sure we were meeting those demands,” Huelskemp said.
In addition to the updates, a custom-designed lighting display made up of 108 tulip lights was added to the center rotunda and funded though the Miami Valley Hospital Foundation.
“multi-year, multi-phase project
“We added a room in our family beginnings area due to demand
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