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I was told this was a delivery room... but looking back on this after a few years, it resembles more of an operation room.

Some equipment remains on the floor; here you can also see the x-ray light box on the right.
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Just what I would envision as a pleasant and memorable birthing experience - a large number of strangers gaping at me while I am going through the thrilling and quite public process of delivery. 8`-)
Lynne
Sat 06-11-2005
I think its for family members lol.
Cyrus
Tue 06-14-2005
Actually I hear they sold tickets and often used hot meals to the homless into watching the wealthy pacients give birth. Of course it was for family and friends... shesh...
Ack
Fri 11-11-2005
That must've been amazing to watch a child being born!
Andy
Mon 01-30-2006
andy it is amazing, I was able to see the birth of my niece, due to my brother almost passing out, I took over and it was something that I will never forget *-)
rtotten
Thu 02-23-2006
I could never be an OB nurse- too many body fluids all at once
Cait
Tue 04-11-2006
Talk about a stressful birthing process!!
Scarlett77
Sat 05-13-2006
i can't imagine anything worse than lying there, legs akimbo, while various elderly aunts tut about the state of your bikini line (we used to take it all off in my day, dear) and comment on the size of your arse. bruh.
surly girl
Tue 05-16-2006
who knew birth was a spectator sport?
FIRST DOCTOR TO GET THE BABY OVER THE LINE GETS A MEL-PRACTICE SUIT!
woot!
^_^
cory
Thu 05-25-2006
Wow, these pictures look like some of the pictures my daughter showed from Iraq!
Nancy
Sat 06-10-2006
Just what every woman wants: a whole hospital stadium of people ogling her unmentionables while she's in labor.

I can understand having med school students present so that they could study what was going on and witness things first hand, but other than that, I can't quite grasp why anyone else would try to turn childbirth into a spectator sport.
Amy
Mon 08-28-2006
And this is why I had a mid-wife when I gave birth. If other people had tried to watch I would have started chucking scalpels at them and such.

But I swear normally I'm a very pleasant person! =)
Florida Jen
Mon 10-16-2006
Most of the women who would have given birth in this room would have probably been heavily medicated . Women were put into what was called a "twilight sleep" for the labour and delivery. I don't think anyone would have been sitting in here for hours watching either - once a woman was ready to give birth, she was moved from the labour room to a delivery room such as this. I highly doubt family was allowed to watch, the viewing area was most likely for med students.
Green Eyed Envy
Sat 10-28-2006
This room gives me the spooks. Public vagina proding does not seem like it should be legal.
Viveka Christ
Mon 10-30-2006
Jesus Viveka, when you say it like that it shouldn't be!
Felyne
Mon 10-30-2006
*crosses legs, sits uncomfortably*

Damn, now you creeped me right out.
Felyne
Mon 10-30-2006
Felyne...you are too funny!
Sian
Mon 10-30-2006
I've given birth 5 times and never got to the delivery room because they all came to fast! The only thing that stopped my son from flying off the bed was his cord! Honestly I was to busy to notice who was in the room other than the mid-wife and my husband.
BunnyNSW
Sun 04-08-2007
Thats nice, almost pleasant in a strange and creepy way. Although the experience is preaty thrilling on its own having strangers look at you while your performing the act of birth must be an awesome experience. Word of advice, don't give birth, never ...
Alex
Mon 01-07-2008
By the time I had my kids I didn't care who was in the room. Just wanted their daddy real close. Don't think I'd care for this though.
Jeanette
Tue 02-05-2008
Was there a sign in this room that said it was a birthing room? It looks more like it would have been used for showing autopsies to medical students and doctors.
Emily
Mon 02-25-2008
The autopsy room was in the basement. http://www.opacity.us/..._autopsy_theater.htm

This could have also been an operating room, looking at it again...
Motts
Tue 02-26-2008
i haven't had a baby yet but it sounds kind of scarey. i will not have anyone exept for my husaband watching while i an delivering... i dont like the idea of having someone watching me it kind private and personal if u knoe what i mean
sugarhoney
Wed 03-26-2008
I dunno, I could have had the entire world watching me and I wouldn't have even noticed while birthing my son. My mind was elsewhere...
Kellz
Wed 08-06-2008
Ya'll...I doubt very seriously that family, or even the husband was allowed in the delivery room back in the day. Women were pretty much unconscious for much of a (hospitalized) birthing process back then.

That doesn't look like a birthing or L&D room to me.
April
Mon 11-03-2008
The Central Islip medical facility had a delivery room where I delivered a baby while a resident. Also there was a greenhouse and fresh flowers were delivered daily to the doctors living on the grounds. 1963
A. Wolpert, M.D.
Tue 11-04-2008
I know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies!
eldokid@aol.com
Thu 12-04-2008
Since it had a viewing area, it was more likely a full blown surgery suite than a specialized OB/GYN suite. As some others have pointed out, there aren't many women who enjoy having their birth experience (to include their delicate lady parts) exposed to the entire world.
MedicSpanker
Wed 12-17-2008
welcome home children LOL
kylie
Tue 03-31-2009
I like the idea of the soothing pastel colors of surgical rooms back in the day, as opposed to the antiseptic white used today.
Cortney
Fri 07-03-2009
Ya, it was probably a surgical room with the viewing area being for new doctors/students etc. And the big thing in the middle was probably a light or something for brighter viewing
Nurse <3
Mon 10-26-2009
The thought of giving birth (or viewing such a thing) makes me retch - I'm sure it's quite a disgusting sight not to mention painfull. One of the girls I worked with was pregnant and she was HUGE. I took one look at her and said "THAT'S gonna hurt!" Needless to say she didn't appreciate my input!
eldokid@aol.com
Thu 12-10-2009
Does anybody (besides me) think that the opening on the wall the picture faces, looks like a fireplace? I've been in my share of delivery/operating suites and I can't figure out what it is.
Of course a fireplace would be totally against protocol. But it suggests to me that this room might have had a different function at one time and was converted. Just a thought
Claudia
Wed 10-13-2010

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