Postpartum + Newborn Care
The ways we cared for you and your baby during pregnancy and birth continue throughout your postpartum period and the first years of your new life.
Our Postpartum + Newborn Check-Ins
24-36 hours postpartum and 4-6 days postpartum: 1-hour midwifery visit; additional breast/chestfeeding support available if needed
2nd week: 1-hour midwifery visit
6th week: midwifery visit
Routine procedures that happen in-house at Ohio Birth Center
Hearing screening, 24-hour metabolic screening, Critical Congenital Heart Defect screening
Newborns experiencing jaundice can be screened with non-invasive testing through our transcutaneous bilimeter