Postpartum Care

Your birth team encourages you to room-in, or keep your baby in your room with you.

Not only will you get to know each other more quickly, but this practice has been shown to make breastfeeding easier. When your baby stays with you, they also are likely to cry less, be soothed more easily and sleep better.

Enjoy one-on-one nursing care during your stay in the maternity suite. Your nurse will care for you, answer your questions and help you learn how to confidently care for your newborn. You’ll partner with your nurse to learn how to:

• Bathe your baby and care for the umbilical cord
• Change diapers
• Feed and burp your baby
• Hold and support your newborn
• Soothe and swaddle your baby
• Take your baby’s temperature

Get the guidance and support you need to establish breastfeeding during your postpartum stay at Bain Birthing Center. You’ll benefit from:

• Daily breastfeeding classes just for new moms
• In-room visits from a certified lactation consultant
• Nurses trained in teaching moms to breastfeed

When your baby is about two days old, we’ll do a routine screening for certain genetic, endocrine and metabolic disorders, as well as a hearing test. Additional optional screening tests may be available.

For more information, ask your pediatrician or visit The New England Newborn Screening Program.

Expect to take your baby home one to two days after a vaginal birth, and three to four days after a cesarean birth.