Family Birthing Services: Baton Rouge

Ochsner Family Birthing Center - Baton Rouge serves residents of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the surrounding areas.

Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
17000 Medical Center Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70816

You want your birth experience to be just right. To help make that possible, the team at the Ochsner Family Birthing Center - Baton Rouge goes above and beyond to make your journey memorable.

We’re the only birthing center in Baton Rouge where you can access midwives, OB/GYNs and intensive care specialists in one location. Many women who give birth with us choose to work with one of our certified nurse midwives. These experts have extensive experience guiding women through vaginal childbirth.

We also provide comfortable birthing suites. Features inside our labor and delivery rooms include:

• Birthing tubs, which allow for water-based labor and/or delivery
• Birth balls to naturally reduce pain and help move the baby into the proper birthing position
• Birthing stools that allow you to sit upright during birth
• Wireless, waterproof monitoring that allows for continual monitoring when necessary

Sometimes a birthing experience doesn’t go as planned. In some cases, the baby may become distressed or have unexpected needs, or you may decide you’d like an epidural during labor.

At Ochsner Family Birthing Center - Baton Rouge, our team provides immediate access to maternal-fetal medicine specialists, anesthesiologists and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) equipped to care for premature or critically ill newborns.

Because of this advanced level of care, we offer family birthing services to all women, including those with high-risk pregnancies. In the rare event your baby needs a higher level of care, we offer a simple and seamless transfer to another Ochsner facility within our connected system, keeping your family supported every step of the way.

While natural, breastfeeding doesn’t always come naturally. To help, our family birthing services include lactation consultation.

Our lactation consultants lend a hand in the following ways:

• Prenatal class. Learn the basics of breastfeeding — how to get baby to latch on, how often to nurse and signs that baby has eaten enough. From proper technique to troubleshooting, this class gives you knowledge and confidence to breastfeed successfully.
• Prenatal consultation. Before giving birth, you work one-on-one with a lactation consultant to develop an individualized breastfeeding plan that meets your needs.
• Phone assistance. After heading home with baby for the first time, you have a lot of questions. If they involve breastfeeding, our telephone warm line can help. Simply call 225-755-4448 and leave a detailed message. A lactation consultant will return your call soon.
• In-person planning. For more individualized attention than the warm line offers, you can schedule a one-on-one consultation with a lactation consultant for a fee. Please call 225-755-4448 to schedule your appointment.

We also offer breast pump rental. This family birthing service enables new mothers to try a hospital-grade breast pump before purchasing one. If interested in renting a breast pump, call 225-755-4448.

If you are interested in donating milk to Mothers’ Milk Bank of Louisiana at Ochsner, Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge has a drop of depot location. Learn how you can become a donor. 

To help you make the best choices for you and baby, we offer an array of educational opportunities.

Childbirth classes and baby prep classes are free and cover topics including:

• Baby basics
• Breastfeeding
• Labor and delivery
• Medical interventions you may need during labor and delivery
• Postpartum and baby safety

We also provide a free breastfeeding support group. At each meeting, you meet with other breastfeeding moms who discuss breastfeeding obstacles and successes.

Our classes and support groups are also online so you can learn and have your questions answered while relaxing at home. Find and register for classes.

Mom and baby receive the highest quality care at Ochsner Family Birthing Center - Baton Rouge

We are proud of our quality figures and believe we have the best quality scores in the region.

Elective labor induction:

Since opening in 2010, the physicians and staff members of the Ochsner Family Birthing Center - Baton Rouge have adhered to the patient safety goal of a 0% elective induction rate prior to 39 1/2 weeks.

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) publications have consistently advised against non-medically indicated elective deliveries prior to 39 ½ weeks gestation. Research findings indicate that early elective delivery with a medical indication is linked to infant deaths, and does not bring any benefit to mother or infant.

(Tita ATN, Landon MB, Spong CY, Lai Y, Leveno KJ, Varner MW, et al. Timing of elective cesarean delivery at term and neonatal outcomes. The New England Journal of Medicine 2009 January; 360;111-20.)
 

Patient Satisfaction

Ochsner Family Birthing Center - Baton Rouge patients rate their birthing experience in the 90th percentile as compared to all other similar sized hospitals in the country.

Why our patients are satisfied with their experiences:

• Previous C-Section patients are allowed the choice to attempt a vaginal birth if they so choose.
• Laboring moms have continuous wireless monitoring so they are never confined to the bed.
• At the patients’ requests, we do more water births than any other hospital in the region.

Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
 

Parenting Classes

Online parenting and breastfeeding classes are available.

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• Baby Basics Class
• Labor and Delivery
• Medical Interventions
• Postpartum and Baby Safety
• Prenatal Breastfeeding Class

Virtual Breastfeeding Basics Class Dates

• Learn from our experienced Lactation Department.
• Classes include topics such as getting baby latched on, how often to nurse, how to tell if baby is getting enough milk and how to use a breast pump.
• These classes are free.

Virtual Breastfeeding Support Group Details

• Join other moms who are breastfeeding. Share stories and tips on what works and what doesn't with moms who are living the experience. This is a postpartum mother led group.
• Support group meetings are free and registration is not required.

More Information & Tours

• For more information or to schedule a tour, call 225-236-5893.