Our Services: Postpartum Care

During your postpartum time (the six weeks following delivery), we will continue to be available to you. In the hospital, we are on call for any problems that might occur and will visit you daily to ensure that you are progressing optimally. St Luke’s has a number of Lactation Consultants to help with breastfeeding, and we encourage you to seek their assistance during your hospital stay. Most of our patients will go home approximately 24 hours after their baby is born.

Follow-up visits will take place in the office at two weeks and six weeks following birth. Assistance with breastfeeding (including outpatient referral to a professional Lactation Consultant), management of the discomforts of postpartum, assessment of normal postpartum progress, and family planning options will be a part of your care.