Texas Ten Step Program
OakBend Medical Center’s labor and delivery unit in Fort Bend County has taken a giant step towards improving the health of newborns and infants by earning the Texas Ten Step Program facility designation from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Texas Ten Step Program encourages breastfeeding as the preferred method of feeding for newborns and infants. OakBend joins a growing number of Texas birth facilities that are supporting new mothers through breast-feeding initiatives, skin-to-skin time, and letting mothers room in with their babies after birth.
Rooming In
At OakBend Medical Center’s labor and delivery unit in Fort Bend County, we don’t take your baby away unless it is medically necessary. This practice promotes bonding and contact with the newborn which enables you to learn your baby’s responses and behaviors. Babies who stay with their mother breastfeed more frequently and have more opportunity for skin-to-skin time. This improves your confidence and prepares you for your new role. These goals aim to promote lifelong health benefits for women and their babies.
Returning Home
On your discharge day, please be prepared to be discharged by 12:00 p.m., noon. You will need to install an infant car seat in the vehicle that will be taking you and your baby home on discharge day.
