Postpartum care
Post-pregnancy care and support in Florida
Meeting your baby for the first time is a moment a parent never forgets.
That's why HCA Florida Healthcare hospitals provide safe, comfortable environments where you can rest and enjoy getting to know your little one after birth. During your postpartum hospital stay, we continue to support you, helping you begin your recovery and gain confidence in caring for your newborn. Our goal is to provide you with the resources, information and care you need to transition home with ease.
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Our postpartum care services
After your baby is born, we help you begin your recovery and learn to care for your new baby with confidence. To do this, we tailor our medical care to your needs, and we provide family-centered maternity support to foster the new relationship between you, your family and your new baby.
Skin-to-skin contact
Our maternity teams support skin-to-skin contact, which involves you and your baby resting skin to skin. Skin-to-skin contact offers several benefits, including promoting bonding and regulating your baby’s temperature.
When medically appropriate, our care teams will place your baby on your chest immediately after labor and delivery. We encourage skin-to-skin contact throughout your hospital stay and even after going home.
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Neonatal intensive care
Many of our hospitals have neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) where we care for babies who need additional support after birth. Reasons a baby may need to stay in the NICU include a high-risk pregnancy, premature birth, complications during birth or a medical condition that requires monitoring.
Should your baby need to stay in one of our NICUs, they will be cared for by compassionate and highly trained neonatal doctors and nurses.
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Birth certificate and Social Security number assistance
During your hospital stay, the hospital's Medical Records Department will gather the information needed to register your baby’s birth. You’ll be given forms and information that will enable you to obtain a copy of your baby’s birth certificate and Social Security card. You may also visit the Florida Department of Health to obtain information about ordering your child’s birth certificate online.
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Post-pregnancy changes for mom
The postpartum phase is considered the first 12 months after childbirth. We are here to support you during this time, which we know can sometimes feel both joyful and overwhelming.
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