CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth - Birthing Center in Beaumont

Multidisciplinary Team for a Comprehensive Birthing Experience

At our Labor & Delivery Unit, you and your baby’s health, safety, and well-being are the top priority. Our team of experts is here to guide you through every step of pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. Our team includes:

• Experienced OB-GYNs
• Neonatologists and a Level III NICU
• Pediatricians for after birth
• Lactation consultants

Mother Baby Clinic

Our Mother Baby Clinic offers comprehensive educational classes, breastfeeding consultations, and specialized newborn care to fully prepare you for your delivery and life as a new parent. We are dedicated to equipping you with the tools for an empowered pregnancy and smooth transition into parenthood.

Specialized Outpatient Services for Newborns

The Mother Baby Clinic provides a wide range of outpatient services to ensure you and your newborn receive the care and guidance you need.

Our expert team offers:

• Jaundice management: Defined as a yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes, jaundice is very common in newborns, due to an excess of bilirubin in the blood. Our clinic offers simple, quick access for pain-free jaundice checks, using a meter that measures levels in the skin.
• Weight monitoring: Caring for a newborn that its losing weight or slow to gain weight can be difficult. Help your baby gain weight properly with expert breastfeeding evaluations, weighted feedings, individualized feeding plans, and in-clinic follow-ups as needed to ensure your baby is gaining weight properly.
• Circumcision: If your baby was unable to undergo circumcision at the time of birth, our board-certified neonatologists can perform a circumcision as an outpatient procedure under local anesthesia. This is for babies younger than three months.
• Frenotomy: Sometimes, the small fold of tissue under the tongue, known as the frenulum, can be unusually short or tight, causing a condition called "tongue-tied." A procedure called frenotomy can be performed to cut the frenulum and improve tongue movement.

Call (409) 236-2229 for more information.

Breastfeeding Support

Lactation services at the Mother Baby Clinic in Beaumont provides dedicated support to assist families with breastfeeding. Our specialists are international board-certified lactation consultants who provide professional, compassionate, and knowledgeable guidance with evidence-based practices. As a new mom, you can enjoy a welcoming environment to freely share your experiences and improve your breastfeeding experience.

Receive expert assistance with mother concerns including:

• Pain related to nipple/breast, mastitis, engorgement, plugged ducts, thrush or yeast, latch problems
• Low milk supply or oversupply
• Difficulties while weaning
• Health history that affects breastfeeding such as breast surgeries, previous breastfeeding issues, hormonal issues, or fertility issues

Baby concerns:

• Slow weight gain, supplemental feedings
• Latching issues, sucking disfunction, oral motor issues, tongue or lip tie
• Trouble with feeding equipment such as bottles or nipple shields
• Prematurity, multiples, traumatic birth, and medical or anatomical issues

Our breastfeeding consultations require a physician referral. Referrals are accepted for all mothers and babies, regardless of your delivery hospital or method of payment.