University Medical Center Brackenridge Maternity Services

WELCOME

From the time you arrive at University Medical Center Brackenridge, you are in the care of experienced staff, committed to helping you achieve a memorable birth experience. We:

• are recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation.
• are a teaching hospital with board certified OB/GYN faculty in our hospital at all times.
• have an Antepartum unit staffed by specially trained nurses to care for women with high risk pregnancies

Here at UMC Brackenridge, we are able to offer some of the safest, most advanced labor and delivery care available in Central Texas:

• We have a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist on staff to care for you and your baby.
• We have received the Codman Award for initiatives taken by Seton Family of Hospitals to reduce preventable birth injuries.
• We were also awarded American Nurses Association Magnet re-designation for nursing excellence
• We have been designated Texas Ten Step Facility for efforts and initiatives to support breastfeeding families.

EXPERIENCED CAREGIVERS

• Expert Ob/Gyn physicians and pediatrician on our medical staff\
• Experienced nursing team
• Nurses trained to provide breastfeeding support and education

CONVENIENCES

• Free wireless service for patients and visitors throughout the hospital
• Professional infant photography

COMFORT

• Spacious waiting areas for loved ones to gather
• Private lactation rooms with pumping equipment and comfortable seating
• Private bathrooms and showers, sleeper sofas for your loved ones and a rocker/recliner for cuddling

SECURITY

• State-of-the-art infant security system with a wireless tracking device attached to the baby at birth
• Matching ID bands for baby and parents
• Pink IDs for Maternity nurses

NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit just steps away for newborns who need extra care and monitoring
• A family-centered approach to care and special family visiting hours
• Board-certified neonatologists
• Highly skilled nurses who provide care 24-hours a day

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

Additional hospital services include Spanish translation, help with additional high risk pregnancy education concerns through our OB Education Case Management referral program, 24-hour access to instructions for mother and baby care in English and in Spanish on in-room televisions, as well as therapy (physical, respiratory, and occupational), pastoral care, social services and lactation services.