April 12, 2020 marked the 10th anniversary of women’s services at Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge (OMCBR).
In the past 10 years, more than 13,300 babies have been delivered at the facility. OMCBR has the largest certified nurse midwife program in the region; and the hospital’s Family Birthing Center features eight labor and delivery rooms and four built-in birthing tubs. These rooms are twice the size of normal hospital rooms, and are designed to create the experience of home for mother and baby. Families are welcome to design their own birthing plans in partnership with their providers.
While Ochsner Baton Rouge has offered OB/GYN care in the Capital Area for over 30 years, prior to April 12, 2010, all deliveries occurred at another hospital. To mark the occasion, the team celebrated on with a small and socially distant party in honor of every little miracle.