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Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding & Lactation Support
Our nurses provide education and information on breastfeeding and baby care, as well as help with feedings, diapering and other needs. Lactation consultants are available to provide you with personalized advice and guide you in beneficial breastfeeding techniques.
Breastfeeding & Lactation Support
Breastfeeding Supply Stores
Our on-site breastfeeding supply store at Essentials at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach, offers the latest supplies. Our knowledgeable staff can help you select the right products for you.
Baby Photos
To help families capture the joyous event of their baby’s first photo MemorialCare has partnered with MOM365.
Select baby’s birth place to view photos:
- BirthCare Center
Miller Children's & Women’s Hospital Long Beach
- Maternity Center
Orange Coast Memorial
- The Women’s Hospital
Saddleback Memorial
Adding Your Newborn to Your Health Plan
Charges for newborns will be billed to your insurance plan unless you tell us otherwise. Most plans require that newborns are added to your coverage within 30 days of birth. Review your insurance plan member guide, contact your insurance carrier, or inquire with your employer to be sure of your plan guidelines.
Visiting Hours
Maternity & Newborn Visiting Hours
We encourage parents, families and special friends to visit as often as possible. For the safety and security of our patients, families and staff, we ask that you help us by following these visiting policies.
Visiting Guidelines
- A maximum of two visitors at a time (may vary based on location).
- Parents and visitors must wear a visitor’s badge at all times.
- If you are a parent, you will get a long-term visitor badge at admission.
- If you are a visitor, you will sign in daily at the Information Desk.
- An adult must accompany visiting children under the age of 14 years.
- Patient information is provided to legal guardians only.
- For the safety of our patients, latex balloons are not allowed.
Visiting Hours
BirthCare Center
Miller Children's & Women’s Hospital Long Beach
Maternity Center
Orange Coast Memorial
The Women’s Hospital
Saddleback Memorial
Birth Certificates
Birth certificate copies are not available through the hospitals. Depending on when you or your child was born, you will need to contact either:
- City of Long Beach
- Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office
- County of Orange Health Care Agency
- Orange County Clerk-Recorder
Born within one year at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach:
City of Long Beach
Department of Health and Human Services
Phone: (562) 570-4305
Born more than a year ago at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach:
Los Angeles County Recorders Office
Phone: (562) 462-2137 or (562) 462-2103
Born after 1994 at Orange Coast Memorial or Saddleback Memorial:
County of Orange Health Care Agency
Phone: (714) 480-6700
Born between 1889 – 1993 at Orange Coast Memorial or Saddleback Memorial:
Orange County Clerk-Recorder
Phone: (877) 445-8988
Newborn Safety & Security
The security of you and your baby is very important to us, so we have a number of security measures in place to protect both mom and baby. One security measure is the mother and baby wrist bands with matching identification numbers. Baby also has one on the ankle, and your partner receives one. Each time you are separated from your baby, the bands are compared to make sure the numbers match. This is to ensure the right baby is always with the right mom.
Other security measures are color-coded identification badges and secured entrances. An identification badge with a pink background indicates the employee is cleared to be in the post-partum unit with your baby. Labor and Delivery, the nursery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and postpartum locations all have secure card readers at the entrance. Employees must use their badge to enter and guests must be cleared before entering.
Child Car Seat Safety Information
Child Car Seat Safety
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Car Seat Safety -
Car Seat
Thousands of children are injured or killed every year by improperly fastened car seats and most collisions occur within only a mile of the home. The proper use of car seats can increase children's chance of survival by 45 percent.
In 2017 child safety seat laws were updated to focus on increased height and age requirements to ensure that children are tall enough to safely wear a seat belt, before graduating from their child safety seat. Following the California car seat and seat belt laws can help protect your family, avoid fines and most importantly save lives.
Child Safety Seats Law
- Children under 2 years of age shall ride in a rear-facing car seat unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds OR is 40 or more inches tall. The child shall be secured in a manner that complies with the height and weight limits specified by the manufacturer of the car seat.
- Children under the age of 8 must be secured in a car seat or booster seat in the back seat.
- Children who are 8 years of age OR have reached 4’9” in height must be secured by a safety belt.
Fitting Stations
Certified technicians will inspect your child's car seat and show you how to properly install and use it – in most cases free of charge.
Resources for Child Safety Seat Inspections
- Seat Check at seatcheck.org – Search the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) listing of child passenger safety seat inspection locations.
Low-Cost or Free Child Safety Car Seats
A variety of community organizations provide support programs to help parents obtain a low-cost or free car seat.
Resources for Low-Cost or Free Child Car Safety Seats
- Orange County - OC Health Care Agency: Public Health at ocgov.com – Provides a list of Child Car Seat Safety Car Seats: Product Listing for 2017
- Los Angeles County - SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. at carseat.org – Provides a list of Child Safety Seat Distribution Programs in Los Angeles County Safety Seats for LA County Resident
Seat Belt Law
Once children graduate from the child passenger safety restraint, they are able to wear a seatbelt along with teens and adults. Proper seat belt use is imperative for all drivers and passengers - children through elders - to help reduce the risk of highway deaths and injuries. Wearing a seat belt can reduce the risk of crash injuries by 50 percent. Know how to properly wear your seat belt so you and your passengers can travel safely, while abiding by the law.
Proper Fit
- Lower lap portion of the belt crosses the hips or upper thighs.
- Upper shoulder portion of the belt (if present) crosses the chest in front.
- Do not detach the shoulder strap or place under arm.
Drivers
- Make sure there is a seat belt for each passenger.
- Make sure all passengers are properly strapped in, including children in car seats.
- Be sure to wear a seat belt after making sure all passengers are buckled up.
Click It or Ticket (CIOT)
CIOT is the seat belt enforcement campaign that helped create the highest national seat belt usage rate of 85 percent.
- In California, all drivers with unrestrained passengers ages 16 and older are subject to fines starting at $162.
- All drivers with improperly buckled or unbuckled children under the age of 16 are subject to a minimum fine of $465.
Knowing the car seat safety laws and wearing seat belts properly can reduce the risk of injury to your family this year.