OhioHealth Opens Fourth Trimester Clinic at OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital, First of Its Kind in the Area
OhioHealth announced today the opening of a fourth trimester clinic located inside the Women’s Health Outpatient Center at OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital.
“We are thrilled to welcome the fourth trimester clinic into Dublin Methodist Hospital and to continue providing high-quality care to our community,” Cherie Smith, PhD, MBA, RN, president of OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital and OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital said, “Our providers and associates are dedicated to being a support system in this crucial time for mothers, their babies and families.”
OhioHealth opened the clinic with a team of compassionate providers, who specialize in breastfeeding medicine and behavioral health, to address the complex needs of women navigating the postpartum period.
Outpatient services in the clinic include:
• Lactation medicine
• Breastfeeding
• Postpartum High Blood Pressure Checks and Management
• Sleep and Rest
• Nutrition and Exercise
“We know and understand that new mothers go through a lot of transition in the first twelve weeks after delivery, known as the fourth trimester,” Jessica Tucker, DO, NABBLM-C, said, “Our team seeks to fully understand the goals and hopes of each family we care for.”
“The weeks after your baby is born are the next phase of giving birth,” Eleanor Byrum, CNP, lactation and breastfeeding specialist and mother of five, said, “During the fourth trimester, new moms can go through a vast range of emotional, physical and mental adjustments. It’s important to remember that the fourth trimester is a time for grace and not perfection.”
The clinic, led by Dr. Tucker and Byrum, is not meant to take the place of routine postpartum appointments with your OB-GYN.
“We gratefully receive referrals from primary care, obstetric, pediatric and family medicine providers as well as lactation consultants, occupational and speech therapists,” Dr. Tucker said. “We do not replace the necessary care from our referring partners but work alongside them to help support infant feeding.”
“At OhioHealth, we want to continue being at the forefront of expanding and advancing care for women’s and reproductive health because women and our patients matter,” Jason Melillo, vice president Women’s and Reproductive Health Clinical Service Line, said “We are honored to continue providing a variety of services by opening new doors for the patients we serve to feel even more seen, heard, and taken care.”
