Midwifery Services
Midwifery care that honors a mother's intuition regarding the needs of herself and her baby throughout pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum
Prenatal Care:
All routine prenatal visits take place in the midwife's office. Prenatal care includes an initial comprehensive health history and physical exam, with subsequent appointments scheduled throughout the pregnancy.
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Comprehensive health and wellness assessment: including vitals, nutrition counseling, activity/exercise/sleep habits, and emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being.
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Baby assessment: heart rate monitoring, fetal growth, movements, and position evaluation.
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Basic prenatal laboratory tests are drawn in office.
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Each visit lasts approximately 1 hour.
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Appointment frequency: once a month until 28 weeks, every two weeks until 36 weeks, then once a week until birth or 42 weeks, whichever comes first.
Labor & Birth Care:
Attentive monitoring of mother and baby throughout labor and birth. Individualized emotional and physical labor support and watchful care during the transition of mother and baby after the birth.
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Labor and birth monitoring and support: vitals, listening and assessing baby's heart rate with a Doppler, encouraging position changes in labor, and intuitive pushing positions.
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Transition after birth: optimal cord clamping, physiologic birth of the placenta, mother/baby bonding and breastfeeding, breastfeeding help/support, skin-to-skin golden hour.
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Newborn care: complete newborn exam after the 'golden hour.'
Mother and baby are never separated. -
Midwifery stays for a minimum of 2 hours after the birth.
Postpartum Care:
Postpartum visits are scheduled at specific intervals after birth and include comprehensive physical assessments of both the mother and baby and referrals for additional support and resources as needed.
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Postpartum visit schedule: 24-36 hours, 3-5 days, 10-14 days postpartum, with a final visit around 6 weeks. Additional visits as needed.
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First postpartum visit: comprehensive health and wellness assessment of mom and baby including vitals, feeding, sleep patterns, review of normal postpartum symptoms, and newborn screening.
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Subsequent visits: health assessments for mom and baby, breastfeeding support, addressing specific concerns, and postpartum mood disorder screen and support.
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6-week visit: birth review, health assessments, family planning, and referrals as needed.