Two Types of Services
At every birth, two people are born - a baby and a mother.
-Ancient Indian Wisdom
All Inclusive Care
Ideal for clients desiring my services for home birth
Enhance Your Hospital Experience
Ideal for clients who require or desire a hospital based birth but want to experience midwifery care. Clients can receive single visits as they wish. Come for partial or supplemental care prenatally or perhaps the desire is for greater postpartum support.
Ideal for clients desiring my services for home birth
Enhance Your Hospital Experience
Ideal for clients who require or desire a hospital based birth but want to experience midwifery care. Clients can receive single visits as they wish. Come for partial or supplemental care prenatally or perhaps the desire is for greater postpartum support.
All Clients Receive:
All Inclusive Care Includes:
TYPICAL PRENATAL SCHEDULE:
FIRST TRIMESTER: Visits every 2 weeks or monthly as client desires
SECOND TRIMESTER: Visits once a month
THIRD TRIMESTER: Visits every 2 weeks until 36 weeks, then weekly until birth
Home Visit at 36 weeks - We will celebrate you nearing full term by bringing your birth and postpartum kit which includes everything you will need for a home birth and a birth tub, if desired. I also provide information and resources for the birth and postpartum period.
TYPICAL POSTPARTUM SCHEDULE:
Day 1: Home visit. Full check up on mom and baby (vitals, healing, etc.), nursing evaluation, collect baby's footprints for keepsake birth certificate, perform newborn metabolic (PKU) and congenital heart defect screening.
Day 3: Home visit. Full check up on mom and baby (vitals, healing etc.), nursing evaluation, check baby's weight, postpartum belly binding if mom desires, emotional check in. Note that days 3-5 can be difficult days emotionally due to hormones!
Day 5: Home visit. Full check up on mom and baby (vitals, healing, etc.), check baby's weight, nursing evaluation, mother roasting (Eastern Asian tradition that helps aid in healing and prevention of postpartum mood disturbance), newborn bath, emotional check in.
Newborn is usually taken to their care provider to establish care for a visit about 1-2 weeks of age.
Day 10: Home visit. Full check up on mom and baby (vitals, healing, etc.), check baby's weight, nursing evaluation, second newborn metabolic screening taken (PKU) , emotional check in.
Week 3-4: Home visit. Full check up on mom vitals, healing, etc., check baby's weight, nursing evaluation, emotional check in, postpartum massage - I offer to go along to sit and hold baby in lobby while you get a massage.
Week 6: Final postpartum visit at home. Physical, vitals, necessary lab work (including Pap if needed or desired), emotional check in and discussion of continued well woman care and birth control options.
- Uninterrupted visits lasting up to 90 minutes
- Nutritional and herbal advice
- Access to retail supplements, postpartum kits and savings *postpartum kits included with All Inclusive
- Many other offerings including traditional mother roasting, herbal baths, holistic care
All Inclusive Care Includes:
- Prenatal vitamins, important pregnancy related probiotic support and herbal tea
- Birth kit, including everything you will need for a home birth and postpartum
- Birth tub
- Postpartum massage by a licensed therapist
TYPICAL PRENATAL SCHEDULE:
FIRST TRIMESTER: Visits every 2 weeks or monthly as client desires
SECOND TRIMESTER: Visits once a month
THIRD TRIMESTER: Visits every 2 weeks until 36 weeks, then weekly until birth
Home Visit at 36 weeks - We will celebrate you nearing full term by bringing your birth and postpartum kit which includes everything you will need for a home birth and a birth tub, if desired. I also provide information and resources for the birth and postpartum period.
TYPICAL POSTPARTUM SCHEDULE:
Day 1: Home visit. Full check up on mom and baby (vitals, healing, etc.), nursing evaluation, collect baby's footprints for keepsake birth certificate, perform newborn metabolic (PKU) and congenital heart defect screening.
Day 3: Home visit. Full check up on mom and baby (vitals, healing etc.), nursing evaluation, check baby's weight, postpartum belly binding if mom desires, emotional check in. Note that days 3-5 can be difficult days emotionally due to hormones!
Day 5: Home visit. Full check up on mom and baby (vitals, healing, etc.), check baby's weight, nursing evaluation, mother roasting (Eastern Asian tradition that helps aid in healing and prevention of postpartum mood disturbance), newborn bath, emotional check in.
Newborn is usually taken to their care provider to establish care for a visit about 1-2 weeks of age.
Day 10: Home visit. Full check up on mom and baby (vitals, healing, etc.), check baby's weight, nursing evaluation, second newborn metabolic screening taken (PKU) , emotional check in.
Week 3-4: Home visit. Full check up on mom vitals, healing, etc., check baby's weight, nursing evaluation, emotional check in, postpartum massage - I offer to go along to sit and hold baby in lobby while you get a massage.
Week 6: Final postpartum visit at home. Physical, vitals, necessary lab work (including Pap if needed or desired), emotional check in and discussion of continued well woman care and birth control options.
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