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Please note I am not currently taking clients do to a pending move to Tulum, Mexico.



HomeBirth Midwife

 
When attending your birth at home, I bring the ancient wisdoms of traditional midwifery and combine them with the evidence-based care of modern midwifery. I practice holistic care, looking at the whole picture, taking into account all aspects of the situation. I understand that no two births are the same and each woman is an individual, with her own preferences and needs. I provide individualized, constant, and compassionate care through out your pregnancy,  labor, delivery and postpartum period.

As a home birth midwife I provide:
  • Free, no obligation interview 
  • Preconception counseling
  • Prenatal visits:
    • Every four weeks in the first and second trimesters for one hour
    • Every two weeks from 32wks to 36wks
    • Weekly visits from 36wk thereafter until birth

  • Medical/pregnancy history
  • Risk assessment
  • Nutritional counseling
  • Urine checks at each visit
  • Blood pressure/pulse monitoring
  • Fetal well-being assessment: heart rate, growth, position, activity
  • Pregnancy/childbirth education
  • Full family involvement encouraged
  • Continuous, on call, physical and emotional labor support
  • Labor Pool with reservation
  • Extensive Lending library
  • Exercise and physical suggestions to make pregnancy and childbirth more comfortable
  • Full labor assessment, including dilation, effacement, fetal position, blood pressure monitoring, continuing fetal well-being assessment, etc.
  • Massage and other non-pharmacological pain relief measures, aromatherapy, and other non-medical comfort techniques
  • Positioning suggestions during labor and birth
  • Full newborn assessment done in presence of parents
  • Support for the partner so that he can provide support and encouragement to you
  • Breastfeeding education and assistance
  • Postpartum visits on Day 1 and Day 3 Day 10, 3 weeks, 6 weeks
  • Newborn screen (PKU)
  • Newborn well-being assessment
  • Maternal well-being assessment
  • Birth Certificate/Social Security number filed
  • Family Planning counseling
  • PPD screening
  • 24 hour access to your midwife
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