Midwifery Care & Services

Prenatal, Labor & Birth, and Postpartum Midwifery Care
Offering Waterbirth & Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)

Prenatal Care

Building a relationship of trust and honesty between mama and midwife lays the foundation for a positive and empowering birth story.

Prenatal care includes:

On-call access to your midwife throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum

One-hour prenatal visits in your home or my office, with time for discussion and questions

Monitoring of your vitals and overall well-being at each visit

Tracking baby’s growth, movement, position, and heartbeat

Regularly scheduled visits:

~Once a month until 28 weeks

~Twice a month until 36 weeks

~Weekly startng at 36 weeks

~Additional visits if pregnancy extends beyond 41 weeks

Standardized testing and prenatal screenings, including ultrasounds, blood work, genetic testing, and post-dates assessments

Exercise and nutritional counseling for optimal pregnancy health

Informed consent and shared decision-making, empowering you to make educated choices regarding your pregnancy, birth, newborn, and postpartum care

Prenatal massage

Herbal pregnancy tea blend and quality supplements to nourish a healthy pregnancy

Referrals to trusted practitioners or physicians if additional support is needed

Labor & Birth

Providing skilled and continuous support throughout your labor and birth experience.

Midwifery labor support—we come to you whenever you need us

Ongoing monitoring of mama and baby’s vital signs

Support and guidance to promote a safe, gentle, and empowering birth

Uninterrupted bonding time—keeping mama and baby together after birth during the golden hour

Personalized options, including delayed cord clamping, cord burning, lotus birth, placenta prints, and placenta encapsulation

Post-birth care—your midwifery team remains with you for at least three hours after delivery to ensure both you and baby are stable and thriving

Emergency equipment and natural remedies (pharmaceuticals, herbs, and homeopathics) to manage rare complications

Comprehensive newborn examination immediately after birth

Breastfeeding support and guidance

Certified emergency skills: Midwives are trained in Adult and Neonatal Resuscitation and BLS CPR

Healthy, safe outcomes are our highest priority. If a hospital birth becomes necessary, we will remain by your side, offering bedside guidance and continued care during and after your hospital experience. Midwifery care continues once you return home.

Postpartum Care

The postpartum period is a sacred time for recovery, bonding, and growth—for both mama and baby.

On-call access to your midwifery team during your postpartum season

In-home visits to support your healing and breastfeeding success

Comprehensive newborn care through six weeks, including:

~Vitamin K administration

~Newborn metabolic screening

~Eye ointment application

~Regular weight and growth checks

Mother care and comfort therapies, including moxibustion, postpartum massage, closing of the bones ceremony and organic herbal sitz baths for gentle perineal healing