Comprehensive Prenatal, Birth & Postpartum Care
The soul-soothing type of maternity care that you just aren't going to get from the medical system.
Oh, and it's in your home.
Consultation & Referrals
Education or guidance on a specific topic, questions answered...
Lab work orders, ultrasound referrals, breast pump forms, access to resources, etc.
Freebirth Friendly
Support
Do you need or want some a la carte prenatal or postpartum care options? I'm your gal.
Take what you want, leave the rest.
HOME BIRTH MIDWIFERY SERVICES
prenatal care
One of the best benefits of midwifery care is the one-on-one time spent during prenatal care. Your care is individualized, centered around your desires and specific needs. Family, friends and children are always welcome during your care. Any "interventions" you have in pregnancy or birth are your choice to make without guilt or shame. Wildflower Midwifery promises that your care will not be fear-based.
Midwifery care includes:
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comprehensive education and guidance with decision-making if you need it
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holistic and natural-minded approaches to discomforts and common ailments
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bloodwork and genetic testing options
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referrals for ultrasounds if desired and other care as needed like pelvic floor therapy
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assessment of fetal growth through fundal height measurements and abdominal palpation
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a focus on holistic lifestyle choices to prepare your body for birth: nutrition, activity, strong mind and spirit
Prenatal appointments typically last 45-60 minutes but can be longer or shorter as needed. At each visit we chat, check in on baby, and assess vitals.
Visits are typically organized in the following way, although some women have more or less:
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every 4 weeks from 4-28 weeks of pregnancy
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every 2 weeks from 28-36 weeks of pregnancy
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every 1 week from 36-42 weeks of pregnancy
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36 week birth planning appointment
postpartum care
Postpartum care with a midwife is drastically different than the care that is common with a typical OB. Postpartum care includes:
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monitoring your healing and recovery
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routine vitals including assessing bleeding, uterine involution, and perineal care
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breastfeeding support and referrals as needed
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weight checks and routine vitals for baby
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birth processing
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counseling for postpartum needs and baby care
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mood disorder screening and support
After the birth of your baby, you will receive 6 weeks of postpartum and well-baby care:
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a visit within 72 hours of birth
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a visit on day 3-5 for breastfeeding support
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visits at 1, 2, 4 and 6 weeks postpartum
You can choose to have more or less visits as needed for your postpartum healing journey.
well-baby care
Healthy newborns don't always need to see a pediatrician right away. Midwives provide well-baby care to newborns in their first 6 weeks of being earthside. Well-baby care includes monitoring vitals and weight gain, assessing for lip and tongue ties, observing for jaundice. Midwives are able to screen for congenital heart defects and collect blood for Newborn Metabolic Screenings when you desire.
Newborn Procedures that I can offer to you, always with the choice to consent or decline:
Eye prophylaxis to prevent blindness that would be caused by an STI
Vitamin K injection
labor, birth & immediate postpartum
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I bring my heart and my hands to your home while you labor in whatever way you want
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I protect your birth space, sit on my hands, knit in the other room, rub your feet, breathe with you, let you be
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you birth your baby like a bad-ass - you meet your little one and your heart melts
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if you need stiches - I got you - but there are lots of other options too
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your baby nurses for the first time while we feed you
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you put on some sexy depends and everyone basks in the glory of your victory
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I start the laundry, tuck you in bed and sneak out quietly while you have the best nap of your life
Planning a hospital birth but still want midwifery care?
I CAN HELP WITH THAT