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What if...
You could be heard, cared for, and honored....throughout your pregnancy, and as you give birth?
You CAN.
Midwifery care is all about...
- Safety and Security
- Emphasis on normalcy
- Reduced risks by avoiding unnecessary interventions
- Reduced infection rates by avoiding hospital germs
- State-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment as needed to facilitate a safe birth
- Observance of Medical Board's Standards of Practice
- Comfort and Privacy
- Freedom in choice of positions and timing of monitoring
- Security and familiarity of birthing in your own home or birth center
YOU decide who is allowed in your birthing space, whether to labor and/or give birth in water, and at all times, family intimacy and partner involvement are encouraged. Baby-led bonding and breastfeeding are normal processes, as are involvement of siblings at your new child's birth. |
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With a caring, respectful, professional midwife, you will receive:
Expert, Individualized Care where the focus is on YOU and your choices.
Extended prenatal and postpartum appointments for comprehensive care based on your needs and desires. (30 - 60 minutes each time!)
** Please take a few moments to peruse the resources we provide on this page and educate yourself about midwives as a safe and wonderful medical care choice. You'll find out how different Prenatal Care and Childbirth can be, with a qualified professional midwife!
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A Midwife for my baby's birth?
Have you ever considered having a midwife for your prenatal care and baby's birth? They are well-trained professionals who have the skills need to provide obstetrical care in a much more personal and caring way, providing each expectant family with the efficient medical care they need during pregnancy, birth and after baby comes.
From Wikipedia:
"Midwifery is the term traditionally used to describe the art of assisting a woman through childbirth. In the modern context, this term is used to describe the activities of these health care providers who are experts in women's health care including giving prenatal care to expecting mothers. They attend the birth of the infant and provide postpartum care to the mother and her infant. Practitioners of midwifery are known as midwives, a term used in reference to both women and men (the term means "with woman").
Midwives are autonomous practitioners who are specialists in normal pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum. They generally strive to help women have a healthy pregnancy and natural birth experience. Midwives are also primary care givers providing general women's health care. Midwives are trained to recognize and deal with deviations from the norm. Obstetricians, in contrast, are specialists in illness related to childbearing and in surgery. The two professions can be complementary, but often are at odds because obstetricians are taught to "actively manage" labor, while midwives are taught not to intervene unless necessary.
Midwives refer to obstetricians when a woman requires care beyond her or his areas of expertise. In many jurisdictions, these professions work together to provide care to childbearing women. In others, only the midwife is available to provide care. Midwives are trained to handle certain situations that are considered abnormal, including breech birth and posterior position, using non-invasive techniques. In many areas of the world, traditional midwives, renamed "traditional birth attendants" by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other groups, are the only care providers for childbearing women.
According to the WHO definition, a midwife is a person who, having been regularly admitted to a midwifery educational program that is duly recognized in the country in which it is located, has successfully completed the prescribed course of studies in midwifery and has acquired the requisite qualifications to be registered and/or legally licensed to practice midwifery. The educational program may be an apprenticeship, a formal university program, or a combination.
The midwife is recognized as a responsible and accountable professional who works in partnership with women to give the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labor and the postpartum period, to conduct births on the midwife's own responsibility and to provide care for the newborn and the infant. This care includes preventive measures, the promotion of normal birth, the detection of complications in mother and child, accessing of medical or other appropriate assistance and the carrying out of emergency measures.
The midwife has an important task in health counseling and education, not only for the woman, but also within the family and community. This work should involve prenatal education and preparation for parenthood and may extend to women's health, sexual or reproductive health and childcare."
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Helpful Articles about the Midwifery Model of Care:
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