Prenatal Visits

10-12 weeks of pregnancy

Your initial prenatal visit will be about 90 minutes. During this visit I will get to know you and your partner, review your health history, and answer any questions. This visit will include:

  • Review of your health history, including past pregnancies and births

  • Review of contracts, client responsibilities, and financial obligations

  • Nutrition and exercise counseling for maintaining a low-risk pregnancy

  • Physical assessment

  • Pregnancy lab work

  • Complete prenatal visit including tummy check and hearing your baby's heart beat

  • Review of your digital welcome packet

14-16 weeks: Routine Prenatal Visit, includes vital signs, weight check, diet review, Leopold's (abdominal palpation) and listening to the baby's heart rate.

18-20 weeks: Routine Prenatal Visit. This is the time to schedule your anatomy ultrasound. I will provide referrals and assist with scheduling if needed.

24 weeks: Routine Prenatal Visit. This is a great time to interview doulas and register for a childbirth class.

28 weeks: Routine Prenatal Visit. 28 week labs to screen for diabetes and anemia, RhoGAM injection if Rh- blood type

30 weeks & 32 weeks: Routine Prenatal Visit

34 weeks of pregnancy: Routine Prenatal Visit. Time to order your birth kit!

36 weeks of pregnancy: Home visit. At 36 weeks, we will meet at your home to discuss birth plans and Group Beta Strep (GBS) testing and options.

37-42 weeks of pregnancy: Weekly routine Prenatal Visits.

Labor and Birth

When labor begins, we will be in contact by phone or text until contractions become more regular. When labor is well established I will come to your home and will perform a labor assessment and listen to the baby's heart rate. During your labor I will provide continuous emotional support and monitoring of you and your baby. When birth is eminent I will call a birth assistant to come to your home to assist with the birth and postpartum care. After the birth, I will monitor you and the baby for a minimum of two hours. All of my practices are mother-baby friendly and immediate skin-to-skin bonding, delayed cord clamping, and breastfeeding will be encouraged. During the immediate postpartum period, your baby will have a full newborn exam, we will review newborn care information, and you both can enjoy an herbal bath to bond and facilitate healing. My assistant and I will clean up and ensure you and your baby are snug and stable before leaving your home. I will file a birth certificate for your baby. 

*I will bring oxygen, herbs, IV set-up, antibiotics (if indicated), emergency equipment, medication for hemorrhage, and suture equipment to your birth.   

Postpartum Care

1-2 days postpartum: Home Visit to asses you and your baby. The Newborn Screen will be performed and RhoGAM will be administered if indicated.

2 weeks postpartum: Visit for you and your baby in my office.

6 weeks postpartum: Visit for you and your baby in my office.

Finances

Fees and payment options will be discussed at your free consultation visit.

I do not accept insurance but am happy to work with healthcare sharing programs such as Medi-Share or Samaritan Ministries.