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​Preconception and Prenatal Care and Coaching:

• Preconception and fertility counseling and services

• Prenatal care based on the midwifery model, including:

• Order and interpret routine lab tests and ultrasounds

• Management of common pregnancy discomforts 

• Provide extensive education, coaching, and resources

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I do not currently offer intrapartum/delivery/birthing services as a midwife in my private practice at this time.

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Postpartum Care: 

• What to expect in the immediate postpartum

• Transitioning to motherhood (matriescence)

• Lactation issues/troubleshooting

• Mastitis diagnosis and treatment

• Depression and anxiety screening and treatment

• Postpartum exercise and nutrition

• Pelvic floor evaluation

• Sex, contraception, and family planning

• Evaluation and treatment of perineal and cesarean scar issues​

 

Comprehensive Birth Planning Services: 

• Review of medical history

• Intake of birth intentions and preferences

• One-on-one coaching about current evidence-based practice

• Overview of birthing options: VBAC, twins, high risk, midwives, doulas

• Inductions: What the current evidence is about when they are or are not necessary, the methods used (natural and medical), what to expect, and how to ensure a better outcome

• Physiological birth and maternal labor/birthing positions

• Birth plan templates and editing services for birth plan creation

• Natural and pharmacologic pain management options

• What to bring to the hospital or supplies for homebirth

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Birth Review/Birth Trauma Services:  

Medical chart review as needed, explanation and guidance about biomedical practices and evidence-based care in relation to your specific case, collaboration (and referrals) with local perinatal mental health resources, journaling and letter-writing healing program, and ongoing recovery/repeat birth planning coaching.

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Freebirthing, Wild Pregnancy, Sovereign Birthing, Birth Keeper Coaching, and Selective Prenatal Care Services:

I provide a supportive and non-judgmental space for you to pursue any areas that you feel you need more information about to prepare for the birth that matches your values. This is customized to you and your goals and philosophy, but may include things like:

• What supplies to have on hand

• Recommended herbs/nutritional preparations

• How to recognize obstetric complications 

• Overview of physiological birth and what to expect

• Partner support topics

• Ordering/interpreting lab tests on your own

• Obtaining ultrasounds, should you want them

• How to listen to your baby's heart rate, track your baby's growth, tell what position your baby is in, and other things that may reassure you during pregnancy and labor

• When/how to seek outside care, should you choose to

• Balancing sacred knowledge, your birthing intentions, and current obstetric landscapes​​

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