Midwives do assess a mother’s vitals throughout labor and are looking for any signs of infection
Fetal heart tones are listened to on a regular basis during active labor and even more so when pushing begins
Low-risk women must remain low-risk and any labor that takes a turn for the “abnormal” will need to be transferred
Your midwife has tricks for avoiding many tears and lacerations, however, she does offer suturing and is good at it!
IV medications are the standard of care for GBS positive mothers and we prefer that all clients choose this option. However, as with all of your care, it is your right to decline after reading and signing our informed consent.
I encourage you to practice skin-to-skin contact and offer delayed cord clamping in order to stabilize your baby and help them transition best
I am well trained in newborn care as well and will be the one to do your newborn examination after birth. It is highly recommend that you see your pediatrician within the first week of your baby’s life.
Anti-hemorrhage medications are available to use quickly should the need arise.
An herbal bath, breastfeeding support and encouragement, as well as postpartum support are provided in the postpartum as desired and needed.
I am a proud supporter of water birth and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)! As a doula and now as a midwife, I’ve been the trail-blazer for these two options for several years now.
