Le Grá Midwifery
Now Accepting Homebirth Families into care!
Prenatal Care
In the Midwifery Model of care, we have hour long prenatal visits where we check in with how you as a person are doing as well as go over any questions, fears or hopes you have for your pregnancy, birth + postpartum journey. As Midwives, we are experts at low risk pregnancy and births as well as holistic, whole body wellness. You are not just a number in our care, and we walk along side each individual in their preferences and choices. We practice true informed consent in every aspect of your care from lab work, to ultrasounds, to touching your body during things like blood pressure and fetal palpation. We work together to go over all options, risks and benefits of each option, reviewing research and how it might apply to you and your families needs and having true informed decision making every step of the way.
Prenatal offerings:
All labs are drawn in house, including OB Panel at the start of care, Genetic Screens if desired, Glucose labs, etc.
All vitals; blood pressure, fundal height, fetal positioning, fetal heart tones, etc. at each visit.
Ordering of Ultrasound as desired and/or indicated.
Comprehensive prenatal care on a standard schedule:
Conception - 28 weeks - Every 4 weeks
28 weeks - 36 weeks - Every 2 weeks
36 Weeks - Birth - Every week w/ about your 36 week being a home visit.
Should complications come up, we have great relationships with referring providers throughout the cities.
Intrapartum Care
Labor + Home Delivery:
My care monitors the safety of you and baby in the comfort of your own home. I anticipate joining you in your labor time around active labor and stay through a few hours postpartum when you and baby are stable and well.
During your labor, we monitor your vitals, baby’s heart tones to ensure they are also doing well with during their labor journey, and ensuring the immediate postpartum transition goes well and stay for a few hours postpartum to ensure you and baby are stable, suturing as needed and a full head to toe newborn exam.
One of the big benefits to Midwifery care at home is that you are free to listen to your body, move freely, give birth in any position that feels comfortable and works, have continuity of care with a provider that knows your goals and desired for your birth and more.
What are some aspects of laboring at home with a Midwife?
Freedom of movement
Full informed consent and refusal and choices respected
Waterbirth or land birth
Birthing preferences respected
VBAC - Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
Minimal interventions
Your body being respected and consent asked before touching
Trauma informed care
Risks and benefits of potential fully interventions explained with a discussion about how they would be helpful to your care in the moment with nothing forced.
PostpartumCare
With Midwifery care, your are seen more than one time postpartum! Studies have shown, that families generally do better in the postpartum period with Midwifery care in all aspects. We are with you every step of the way from immediate postpartum to the struggles of adjusting the first weeks to mental health check ins to 6 weeks postpartum and everything in between.
Postpartum Schedule:
24-36 hours postpartum home visit
Day 3 postpartum home visit
1-2 week Postpartum Visit (optional if you are well and baby has been seen by Pediatrician)
4 week postpartum Visit
6 Week Postpartum Visit
Extra visits as needed for feeding complications as well as infant and/or postpartum parent concerns
Postpartum Care:
Breastfeeding/referrals support; including referrals if needed
Monitoring for postpartum preeclampia, DVT’s, postpartum mood complications, etc.
Newborn screenings at the 24-36 hour visit (Hearing, CCHD + Metabolic screenings)
Infant bilirubin monitoring as needed
Infant growth
Postpartum parent healing; tears, bleeding, nutrition check ins.
Community Resources
Your Midwife is still on call for you for questions and concerns
Looking into a Homebirth?
I am pleased to announce that Le Grá Midwifery is accepting Homebirth families into care. If you’d like to schedule a free consult, please click “inquire here” below.
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