Midwifery Services
Free Consultation
Consultations are a time to ask questions and get to know each other. This is a big deal! It’s important that we all feel comfortable with one another and with all potential care options before any decisions are made.
Prenatal Care
Holistic prenatal care is vital in pregnancy, not only for the physical health of the pregnant person and baby, but also for the mental and emotional health and support. To us, prenatal care is not simply a clinical process, it's a deeply relational one. All prenatal appointments will take place at our office. They typically last for at about and hour in order to allow ample space for not only the medical checkups on the pregnancy, but also to talk, educate, answer any questions, and address any thoughts, feelings, concerns, or anxieties that you may be experiencing. During the course of your care, you will offered all the standard labs and ultrasounds with informed, collaborative decision making.
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Beautiful Births follows the standard schedule regarding the frequency of prenatal visits:
From 12-28 weeks, appointments are every 4 weeks
From 28-36 weeks, appointments every 2 weeks
From 36-birth, appointments are every week or more frequently as needed.​
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Birth and Immediate Postpartum
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A Midwife is on-call 24-7 and available to come to your planned place of birth when the time is right. We bring all the medical supplies and medications needed for the birth and set up quickly on arrival. We are diligent about monitoring fetal heart tones and assessing vital signs to ensure the safety of everyone. We stay with you until everyone is stable and doing well.
Transferral of Care
There is always a possibility for transfer of care at anytime throughout the course of care. With your safety as our top priority, if at anytime we believe that the safest place for you is the hospital we will transfer to the wonderful providers at a local hospital. We will cover this in full during our appointments together and walk through the process together.
Postpartum and Newborn Care
The level of postpartum care families receive from midwives is quite unique. You will receive at-home visits and care for the first week and then office visits until 6 weeks; this is invaluable for a family adjusting to new life with a newborn. During that time, in the privacy and personal comfort of your own home, we will support the recovery process by answering any questions, offering support and coaching with breastfeeding, ensuring that everything is healing properly, and that baby is growing and developing at a healthy rate. During the 6 weeks of postpartum care, you will be seen for a minimum of 6 visits: at 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 6 weeks. However, if circumstances necessitate, we will see each more frequently.
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I do accept the Oregon Health Plan. Please mention that you are on OHP at the consultation so I can inform you about some of the differences associated with this type of insurance.