Home Birth:

Beginning in early labor your midwife will be communicating with you, checking in and guiding you along the way. Once it is determined you are in active labor the midwife will join you at your home. Her birth assistant will either arrive with her or shortly there after. They will stay 3-6 hours postpartum to ensure both mother and baby are stable.

What does the midwife do at the birth?

• Monitor vitals and well-being of mother

• Monitor fetal heart rate

• Encourage adequate nourishment and hydration of mother

• Monitor labor progress

• Assess newborn's transition immediately after birth and over the next few hours

• Promote immediate skin-to-skin with mother 

• Assist with establishment of breastfeeding 

• Perform vaginal/perineal repair when needed

• Belly binding with Cloth/Elastic Bandage Wrap