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Services

We are a full-service homebirth midwifery practice and are covered by most insurance providers.

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Prenatal Care

  • Free consultation visits for new potential clients
  • Initial prenatal visit, including a full medical history, nutrition and lifestyle counseling, and physical exam
  • Most laboratory testing done in office by the midwives
  • Availability to clients by phone and e-mail for questions and concerns
  • Hour-long prenatal visits offered every month to 32 weeks, then every two weeks to 36 weeks, then every week until delivery, or as necessary according to your individual needs
  • Home prenatal visit at 36-37 weeks
  • Medical consultation and referral available as necessary
  • Extensive local resource network available for doula services, childbirth education, acupuncture, massage, etc.

Labor and Birth Attendance

  • Home birth services from 37 weeks to 42 weeks of pregnancy
  • Round-the-clock availability by midwives
  • Continuous care and support during active labor and the birth
  • Waterbirth - labor and/or deliver your baby in a birth pool
  • Qualified birth assistant or midwife student to assist during the birth
  • Medical consultation and referral available as necessary
  • Continued care by the midwives in the hospital if transfer is necessary

Postpartum Care for Mother and Baby

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  • Continuous care and support by the midwife team in the immediate postpartum period (2-4 hours after the birth)
  • Complete physical exam of the newborn after birth
  • Administration of Vitamin K and eye ointment for the newborn
  • Breastfeeding support
  • Postpartum education and informational handouts for the new family
  • Availability to clients by phone anytime for questions and concerns
  • Regular postpartum visits for the mother and baby, including home visits on days 1, 3, 7 and 14, with a final office visit at six weeks after the birth, or as necessary according to your individual needs
  • Newborn screening tests at the Day 3 and Day 14 visits
  • Extensive local resource network available for postpartum doula services, breastfeeding support, parenting groups, acupuncture, massage, etc.

CranioSacral Therapy for Infants

  • Gentle, effective treatments for many infant problems
  • You do not have to be a client of our midwifery practice in order to receive CranioSacral Therapy for your baby
  • Home or hospital visits available within Portland metro area
  • Treatments are free for the first 6 weeks for babies born to our midwifery clients

Well-Woman Gynecological Services

  • Regular Pap tests and exams, including breast exams
  • Birth control prescriptions, including birth control pills, the patch, the ring, diaphragms and IUD insertion
  • Treatment of infections
  • Pre-conception consultations

Natural birth babies are happy babies

Payment Options

  • Most insurance companies will cover some/all of the services of a Certified Nurse Midwife/ Nurse Practitioner
  • Lump sum or monthly payments by check or cash
  • Credit cards accepted through Paypal
  • Oregon Health Plan Open Card accepted
  • Check or cash only for CranioSacral Therapy treatments