More on Midwifery
Midwives strive to maintain the normalcy of birth by exercising preventative care. Many common complications of pregnancy can be prevented by proper care and nutrition.
Midwives minimize interference in the birthing process in order to avoid the chain of intervention that is largely responsible for the 37% c-section rate in the US. About 2% of women under midwifery care end up with c-sections.
Midwifery is safe. Several studies have shown out-of-hospital birth with a trained midwife to be just as safe if not safer than hospital delivery.
Midwives emphasize comfort during labor. We want you to be in a comfortable environment, with people you know, trust, and want to have at your birth. We encourage eating, drinking, and freedom of movement during labor. We employ a number of comfort techniques such as labor in water, massage, compresses, position changes, and much more.
Out-of-hospital birth is less traumatic to the baby. We try to ease the transition to extra-uterine life by keeping the baby with mom at all times and delaying as many procedures as possible until after the baby has nursed and bonded with its parents.
Midwives are affordable. An average midwife birth will cost will cost one-fifth to one-tenth what a hospital birth can run. I accept insurance and offer special plans for Medicaid recipients. Ask about discounts and payment plans.
