Prenatal Care
We follow the same schedule for care as any other perinatal care provider. However, the midwifery model of care is vastly different than traditional OB maternity care. Longer appointments allow for plenty of time to have detailed conversations about choices you will make in pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. They also give us time to answer all of your questions about the different stages of your pregnancy. During your pregnancy, you can expect prenatal appointments about every 4 weeks until 28 weeks pregnant, about every 2 weeks from 28-36 weeks, and then about every week from 36 weeks until your baby is born.
Included in the care we offer:
- 1-2 hour long appointments
- A home visit around 35-36 weeks with the entire birth team
- Comprehensive laboratory services and testing options
- Support for the best outcomes in your pregnancy including nutritional education, herbal support, and natural supplements.
- Referrals for ultrasound and other specialists as appropriate.
Home Birth
We see birth as a natural, physiological process, and trust that women tend to have the best birth experiences when they feel safe and supported, with interventions only when necessary. During birth you can expect:
- In-home labor support
- Medical oversight of both Mom and Baby - checking vitals, listening to fetal heart tones, and performing ongoing risk assessment
- Guidance about optimal fetal positioning and positions to help labor progress
- Medical supplies needed for a safe home birth environment all fully provided
- Full newborn care & assessment in the first few hours after birth
- Support initiating breastfeeding
- Soothing and restorative postpartum herb bath
Postpartum Care
Most cultures recognize the postpartum period as a sacred time to be protected, allowing the mother to heal and the baby time to transition. We will help you to prepare for this time and connect you to extra resources if needed. During this time it is important to rest, integrate the experience you all just had, and bond with your baby. We will assist you with:
- In-home postpartum visits at 1 and 3 days postpartum as well as at 1 week, 2-3 weeks, and 6 weeks postpartum
- Continued breastfeeding support and resources to troubleshoot potential challenges
- Evaluation and referral for tongue and lip ties as appropriate
- Comprehensive postpartum care up to 6 weeks
Services
Birth Services
At every step along your journey, you have choices.
Global Maternity Care
For families seeking an out of hospital birth including all prenatal care, comprehensive home birth or community birth support with all supplies included, and postpartum care for mom and baby for the first 6 weeks after birth.
Prenatal and postpartum care
For those choosing a hospital birth, enjoy the midwifery model of care for your prenatal and postpartum care while still accessing providers in the hospital at the time of your birth.
Support Services
Other services to support your journey
Placental Encapsulation
Placental encapsulation services are available to the general public regardless of the place you deliver. Raw preparations and steamed Chinese Medicine methods are available based on your preferences. The placenta is then dehydrated and ground into a fine powder. Finally it is put into capsules for easy consumption.
Service included for clients.
Lactation Consultation with Tongue Tie/Lip Tie Evaluation
Care can be provided in the office or in your home for support with positioning, latch, and successful breastfeeding with your infant. I will also examine your baby's mouth and assist with a tongue tie/lip tie evaluation and referral (if appropriate).
Service included for clients.
Birth Plan Consultation
Sit together in a private consultation to learn about choices you will have at your hospital birth. Discuss your feelings and experiences around these choices to help put together a written description of your personal birth plan and values so that you can enter your hospital birth educated and empowered.
Service included for clients.
Childbirth Education Classes
Childbirth Education classes are taught every two months and may be available in private upon request. This class is of great for both homebirthing and hospital birthing families and will discuss the act of birthing, how to prepare for birth, common choices that can arise in the process, how to navigate decision-making in case of complications, and at all times how to advocate for yourself and maintain your autonomy. We will also briefly cover breastfeeding and helpful supplies following birth.
Prenatal Yoga
Weekly prenatal classes take place at the office from 10-12 on Saturdays. Join Traditional Midwife and life-long yoga instructor Victoria Nickels for a prenatal yoga practice to increase strength, comfort, and flexibility in pregnancy as well as prepare your body for birth. Contact (541) 661-4652 for information.
Included for clients
Additional Services
Ways we can help before and after pregnancy
Postpartum and Lactation Support Groups
Join us Tuesdays from 10:30-12 pm and Thursdays from 1-2:30 pm upstairs at the Healing Tides Midwifery office for a postpartum and lactation support group open to the public.
This is a supportive space open to all parents. There are snacks and drinks, other parents there to support, share and listen, and a host to answer questions and offer suggestions and support.
We also have some items in a community closet such as slings and diapers available to everyone.
Quality Prenatal Supplements
People are often asking what supplements they should take and where to find them. We stock most supplements women might need in pregnancy and postpartum and provide them at a discounted price to make them easier to access.