Services

Families of all backgrounds are welcome!

Well Person CARE

Pap Smears, pelvic exams
STI testing
Family Planning Referrals
Donor Insemination by ICI

PRENATAL CARe

Exceptional prenatal care is provided, including appointments that last about an hour, welcoming the participation of partners and children, while allowing ample time for questions to be thoroughly answered.​ Please note some of these appointments will be virtual appointments.

• Monthly prenatal appointments from 4 weeks to 32 weeks.
• Bi-weekly prenatal appointments from 32 weeks to 36 weeks
• Weekly prenatal appointments from 36 to 42 weeks
• A home visit 36 - 37 weeks
• ​Pregnancy Labs
• Library of pregnancy and birth related books available for checkout
• Availability by phone for questions that arise between appointments

BIRTH SERVICES

Support and encouragement throughout labor. Skilled attendants, educated in the process of normal birth and armed with the knowledge of when referral for medical attention is necessary. 

POSTPARTUM SERVICES

Immediate in-home postpartum care following the birth
A minimum of 2 in-home postpartum visits following the birth
A six-week in-office postpartum visit
Breast/chest feeding support in person as well as by phone
Referrals for further breast/chestfeeding support and family planning needs

NEWBORN CARE

In-home newborn exam following birthIn-home newborn check-ups during postpartum visit. All newborn required and standard screens are offered.
Birth certificate and SS number applications are completed for you, should you desire
Referrals to pediatricians, family practice doctors, chiropractors and Naturopathic Doctors
Weight checks during postpartum visits

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

Earth Mother Midwife, LLC is pleased to offer and refer for additional services to families who are birthing under the care of Earth Mother Midwife, LLC and families who are birthing elsewhere. Custom packages can be provided for multiple services. Please contact Erin erin@earthmothermidwife.com for more information.

• Birth Tub Rental: A quality birth tub is available for rent. It includes set up, take down and all cleaning. Includes an adaptor, fish net, liner, cover. You’ll need to provide a hose that reaches from the tub to the sink and toilet. 
• Towel Service: Fresh towels, washcloths, baby hats, receiving blankets and cotton underpads provided for labor and birth and removed afterward, allowing the family to avoid this cleaning step following the birth.  
• Birth Counseling: Although we cover much of this during prenatal care, occasionally it is helpful to really delve into past experiences (in the example of birth trauma or previous abuse) in a deeper way than possible during appointments. Or, in the case of pre-conception preparation for birth. 
• Lab work: Although in the care of Earth Mother Midwife, LLC, all lab draws and procedures are covered if done by Earth Mother Midwife, the expense of lab tests will not be included. Ask for specific pricing.
• Childbirth Education: Childbirth education materials are included in your care. 
• Insemination services: Earth Mother Midwife, LLC can perform insemination or train you in home insemination.
• Newborn eye treatment: Eye treatment provided to the newborn in the postpartum period.
• Newborn vitamin K: Either injectable or oral Vitamin K given to the newborn in the postpartum period.
• Metabolic screen: A blood test for your newborn screening for many metabolic disorders.
• CCHD screen: A pulse oximeter screening of the newborn that has been shown to catch heart conditions not found on ultrasound.
• Hearing screen: A painless procedure to screen for hearing loss in the newborn.
• Rhogam prenatal: For Rh negative pregnant people in pregnancy.
• Rhogam postpartum: For Rh negative pregnant people in the postpartum period (we need to screen the baby’s blood type).

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