Labor and birth are as individual as the women themselves. No one can predict what your labor and birth experience will be like but we will be by your side through the process as it unfolds. When you begin to experience the early signs and symptoms of labor we will be in communication and together we will decide when it is time for us to join you at your home. When we arrive, we bring all of the necessary medical equipment and supplies to ensure you and your baby’s health and safety through the birthing process. The advantages of laboring in your own environment will help you relax and feel confident during the hard work of labor. We always encourage you to hydrate and nourish your body, as labor is very physical work and demands much stamina. There are many different tricks of the trade to ease and find comfort during your labor. You can move freely, try different positions, and decide what works best for you. Hydrotherapy is a great way to take the edge off of labor and a gentle transition for baby if you choose to give birth in the water. If this is something that you are interested in, we have three birthing pools and are happy to accommodate your wishes. We do our very best to keep birth completely natural and intervention free, we like to keep water bags intact for the possibility of baby being born en caul.

Immediately after birth, the baby is skin to skin with mother for warmth, bonding, and security. The umbilical cord stays intact so that the transfer of stem cell rich blood from the placenta to baby is maximized while also increasing your baby’s blood volume and iron count. Delayed cord clamping is beneficial in easing your baby into the outside world in a compassionate way since they were connected to their placenta the entire pregnancy. After at least two hours of bonding and baby has latched, we perform the newborn exam on and beside mom.

We stay with you anywhere from two to four hours after the birth or until both mom and baby feels safe and secure.