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Home Birth


When a birthing person has a home birth it is a unique and special experience. They are able to labor in their own comfortable environment, surrounded by familiar sounds and smells, simple comforts and a chosen community of support. They can move freely, walk around in their back yard, labor in a birth tub or in their cozy bed, all with minimal intervention. The laboring person may have intimate moments with their partner, and may have an older child present to witness the miracle of birth. There are limitless examples of how people follow their body’s powerful instincts and find their own best way to give birth when they feel safe, respected and supported at home.

We believe in creating an atmosphere of gentleness, peacefulness and love for babies when they are born—this is a sacred time!  Babies thrive when they are kept skin-to-skin on their parents' bodies, are spoken to by the familiar voices of their parents, and are touched with tenderness and respect. Check out the benefits of hiring midwives for the babies as well, and bring our careful attention to their experience of birth and life outside the womb. 

We enter the home of the birthing person with loving, peaceful energy and a reverence for their birth experience.  We watch, we listen, we assess the well-being of mother and baby, and we offer our support through words and touch.  We are patient, knowing that people's bodies open in the fullness of time, not according to a graph or specific timeline. We have many ideas for comfort measures, pain coping techniques and position changes, but for every person our support is individualized, responding to their unique needs, desires and experiences.

Luna Madre Midwifery places safety for mother and baby as the highest goal, which means that occasionally transporting to the hospital is indicated. We have spent time cultivating good relationships with doctors and nurses at local hospitals so that our transports are as smooth and professional as possible, and our clients are treated with the respect and kindness they deserve. We discuss why and how transports occur and make a plan with every client during prenatal care, so should the need arise we are well prepared. One of the primary reasons of home birth with a skilled midwife is so safe for most birthing people is because we have the knowledge and experience to detect when there is a problem and change locations.  

Complete Prenatal Care
  • Free initial consultation
  • Hour long prenatal visits are monthly until 28 weeks, bimonthly until 36 weeks, weekly after 36 weeks until the birth.
  • Prenatal Massage/CranioSacral Therapy included
  • Nutritional counseling and emotional support are discussed at each visit
  • A visit to your home before the birth to plan with the birth team
  • Access to lab work, ultrasounds and medical referrals as necessary

​Waterbirth: You have the option of laboring and birthing in water at home.  Water birth has been shown to have many benefits for both the birthing mother and baby. For more information on the benefits of water birth, please visit www.waterbirth.org.

VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean): We can attend the births of mothers who have had a previous c-section. For more information on VBAC, please see http://vbacfacts.com/ as well as The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists statement regarding less restrictive guidelines for VBAC. 

Labor and Birth Care
  • Home birth support when you are in labor
  • Eating and drinking is encouraged throughout labor
  • Partners and siblings are encouraged to be as involved as possible
  • Water birth options available / tub rental
  • 24 hour/day, 7 days/week availability
  • Continuous hands-on assistance during labor and birth
  • First hour after birth is supported for bonding and cord clamping is delayed
  • Continued labor support from midwife if hospital transport is necessary

Postpartum Care for Mother & Baby
  • Continuous care and support in the immediate postpartum
  • Lactation/Breastfeeding support and guidance
  • Complete physical exam of newborn
  • 24/7 availability to you and your newborn in the days and weeks following birth
  • Postpartum visits at your home on Day 1, Day 7, Week 2, Week 4 and Week 6, during which we check on feeding and sleeping patterns, weigh the baby, monitor the mother’s healing process and reflect on the birth
  • Newborn screening/Vitamin K are offered
  • Arvigo Abdominal Therapy, Postpartum Massage and CranioSacral included

Well-Person Care
Midwifery care can also include the time outside of pregnancy- including your annual visits. This include:
  • Pap-smear exam, breast/chest exams
  • Pregnancy tests and lab work
  • Lactation/Breastfeeding Education/Support
  • Herbs and homeopathic support for women's health
  • Fertility Awareness, Family Planning and birth control counseling
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