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OUR
SERVICES
We
offer the following services:
* Complete prenatal care
* A choice of birth settings
* Care and support after birth
* Use of our Library
* Referrals to Complimentary Health
Professionals and childbirth preparation classes
* Free Consulataion Visit
Complete prenatal care
Prenatal visits include examinations, thorough discussions
about tests you may elect or decline and, most important,
time (an average prenatal visit lasts forty-five minutes!).
A significant goal of our prenatal care is developing
a comfortable and mutually trusting relationship to ensure
that your pregnancy is as healthy and satisfying as it
can be. We hold prenatal visits in two locations; our
home office in Columbia City in South Seattle and at the
Community Birth and Family Center in Montlake, just south
of the University District.
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A choice of birth settings
You may choose to give birth in your home or in one of
two licensed birth centers. In either setting the midwife
and her assistant spend your labor with you and you maintain
optimum control of the environment. Families may participate
as much as they wish; the choice of support people is
entirely up to you. You will never be separated from your
baby. Mothers and babies are observed carefully in the
immediate postpartum period to ensure normal recovery
and adaptation. A thorough examination is performed and
instructions for self-care are reviewed. Mothers delivering
at the birth center may go home as soon as two hours after
birth; the typical length of stay is under four hours.
Your midwife, in either setting, will remain with you
until you are completely comfortable without her. Should
transfer to a hospital be indicated during labor, we consult
with the receiving hospital personnel, accompany you to
the hospital and assist in making the plan of care there.
We provide support and advocacy during the time you are
in the hospital, resuming your postpartum care upon discharge.
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Care and support after birth
We maintain close contact with you and your newborn in
the days and weeks following birth, supporting your emotional
and physical adjustments to parenthood. We assist with
breastfeeding and help monitor your baby’s growth.
We see each family 24 to 48 hours after birth and then
again at approximately one, three and six weeks. We are
always available to address questions during this important
time in your life. We also provide to our clients:
An orientation packet containing a variety of educational
materials
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Use of our lending library
containing books and video tapes pertaining to birth and
beyond
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Referrals to childbirth
preparation classes
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Referrals to complimentary
health professionals such as homeopaths, massage therapists,
chiropractors and acupuncturists
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Free consultation visit,
with no obligation, as an opportunity for you to meet
with us personally and learn more about our service.
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