Midwifery Care:
Prenatal, Labor, Birth, and Postpartum

I offer midwifery care for people and families seeking homebirth. I am available to provide prenatal and postpartum care to people with planned hospital births (also called integrated care) on a case-by-case basis.

See below for information on fertility and conception services

Prenatal

Care where you are listened to and affirmed!

Our time together includes: wellness checks, information sharing (including nutrition, preparing for birth and postpartum) , deep listening (including to history and present concerns), labs (bloodwork & pap) as needed based on informed choice, holistic assessment (listening to heart beats, palpation, fundal height, vitals), and relationship building.

1 hour office visits 1x a month in 1st trimester, 2x a month from 28-36 weeks, 1 home visit at 36 weeks, and weekly office visits until labor.

Labor & Birth

You will be supported, witnessed, encouraged, guided as needed, held in safety, celebrated, and honored!


This care includes: honoring your birth intention and plan, wellness check during labor (including listening to baby’s heart tones, vitals, etc), safety care as needed, and deeply affirming of the physiological process.
Laboring and birthing in water is possible with preparation.
I am on call for you 24/7 when you are in your labor window.
I support you to have a transformative experience.

Postpartum & Newborn

Immediate postpartum care that is reverent of the golden hour (the first hour after birth). Care that respects the new connection while also tending to the transitions, and safety. Comprehensive Newborn Exam in the hours after birth.

After birth: 5 postpartum visits, 4 in your home,
. Care is responsive to each individuals needs and may include herbal sitz bath , emotional support, breast/chest feeding support, closing, and more.

Postpartum is an integral part of the birth journey.

 

Home birth: You are supported.

Fertility and Conception

People and families that are looking for support on their conception journey may consider an intrauterine insemination (IUI) at home. This may also be referred to as conception by hand (CBH). An IUI - CBH at home centers you! This care includes:

  • 1 consult with guidance on timing (including cycle tracking, hormone tracking, BBT) and suggestions to support fertility.

  • 1 IUI per cycle with on call availability

  • IUI in the comfort of your home or my office

  • Working with your sperm bank or sperm washing (for an additional cost)

 FAQs

 

  • Homebirth is for you if you are willing, committed, and deeply desire the experience. If there are health concerns that require additional medical care for either you or your baby- we can discuss how to do hybrid/integrated care (see below)

  • You can birth anywhere you call a home. I’ve attended births in houses, studios, apartments, public housing, hotels, trailers, and air BNBs.

  • The best way to prepare for a homebirth is to prepared to be transformed: mind, body, heart and spirit. Our culture has so much fear surrounding pregnancy and birth. In spite of this- there are ways to bolster your confidence, fortify your spirit, nourish your joy, and deepen your love!

  • We work together during our prenatal care to make “our next best plan” in case of needing to shift the location of birth. This is done through informed choice and shared decision making. If something arises that no longer makes home the best or safest option, then we transfer care to a hospital.

  • We can make a tailored plan where I can provide aspects of prenatal and postpartum care if you are planning a hospital birth.

  • I am an out of network provider - which PPO insurance plans will cover at out of network rates. We will work with my billing company to verify benefits and bill for your care after the birth if your insurance benefits allow. My services will not be covered under the following insurance plans: any HMO plans, any Kaiser insurance plans (including Kaiser PPO), or Medi-Cal.

  • Yes, I am committed to making midwifery care accessible for families.

  • We make an initial appointment to discuss how you have been preparing for pregnancy, how you are tracking your cycles, as well as if you are working with a sperm bank or not. We discuss the best timing to inseminate and make a communication plan. When it’s time, I can perform the IUI in the comfort of your home or in my office.

  • Let’s talk! I set up a virtual consult to answer any questions you have. If it feels right for both of us, then we can schedule our first visit. If you’ve had some prenatal care- I can request your previous records. You can send me a message through my contact page or an email to get started.