Services

Free Initial Consultation
Pregnancy Testing
Total Prenatal Care
Complete Lab Work with a Urinalysis at each visit
Referral for High Quality Ultrasound; 2-D, 3-D, & 4-D available
Phone Consultation as Necessary
Nutritional Counseling
Leading Library of Books, Information, and Videos
Individualized Personal Attention
Assistance in Writing Your Homebirth Birth Plan
Freedom to Remain Well Nourished During Labor
Labor and delivery attended by a Texas Licensed Midwife
Choice of Waterbirth
Freedom to Move Around During Labor
No Routine Episiotomies
Perineal Suturing, if Necessary
Birth Stool Available for all Births
No Routine Separation of Mother and Baby
Breastfeeding support
Complete Newborn Exam at Birth
Newborn Screen Test (PKU)
Birth Certificate Filed Within 5 Days of the Birth of Your Baby
First Postpartum Check-up in your own home
Postpartum checkups at 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 6 weeks
Newborn Care for Six Weeks

Other Services:

Referral for Prenatal Massage
Referral for Consultation with a Chiropractor
Referral for Consultation with a Physician
High Quality Prenatal Supplements

Decreased Exposure of Mother and Newborn to Medications - There is no routine use of medications in homebirth. Medications for emergency situations are available if necessary.

No Exposure to Hospital Infections - Hospital infections are a serious problem. There are current infections that can be acquired in the hospital that are resistant to antibiotics because of the antibiotic abuse that has occurred recently. A baby is immune to the common bacteria in their particular household that the mother is accustomed to.

Decreased Exposure to Chemicals - Hospitals use strong chemical disinfectants on almost all equipment, furniture, floors etc. In the hospital newborns are considered contaminated by their mother’s blood and routinely washed with strong disinfectant soaps that are listed as hazardous substances. Obviously the home environment will only have the products that each family has chosen to purchase.

No Fear of Infant Abduction – Birth in your home is obviously a more secure environment for the protection of your newborn from abduction. Homebirth also eliminates the worry of nurses giving the wrong newborn to unsuspecting parents.

Elimination of Unnecessary Interventions – Hospital birth now involves many routine interventions in normal, healthy labors. The electronic fetal monitor, IVs, fetal scalp electrodes, internal uterine monitors, artificial rupture of the membranes, narcotics, spinal anesthesia, routine inductions and augmentations of labor, and post-birth medications, etc. have become all too common. All these interventions carry risks that can introduce discomfort or major complications to a birth that otherwise may have proceeded normally.

Avoid the Cesarean Epidemic– We are all thankful for the cesarean section technology which can be a lifesaving operation for the mother and/or the baby. However, this technology is being overused in the US. The World Health Organization (WHO) and many researchers know that the US rate of cesareans is scandalous. WHO states that the absolute highest cesarean incidence in any region should be 15%. Most US hospitals well exceed this number. Obstetricians are performing more and more of these surgeries daily. If you call doctors and hospitals about their cesarean rates ask for their total rate; the primary rate is the rate for first time mothers only and will sometimes be lower. Only their total rate can be compared to the national rate and truly reflects the number of surgeries performed.

“Heal the earth by healing birth”…Michel Odent, MD