Prenatal Care

• Thorough initial visit lasting 1 to 1-½ hours where we go over the present pregnancy, medical, reproductive, and family history, review social/cultural aspects of client’s life, do nutritional counseling, educate around potentially dangerous exposures and warning signs, and perform a physical exam, including laboratory tests as needed
  


• A typical prenatal visit lasts one hour and involves a discussion time where we address relevant pregnancy/birth/newborn topics, present informed consent issues regarding important decisions to make during pregnancy, build relationship, and answer questions
  
  
• The second part of every prenatal visit focuses on physical assessment of mother and baby by doing maternal blood pressure, measuring fundal height (size of uterus) to estimate fetal growth, feeling the position of the baby, listening to the baby’s heart rate, and performing laboratory tests as appropriate. 
  
  
• 24-hour and 7-day-a-week availability of midwife to meet clients’ needs.
  
  
• Connection to a local network of resources, for example: childbirth education classes, doulas, pediatricians, massage therapists, acupuncturists, etc.

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