Midlothian Home Birth Midwife

Midwives are health care providers who serve families who have a low-risk, normal pregnancy, birth and postpartum. We are licensed and board-certified, regulated by the state. We order and interpret labs and ultrasounds. We carry emergency medicine and equipment in case the need arises. We have physicians and hospitals we work closely with, if the need for their care becomes necessary.

Preconception: We offer preconception/pregnancy planning appointments where we review and discuss your medical history, have a general discussion of nutrition, exercise, vitamins and supplements recommended for preparing your body for pregnancy and optimizing your health for conception and answer any questions you may have regarding conception and early pregnancy.

Prenatal Care:

• Appointments on the same schedule as standard obstetric care.
• Interpretation of routine and some non-routine lab work and ultrasounds.
• Nutrition and lifestyle counseling with holistic approaches as well as medicine, if needed, for treatment of normal pregnancy challenges and discomforts.
• Routine maternal and fetal monitoring throughout pregnancy.
• Outstanding resources online as well as professional relationships with collaborative physicians.
• 24/7 accessibility for urgent needs

Labor & Birth:

• Home Birth in Midlothian, TX or at the Birth & Wellness Center of Arlington
• Individualized birth plans; dad or partner catch, waterbirth, etc.
• Labor support through comfort measures, guidance, homeopathy, essential oils, herbs and more
• Full clinical assessment and monitoring throughout labor, birth and the immediate postpartum period
• IV hydration as well as IV antibiotics for treating GBS, if you choose
• Perineal support to prevent tearing as well as suturing, if needed

Well-Baby Care:

• Comprehensive Newborn Exam at birth; Vitamin K & erythromycin if parents wish
• Well-baby exams for the first 6-8 weeks of life
• Breastfeeding support
• Daily-weekly weight-checks, if needed
• Routine Screenings and tests: Metabolic, heart defect, etc.
• Blood-typing, if necessary or desired

Postpartum:

• Appointments offered in-home the first week and in-office at 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6-8 weeks and 12 weeks
• Postpartum Mood Disorder Screening and referral, if needed
• Family Planning Counseling
• Well-woman appointment and optional pap-smear, at the end of care
• Pelvic Floor Therapy referral, if needed
• 24/7 accessibility for urgent needs

For your midwifery services we accept most healthshares and are otherwise self-pay only. I have found that being contracted with insurance companies really hinders me from providing the high level of personalized, quality midwifery care that I am passionate about providing as I walk this journey with you. The very reason I became a midwife! I will also add that my self-pay price is highly competitive and in most cases comparable to what you would pay for an insurance-covered hospital birth!

Whether you’re using insurance or are self-pay, we offer individualized payment plans. We take a deposit at your initial visit and work out the remainder to be paid over the duration of your care.

No, you don’t! Because we are recognized as national healthcare providers, we are able to order and interpret everything we need to in order to monitor your pregnancy! If it becomes necessary, we have a consulting physician and collaborate with a Maternal Fetal Medicine doctor for evaluation.

Absolutely! We offer care for home birth in Midlothian, Mansfield, Cedar Hill, Venus, Alvarado, Red Oak, Waxahachie, TX & area. If you prefer to birth at a birth center, we can also attend your birth at the Birth & Wellness Center of Arlington. Some insurance companies will cover birth center birth but not home birth, so if you’re hoping to bill insurance, that may dictate where you choose to birth. We may own a birth center, but we love home birth! Whether you are planning to birth at home in the Midlothian area or at the birth center, the majority of your appointments will take place at our Midlothian home office.

We are trained to manage the most common complications that arise at birth. We carry the same emergency medications and equipment that are available at the hospital. However, if a need arises for a higher level of monitoring or intervention, I don’t hesitate to transport to the hospital. Our goal is always to monitor vigilantly and transfer to the hospital before a true emergency is occurring. We have relationships with different hospitals all across DFW.