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Office (512) 445-3360

Fax (512) 444-0385

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Prenatal Care

• First visit (1.5 to 2 hours)
• comprehensive health history and physical exam
• prenatal education
• prenatal blood tests, pap if needed
• Return visits (30 mins to 1 hour)
• exams to listen to the baby's heart beat and monitor mother's well being
• prenatal education & nutritional evaluation
• birth desires & emotions discussed as you prepare for labor and parenthood
• home visit at 36 wks

Labor and Birth Care

• Pre-labor/early labor: attendance and support as needed
• Active labor:
• continuous labor support by midwife
• maternal assessments and baby's heart beat checked 
• no 'routine' interventions
• freedom of movement, eating and drinking
• husband or labor partner offered guidance to enhance involvement, including assistance in catching the baby
• birth plan respected
• Birth: 
• freedom of birth position, including soaking in warm water (shower, tub or birthing pool) as a natural comfort measure for mother and newborn if desired
• cutting of the cord delayed and no separation of mother and baby
• uninterrupted breastfeeding as soon as mother and baby are able
• emergency equipment and medications provided as needed

Postpartum Care

• Immediately postpartum
• minimum of 3 to 5 hours of continuous care after birth or until mother and baby are stable
• physical exam on baby
• newborn bath, if desired
• birth linens washed and birthing area cleaned
• Postpartum follow up.
• Home Visits Day 1 & 3, Office Visit 1 week:
• physical exams on mother & baby
• baby weighed and checked for jaundice
• breast feeding assistance
• education & emotional support
• newborn metabolic screen, day one
• 2 weeks after birth:
• baby is seen by a pediatrician or other health care provider to begin routine well care and second metabolic screen
• 4 to 6 weeks after the birth of the baby:
• gyn exam (including pap if needed)
• family planning/contraception if desired

Office Locations

• We see clients for most prenatal visits in our home offices.
• Mary - Central Austin
• Siobhan - Northwest Austin
• Whitney - Northwest Austin
• You choose a primary midwife for prenatal & birth care. We assist each other with births and you will have the opportunity to become familiar with all of us during your pregnancy, birth and postpartum period.

Service Area: Central Texas Counties

• Travis
• Williamson
• Bastrop
• Burnet
• Caldwell
• Hays