Listening to baby’s heartbeat with a fetoscope.
Mother-Centered Support in Labor.
Minutes after Birth.
Evaluating Baby Respirations without Disturbing Family Bonding and Breastfeeding.
24 hour postpartum homevisit
Prenatal Care
Experience the difference that care with a licensed midwife makes. Prenatal care is an essential component in midwifery care to assure we are on track for a home birth. It offers the time needed to develop a trusting relationship between midwife and mother. Your prenatal visits will include checking in on:
Nutrition and Exercise
Blood pressure and Pulse
Discomforts and Remedies
Bloodwork/Labs
Mother’s Heart and Mind
Your baby’s well-being is assessed through palpation, fundal measurement, and
heart monitoring with a doppler or fetoscope
Referrals for ultrasound can be made as needed or desired
Children and family are welcome.
Labor and Birth
Birth is a natural process and a sacred moment unique to each baby and mother. Your birth is attended by Tawnya, chief licensed midwife of The Montrose Midwife, and also by a qualified assistant to assure that both mother and baby receive the most optimal care.
Homebirths succeed with patience, love, and keen observation. We bring the skills and equipment sometimes necessary to assure a low-risk, low-intervening homebirth, including:
Delayed Clamping and Cutting of the Umbilical Cord
Professional-grade Birth Tub for Waterbirth
Undisturbed 1st Golden Hour
Meds to minimize Hemorrhage
Neonatal Resuscitation/CPR
Hands-on Skills and Assistance
Ongoing Monitoring of Mother and Baby
Breastfeeding Guidance
Eye Ointment and Vitamin K
Suture Kit and skills
Placental Storage for Processing
Clean-up and Laundry
Postpartum Care
The Montrose Midwife wants to optimize your transition from pregnancy and birth to a blessed postpartum with rest, support, successful breastfeeding, and complete healing.
We come to you the day after birth, and two weeks after the birth. Your postpartum plan starts before you birth your baby, making sure there is plenty of support to care for your house, family, and meals. This is the time to rest, bond with baby, and succeed in breastfeeding. Mother and baby are under our care until your six weeks office visit. We will evaluate baby’s growth, mom’s healing, and breastfeeding at each visit. Newborn screening (PKU) and pap smears are offered.
“Thank you Tawnya for the work you do to build the confidence of your clients so we believe in ourselves and our bodies. She will help you to believe in yourself and believe that your body will do just what it’s meant to do to birth your baby. If you want the most positive home birth journey possible then Tawnya, the Montrose Midwife is the one for you.” ”
We accept late-transfers, VBAC, first-time families, grand families, and first-time home birthers. Call today to discuss your birth options with The Montrose Midwife.
970-765-7003
