Giving birth is such a special and intimate time for you and your family. You deserve to give birth where and with whom you choose. ![[Photo of Baby.]](../images/boysbw.jpg)
Studies show that for low risk women, home birth with a qualified midwife in attendance is a safe alternative CPM Study BMJ 06/18/05.
Birthing at home, or at the freestanding birth center I use, is about choices. It's about your right to choose where you give birth and with whom you choose to attend your birth. You are the one in control, you make the choice to move and assume any position for your labor and birth. You make the choice to eat or not. You make the choices that are best for you and your family.
A mother who is stressed, hungry, cold, fearful or feels unsafe will have a rise in adrenaline and noradrenaline levels. If you release these hormones, they can slow or stop your labor. This leads to more interventions and complications. In your home, you can relax, have less stress, thus a faster, easier labor.
Home birth with a midwife for low risk women, is just as safe as a hospital birth, according to the BMJ study.
Homebirth, or at a freestanding birth center with a midwife, is a safe choice for low-risk women. If you choose to have a home or birthcenter birth you need to educate yourself. I expect you to take charge of your health. This means you need to take the responsibility to eat healthy, you need to take the responsibility to take your prenatal supplements, you need to take the responsibility to keep your appointments and you need to take the responsibility to be fully honest with your midwife, do not leave out vital information about previous birth information. I will give you papers about your health history to fill out, and expect you to be fully honest with me-- do not leave out vital information. If you are unsure that any information is important to me, then ask me about it! I expect you to plan for your homebirth. Your home is a safe familiar spot for you and your baby, but you need to be prepared. You should contact your midwife early in your pregnancy as early prenatal care allows for the following advantage: You will receive information to help reduce your chances of complications. Early Prenatal care allows you time to bond with your midwife. Care with my services, means you will receive a minimum of 30 to 90 minutes of time each prenatal visit (time is based on our needs) after the initial 2-3 hours visit.
I have birth experience since 1991. My practice as a midwife in Indiana and Michigan is homebirth, or a free standing birth center. Homebirth with a midwife is a safe choice for low-risk women. If you choose to have a homebirth you need to educate yourself. I expect you to take charge of your health and planning for your homebirth. Your home is a safe familiar spot for you and your baby, but you need to be prepared. You should contact your midwife early in pregnancy as early prenatal care allows for the following advantages: You will receive information to help reduce our chances of complications. Early Prenatal care allows you time to bond with your midwife. Care with my services, means you will receive a minimum of 30 to 90 minutes of time each prenatal visit (time is based on our needs) after the initial 2-3 hours visit.
