HYBRID CARE
Hybrid Care
Prenatal care
What to expect:
● In-home blood draws and cultures for indicated blood work including any of the following
tests: initial pregnancy panel, Gestational Diabetes testing, GBS testing, NIPT genetic
testing.
● Nutrition and lifestyle recommendations from a holistic perspective.
● Comprehensive health assessment of you and your babe at every visit including; hands
on growth estimation, fetal position monitoring/checking, fetal heart tone monitoring and
an overall wellbeing assessment for baby. We will also perform blood pressure
monitoring, pulse rate, and wellness checks for the pregnant person.
● Prenatal, birth, and postpartum education and referrals.
● Psychosocial and emotional check-ins to hold space for all the shifts that are part of
pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
● Support in developing a birth plan.
● Discussion about what to pack in your hospital bag.
Labor and birth
What to expect:
- Intermittent fetal monitoring and assessment
monitoring of all vitals including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, fluid input and output, and comfort levels. - Strategizing around rest, nourishment, and hydration.
- Cervical dilation assessment, if desired.
- Collective decision making on when to go to the hospital.
- Emotional, educational, and physical support for you in the hospital under the clinical care of your hospital provider.
- 1-2 hours of hands-on support after your babe is born to help with transitioning, latching, settling in, and bonding.
- The option for an early discharge where our midwives will resume clinical care for you and your little one at home
Postpartum care
What to expect:
- An assessment of vitals and wellness for both you and babe
- Weight checks for baby
- Lactation and breast/chestfeeding support
- Monitoring of your bleeding and your uterine health
- In the case of an early discharge – an administration of the Newborn Screen
- Visual jaundice screening
- Education suggestions surrounding postpartum movement, nutrition, sleep and emotional wellness
- Referrals to other postpartum care providers and services
