homebirth
Homebirth is a satisfying, safe and healthy option for low-risk mothers with normal pregnancies. Mothers laboring and birthing at home enjoy the comforting familiarity and flow of their own home. The expecting parents are completely involved with the decisions made during the prenatal period and in the birthing and postpartum process. The family's privacy and wishes are respected. Expecting parents are lovingly guided, encouraged and educated, and mother and baby are thoroughly monitored throughout pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum. Home birth is family-centered, full of love and very gentle on mother, baby and the whole family.
Birth is a natural process of human life: not an emergency, but a sacred emergence. With careful monitoring, preventative care and a healthy lifestyle, low-risk mothers give birth gently and safely at home. The birthing process works best without unnecessary interventions. When a mother labors and gives birth in an unhindered way, her hormones stay intact, and she emerges empowered and satisfied. It is crucial that parents make truly informed decisions regarding their pregnancy, birth and postpartum, as well as the care of their child. Midwives are experts in normal birth. Darby Partner CPM LM serves you with great care so that you emerge with a satisfying and empowering birth experience.
Comprehensive Homebirth Midwifery Care Includes:
Comprehensive prenatal care, including:
~Prenatal visits in my office in Kealakekua every four weeks until 28 weeks of pregnancy, every two weeks from 28 to 36 weeks, and weekly from 36 weeks until the birth which include: urinalysis as needed, fetal heart rate monitoring, checking mother's vitals: blood pressure, temperature and pulse, discussion and care of your concerns and complaints, education and discussion about pregnancy, birth, postpartum and beyond, informed choice of all tests and procedures during pregnancy, birth and for the baby, nutritional and wellness education and counseling, emotional support, listening to your concerns and meeting your needs.
~Home visit at 36 weeks
~24 hour availability by text, phone and/or email (please use regular office hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4pm for non-emergent communication, you will be able to reach me personally 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with immediate needs.)
~Ultrasound as needed/desired
~Nutritional counseling
~Lending library of books, DVDs and other materials
~Referrals to complementary health providers and community resources
~Private childbirth education classes
~Laboratory work & prenatal testing as needed/desired
~Prenatal cupping treatments
Darby Partner, Certified Professional Midwife and Licensed Midwife and her trained assistant at your homebirth for:
~Continuous labor support and monitoring in your home when labor is established, as well as support anytime during your process
~Midwifery care during labor, birth & immediate postpartum, including thorough monitoring of mother and baby
~Water birth (including use of waterbirth tub and all necessary equipment, set-up, clean-up and take-down and your own disposable liner)
~Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
~Comprehensive newborn exam
~Assisting you in the filing of your baby's Hawaii State birth certificate
~Keepsake birth certificate with footprints
~I carry all the equipment needed for a safe, healthy homebirth. I bring all the medical supplies as well as herbs, homeopathics and therapeutic grade essential oils to support, ease and enrich your birthing process.
Postpartum care for mother & baby including:
~Postpartum and well baby visits at your home at 1 day after the birth, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks and 6 weeks. Additional visits as needed.
~Breastfeeding support
~Placenta Encapsulation
~In-home Newborn Metabolic Screening test
~Newborn blood-typing via cord blood as needed
~Vitamin K injection and antibiotic eye ointment as desired/needed
~Wildcrafted and organic, high potency yoni tea (after-birth perineum healing tea)
~Healing Postpartum Heat ("Moxabustion") treatment: a soothing Chinese Medicine treatment to heal the uterus, increase the "chi": life-force of the postpartum mother, ease postpartum healing and decrease afterpains
~Postpartum Yoni Steam to ease the postpartum healing using fresh herbs from my organic herb garden. Please see https://www.steamychick.com/4thtristudy/ to read about the amazing benefits of postpartum yoni steams.
Additionally, Darby Partner CPM LM is also available as an assistant midwife to some local homebirth midwives.
Birth is a natural process of human life: not an emergency, but a sacred emergence. With careful monitoring, preventative care and a healthy lifestyle, low-risk mothers give birth gently and safely at home. The birthing process works best without unnecessary interventions. When a mother labors and gives birth in an unhindered way, her hormones stay intact, and she emerges empowered and satisfied. It is crucial that parents make truly informed decisions regarding their pregnancy, birth and postpartum, as well as the care of their child. Midwives are experts in normal birth. Darby Partner CPM LM serves you with great care so that you emerge with a satisfying and empowering birth experience.
Comprehensive Homebirth Midwifery Care Includes:
Comprehensive prenatal care, including:
~Prenatal visits in my office in Kealakekua every four weeks until 28 weeks of pregnancy, every two weeks from 28 to 36 weeks, and weekly from 36 weeks until the birth which include: urinalysis as needed, fetal heart rate monitoring, checking mother's vitals: blood pressure, temperature and pulse, discussion and care of your concerns and complaints, education and discussion about pregnancy, birth, postpartum and beyond, informed choice of all tests and procedures during pregnancy, birth and for the baby, nutritional and wellness education and counseling, emotional support, listening to your concerns and meeting your needs.
~Home visit at 36 weeks
~24 hour availability by text, phone and/or email (please use regular office hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4pm for non-emergent communication, you will be able to reach me personally 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with immediate needs.)
~Ultrasound as needed/desired
~Nutritional counseling
~Lending library of books, DVDs and other materials
~Referrals to complementary health providers and community resources
~Private childbirth education classes
~Laboratory work & prenatal testing as needed/desired
~Prenatal cupping treatments
Darby Partner, Certified Professional Midwife and Licensed Midwife and her trained assistant at your homebirth for:
~Continuous labor support and monitoring in your home when labor is established, as well as support anytime during your process
~Midwifery care during labor, birth & immediate postpartum, including thorough monitoring of mother and baby
~Water birth (including use of waterbirth tub and all necessary equipment, set-up, clean-up and take-down and your own disposable liner)
~Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
~Comprehensive newborn exam
~Assisting you in the filing of your baby's Hawaii State birth certificate
~Keepsake birth certificate with footprints
~I carry all the equipment needed for a safe, healthy homebirth. I bring all the medical supplies as well as herbs, homeopathics and therapeutic grade essential oils to support, ease and enrich your birthing process.
Postpartum care for mother & baby including:
~Postpartum and well baby visits at your home at 1 day after the birth, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks and 6 weeks. Additional visits as needed.
~Breastfeeding support
~Placenta Encapsulation
~In-home Newborn Metabolic Screening test
~Newborn blood-typing via cord blood as needed
~Vitamin K injection and antibiotic eye ointment as desired/needed
~Wildcrafted and organic, high potency yoni tea (after-birth perineum healing tea)
~Healing Postpartum Heat ("Moxabustion") treatment: a soothing Chinese Medicine treatment to heal the uterus, increase the "chi": life-force of the postpartum mother, ease postpartum healing and decrease afterpains
~Postpartum Yoni Steam to ease the postpartum healing using fresh herbs from my organic herb garden. Please see https://www.steamychick.com/4thtristudy/ to read about the amazing benefits of postpartum yoni steams.
Additionally, Darby Partner CPM LM is also available as an assistant midwife to some local homebirth midwives.
"The parallels between making love and giving birth are clear, not only in terms of passion and love, but also because we need essentially the same conditions for both experiences: privacy and safety." ~Sarah Buckley
Batik art of the Midwives Model of Care by Desiree Cripps CPM, RN of Virginia
Darby Partner CPM LM Mermaid Midwife Hawaii Holistic Midwifery 808.313.2428 [email protected] Kona, Hawaii