"A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination, prepared to be herself and only herself." -M.Angelou
Prenatal Care
You must take responsibility for your home birth during your pregnancy to achieve the best outcome. Your best method for prevention of problems during the pregnancy and birth is attending regularly scheduled prenatal check-ups. Jane provides prenatal care. Prenatal care consists of carefully evaluating and recording many factors: weeks of gestation, uterine growth, weight gain, blood pressure, urine, fetal heart beat, fetal position and movement, the results of standard prenatal lab work, your nutritional intake, emotional and social health, and your progress in childbirth education. You will be an active participant in monitoring your own progress.
Your visits are scheduled at the following intervals to provide you and your family optimal physical, emotional and educational support: · 0 to 28 weeks gestation... Every 4-week visits · 28 to 36 weeks gestation... Every 2-week visits · 36 weeks gestation to labor... Weekly visits
Throughout your pregnancy, labor, and birth, you and your support person(s) are an integral part of the midwifery care team. While guidance is available to you at all times, you will be expected to assume the primary responsibility in the maintenance of your health, your baby’s health, and in creating your own personal, joyful birth experience. You will know what is happening to you during pregnancy and birth, understand the options available, and be consulted about your preferences; not simply on the receiving end of care.
Only women with a normal medical history are eligible for care. Women with any high-risk conditions such as smoking, heart disease, lupus, severe anemia, high blood pressure, twins, preterm labor, abnormal fetal position for birth, such as breech will be screened out.
You must be committed to a natural, drug-free labor and birth. Home birth mothers do not have painkillers and anesthetics available to them. They rely exclusively on relaxation skills, massage, visualization, frequent position changes, affirmations, prayer, the touch from loved ones, showers, baths, food and drink, music, or possibly total silence to aid them with the hard work of dealing with labor.
Physician Visits
Jane has an excellent professional relationship with two compassionate and highly experienced obstetricians. As part of Jane’s plan to provide you with a safe birth experience, an appointment may be scheduled with a consulting physician during your pregnancy. It will be a time for a physician to review your pregnancy and allow you to meet a physician that may assume your care should your pregnancy or birth develop a sign or symptom of a complication.
Birth
At the movement of birth, you can expect your baby will be placed on your abdomen, covered with a warm blanket and be kept with you. This is a precious time for you and your family to develop emotional bonds with your new baby. You will be encouraged to touch, examine, cuddle, admire, and love your new baby. You may also choose to breastfeed immediately, if you wish.
"A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination, prepared to be herself and only herself." -M.Angelou
Prenatal Care
Your visits are scheduled at the following intervals to provide you and your family optimal physical, emotional and educational support: 
Only women with a normal medical history are eligible for care. Women with any high-risk conditions such as smoking, heart disease, lupus, severe anemia, high blood pressure, twins, preterm labor, abnormal fetal position for birth, such as breech will be screened out. 
Physician Visits