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Labor and Birth When you arrive a MWMS in Labor… You will occupy the private birth room of your choice. You are able to labor as you choose. This is your birth. A completely personal event, you may choose to labor with the support of very few people and the monitoring of your midwife. Or you may see your birth as a family experience and any family or friends you want to be with you are welcomed. We easily incorporate fathers and children into the process. In addition to the private rooms, there are kitchenette facilities and a family room for your guests. We take birth plans very seriously, unobtrusively monitoring labor with a minimum vaginal examinations. You will be encouraged and supported in moving and laboring in whatever way is most comfortable for you and that allows you the greatest level of relaxation and mastery of coping with your labor. You may walk, sit, lie in bed, or relax in our 110-gallon birthing tub. You may also choose to give birth there.
Water birth…
Warm water helps muscles relax. Sometimes referred to the “midwife’s epidural”, the combination of buoyancy and relaxation seems to lower stress and allow the laboring woman’s body to function very efficiently. Babies seem to like it too. The transition from water to water eases the entry for many babies and has a soothing effect on the whole family. Motherly Way Maternity’s midwives are very comfortable with and skilled in water birth and will offer it as an option for your birth.
Partner participation… We take partners’ role as parents very seriously and welcome and encourage their full participation. When appropriate, fathers may “catch” their baby (after the midwife has guided the delivery of the head and shoulders). Research shows that the more a father participates in the birth process the more likely he is to have a higher level of involvement later in the infant’s life! The Relationship Research Institute. At the moment of your birth and the precious moments following it, our focus is to allow you the fullness of this time together with as little interference as possible. Mother and baby are never separated and both are monitored and tended to together.
Postpartum Continuity is the cornerstone of the midwives model of care. Postpartum care begins immediately. Moms, families and babies are never separated. Exams are done with mom and baby right next to each other and with everything being explained as we go. Early breastfeeding is encouraged and supported. Before leaving the Birth Center, parents are taught what to expect in the next days and weeks and how to monitor their baby’s health. While the length of time a family remains in the birth center after the birth of the baby varies from family to family, the typical length of stay is 4-6 hours. Most are eager to return home and settle in with their new baby. Once you are home with your baby… The Midwives at Motherly Way Maternity Service understand that the postpartum time can be the most challenging time of all. Unlike typical postpartum heath care schedules, the midwifery model of care recognizes the needs of the new family in the first few days and weeks at home. We will visit you in your home within the first 24–48 hours and a clinic visit occurs with mom and baby at 1 week and 3 weeks to ensure successful breastfeeding, and a healthy start together as mother and child. A 6-week postpartum visit is scheduled to discuss family planning and to make sure the process of transition is normal. This schedule is flexible and may be adjusted according to the family’s needs.
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