Birth Year Support

While our focus is a preventative, low intervention approach, all basic standard procedures and screening tests are available with Wide Circles midwifery care. A nurse midwife's scope of practice includes the use of many medications that may be indicated in pregnancy, birth, or the postpartum; these include medicines used during emergency situations as well as common prescriptions.

Prenatal

• Free 30 minute consultations for potential clients

• Comprehensive, holistic, relationship-based prenatal visits monthly until 28 weeks, every 2 weeks until 36 weeks, and weekly from 36 weeks until your birth, with extra visits as necessary

• Nutritional and herbal guidance for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery

• referrals and allopathic remedies as needed

• Standard of care and as needed lab testing always available (labs billed to and typically covered by insurance)

• Ultrasound referrals/orders (typically covered by insurance)

• Midwives available by phone, text, and e-mail for questions and concerns, including 24/7 for urgent needs

• Postpartum transition planning

  Labor & Birth

• Homebirth, including water birth from 37-42 weeks of pregnancy

• Continuous care and support during active labor, birth, and the first hours after birth

• Qualified, trained assistant during birth

• Medications and equipment present at every birth for dealing with postpartum hemorrhage, neonatal resuscitation, and perineal repair

  Postpartum

• Complete physical exam of the newborn*

• Lactation support through 6 weeks

• Postpartum education for the new family

• Regular postpartum visits at 1 day, 3 days (lactation focused), 2 weeks, and 6 weeks postpartum with extra visits always available as needed

• Lactation focused postpartum visit with an experienced certified lactation consultant/CBS in the first week (day 3-4)

• Pulse-oximetry congenital heart defect (CCHD) screening and newborn metabolic screening available at 24 hour postpartum visit

• Availability to clients by phone, text, and e-mail for questions and concerns, including 24/7 for urgent needs

  *Although we are trained and nationally certified to provide care for newborns, our scope of practice in the state of Ohio does not recognize this fact. Because of this, we must advise that you have a visit with a provider of your choice for your baby within 72 hours of birth and can recommend some providers who offer newborn home visits even sooner.