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If you have any additional questions, please feel free to
contact us.
Is home birth safe?
There are numerous studies that have found home birth to
be a safe, if not the safest alternative for low risk women. Women
who birth at home have fewer interventions and superior outcomes in
terms of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Please
access our homebirth resources page for more references and
supportive data. What if you have an
emergency?
While complications occur infrequently, those which
require intervention are much more common than emergencies. Many
complications can be handled by midwives at home, with good
outcomes. Some complications require utilization of our back-up
physician and transfer for collaborative care. This process has been
tested over 23 years, in this practice, and works well for all
involved.
What is your training and experience?
Paula: I received my training through the Arizona School
of Midwifery and through the apprenticeship model. I started
attending births in 1977 and became licensed by the state of Arizona
in 1982. Additionally I became a Certified Professional Midwife
through the North American Registry of Midwives in 1997. I have
attended approximately 1500 births in the Prescott area. [More
details]
Do you do waterbirth?
Absolutely. Approximately 60% of our clients choose to labor in
water, and many deliver in water as well. Our experience leads us to
believe that women who labor in water tend to have labors that are
significantly shorter in length, experience reduced trauma to the
perineum and have babies that are at ease.
Isn’t the hospital a cleaner environment for having a baby?
Your home doesn’t have to be sterile. A living environment that is
reasonably clean will do. At your home, you will be exposed to
organisms that you are regularly exposed to. In the hospital, there
are many other organisms that you and your baby may encounter-- some
of which can make you ill.
Will I continue to see you after the baby comes?
We continue to see you and the baby for 8 weeks postpartum. We see
you 24-72 hours after your baby is born, again at 1 week, and then
as needed from there. Most first time mothers prefer to be seen more
frequently than experienced mothers. |
