Antepartum Services:
- In office preconception care
- In office free consultations for patients deciding whether or not to pursue a homebirth with MidwivesCare, LLC.
- In office prenatal care.
- Home visit at 35-37 weeks.
- In office fetal NonStress Testing (NST) for pregnancies 40-42 weeks
- In-office lab draw including routine prenatal labs, stat labs and labs for gender determination or genetic testing if desired by the family.
- In office limited fetal ultrasound (first trimester due date and viability and number of fetuses, third trimester fetal position) scan Orland and New Lenox locations.
Postpartum Care:
The birth team will remain with the patient for 2-6 hours after delivery.
- Postpartum home visits will be days 1 and 3. Extra 1 week home visit for first time moms.
- Women will follow up in the office or via phone for 2 week visit then in office within 4-8 weeks after delivery for their postpartum check.
Well-Woman Care:
- Basic primary care; physicals etc.
- Pelvic exams, pap smears
- Breast exams and mammogram referrals
- Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, testing and treatment for vaginal infections.
- Counseling for use of barrier methods or natural family planning methods will be available.
- We provide prescriptions and fittings for female diaphragms.
- We do not provide hormonal birth control or IUD insertions.
- We do not provide or refer for pregnancy terminations.
Birth services:
- Homebirth
- Waterbirth
- Nitrous oxide administration available if decided over a month ahead of time. This is a great option for first time mothers or women struggling with anxiety to decrease their transfers for epidural.
- In the event of a hospital transfer, the practice will provide a midwife or assistant to accompany you.
- Should you risk out of our service after 35 weeks and deliver via a scheduled Cesarean or induction, you will still be provided with our support at the hospital and after birth to initiate breastfeeding as you have prepaid for the service. Clients can decline these visits, but as stated on the financial page, the global fee is to be paid regardless of client’s birth experience or place of delivery or if client chooses not to continue as a patient with MidwivesCare LLC
Newborn Care:
- Newborns are assessed immediately post delivery and twice between days 1 and 4. First time mothers get three home visits. One of those visits typically is from one of our IBCLCs.
- Common tests newborns can receive (not included in global fee) include CCHD screening, hearing screening and PKU.
- Newborn care is not included in the “global fee” and will billed separately as the baby is a second patient.
- The most common reason for hospitalization of a newborn is jaundice. To keep our babies home when possible, in collaboration with your pediatric provider, we rent our biliblanket and subcutaneous bilirubinometer (checks bilirubin through the skin) and draw blood for bilirubin also.