Imagine midwifery care that is unique to your growing family.
Paige is a certified professional midwife (CPM) licensed in the state of Maryland. She provides holistic, personalized care throughout Baltimore and Central Maryland. Home birth midwives attend low risk births at home, caring for families throughout their prenatal and postpartum period. The continuity of care unique to home birth allows for individualized care that is simply unmatched when birthing in a busy hospital or birth center.
By keeping an intimate, low volume practice, Paige provides quality care, including prenatal and postpartum visits tailored to you. When hiring a home birth midwife, you can look forward to building a strong connection with the person who will be assisting you to birth your baby. Your midwife should be a familiar, comforting face greeting you at the door on your birthing day.
setting the foundation
Prenatal care
One free consultation to meet the midwife, answer questions, and review contracts
Complete continuity of care; one midwife throughout your entire prenatal, birth, and postpartum experience
Monthly prenatal visits throughout the first two trimesters; Prenatal visits every two weeks from 28 to 36 weeks; Weekly prenatal care during the final month of pregnancy until birth
Routine lab work completed in office, referrals to ultrasounds or appropriate health services as needed or requested
Education regarding all options and choices, prioritizing and respecting client’s right to complete informed consent or refusal
Access to my lending library of pregnancy, birth, and parenting books, DVDs, and meditations
Assistance in writing, reviewing, and honoring a birth plan tailored to the needs of your family
Unlimited phone consultations: available via phone, email, and text throughout pregnancy, labor, and postpartum.
making the transition
Labor and birth
On-call status to attend your birth, 24/7 availability from week 37-42 of your pregnancy
Labor support in your home, if desired, from active labor on, including physical comfort measures, emotional support, utilizing labor coping skills, massage, aromatherapy, rebozo, and other non-pharmacological pain relief techniques.
Positioning suggestions during labor and birth for both comfort and progress
Guide and support for the woman’s partner so that he/she may help at his/her own comfort level and take breaks as needed.
Attendance of the birth in your home, providing a “hands-off” midwifery approach, assisting only when needed or requested
Management of labor complications as they arise, including herbal and pharmacological management of postpartum hemorrhage when necessary
Expectant management of the third stage, unless otherwise requested
meeting your newborn
Postpartum Care
Immediate postpartum recovery care, including assessments on mother and baby, facilitating bonding, assistance with breastfeeding, and a complete and thorough newborn exam
A minimum of four postpartum visits starting in the first days, again at one week, three weeks, and six weeks; first neonatal weight check and metabolic screen collected in client’s home; additional postpartum support as needed,
Direct communication with the pediatrician of your choosing
Access to my knowledge of local, regional, and international support available to pregnant and new mothers, in addition to my lending library of informative books and dvds
Complete filing of birth certificate paperwork, assistance with FMLA documents, proof of pregnancy or live birth, and other requested documents as needed
Dedicated billing services working to obtain maximum reimbursements for those who have out of network coverage
The total cost for complete midwifery care is $6800.
An initial registration fee of $850 is required to start care.
The remaining $5950 is due by 36 weeks.
