Postpartum Midwifery Care

Just interested in postpartum midwifery care?

My Comprehensive Postpartum Midwifery Care Package includes six postpartum visits, one prenatal visit (when possible) and one lactation consultant visit in the comfort of your home that last anywhere from 60-120 minutes. My care is individualized, evidence-based and holistic. When feasible, I see families once in pregnancy to get to know them and review their desires and plans as well as medical and obstetric history. In the postpartum, I typically see my families three times in their first week home from the hospital and then again at two, four and six weeks.  

During our postpartum visits I monitor your postpartum physical and emotional adjustment and recovery, assess your vital signs and evaluate labs as needed, I monitor your baby’s growth over time, assist in developing your baby’s feeding plan (including breastfeeding, chest feeding and bottle-feeding), evaluate your baby’s general health and vital signs and provide lactation support. In addition to the lactation support I provide, one in home lactation consult with an IBCLC is included in this midwifery package.

I am happy to provide records for you, your pediatricians, or hospital-based providers. Unlimited phone and email support is included in this midwifery package. 

If you have a PPO insurance plan you may be able to get reimbursement from your insurance for your midwifery care. Income based sliding scales and payments plans are available. Midwifery fees are also HSA and FSA eligible. I am happy to provide records for you, your pediatrician or hospital-based providers.  

What former clients have to say…

“Postnatal care is amazing. Women need so much after birth support and Michelle swaddled us with love, care, support and advice. You never have to leave your home when you are exhausted with a newborn! If you want an expert, facts, a calm and capable team with years of experience Michelle is your midwife.” 

~ Stephanie

“Michelle was the midwife for our home birth and both my husband and I can't say enough amazing things about her. One of the things that was important to me in deciding to do a homebirth was that we got to hand pick who would be at our side through the entire process. Without a doubt, I'm so happy I had Michelle, and her apprentice Virginia Scheiderer Hughes, as part of our team. 

From the pre-natal visits through the post-natal care, Michelle is an amazing midwife with a warm presence and a wealth of information at her disposal. Whatever my questions (and I had plenty) she always had an answer and more often than not, a PDF she'd put together with more information for me to read up on. 

Michelle is generous with her time and she genuinely cares about the families she works with. Our pre-natal visits took place in our home, which was lovely and massively convenient. They never felt rushed, and we always took time to explore how I was doing both physically and emotionally. 

Through the birth, which was long and challenging, Michelle was a rock. She was supportive and encouraging, and when I expressed doubts, she offered the reassurance I needed to keep going at home. I never once doubted that my baby and I were in extremely capable hands. 

One thing that never occurred to me in choosing a home birth was the type of post-natal care I'd get. That alone is a reason to chose a home birth. Michelle and Virginia were here numerous times up to 6 weeks after the birth. Whether it was checking our baby's health, working with me on breastfeeding or helping us figure out how to use our baby carriers, they were there for us in countless, invaluable ways.

If you're thinking about a home birth, Michelle's an amazing midwife to have at your side!"

~ Reva

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Contact an insurance biller to discover what reimbursement you can expect for midwifery care.