Pregnancy & Childbirth

Blossoming belly!

Blossoming belly!

We provide traditional holistic midwifery care for mothers & families during the childbearing year.

Motherland’s personalized & professional midwifery services include:

  • Family-Centered Homebirth, including Waterbirth
  • Comprehensive prenatal care in my South Philadelphia home office and your home
  • Nutritional Counseling & Natural Health Advice
  • Complete postpartum care for mother & baby for first six weeks
  • Seasonal prenatal & postpartum gatherings, including group prenatal care
  • Breastfeeding support
  • Family planning Counseling
  • Preconception Counseling
  • Referrals to holistic health providers and community resources
  • Extensive Lending Library of books, videos, and other materials

Our schedule of services during your pregnancy:

Ninety minute initial visit

Hour-long prenatal visits

  • every 4 weeks until 28 weeks of pregnancy
  • every 2 weeks from 28-36 weeks of pregnancy
  • every week from 36 weeks to birth

Home visit at 36 weeks of pregnancy

A group prenatal gathering with other mothers expecting around your due date in the last 6-8 weeks of pregnancy

Continuous labor support in your home once active labor is established until the birth of your baby.

Immediate postpartum care in your home until mom and baby are stable and settled, breastfeeding is initiated, a thorough newborn exam has been done and your questions and concerns have been answered and addressed.

Home postpartum visits for mother and baby. The exact schedule of visits varies with each family’s needs, but a minimum of 3 visits (24 hours, 3-5 days, and 6 weeks) is done during the postpartum period. The birth certificate is filed and newborn metabolic testing and a hearing screen, if desired, are performed.

Close phone contact during the first couple weeks regardless of how many postpartum visits you require.

Additional phone consultations, email communication and/or visits as needed.

24 hour a day on-call availability of a midwife.