The In-Home Birth Center©:
We bring the birth center and professional staff to you!
by Vanita Lott, RN
What is the In-Home
Birth Center©?
The In-Home Birth Center is
a Certified Nurse-Midwife service including full pregnancy care,
labor and birth attendance, postpartum and newborn care. Prenatal
visits are provided in my offices. The Nurse-Midwife and a professional
birth assistant come to your home for labor and birth. We bring
oxygen tanks, resuscitation & IV supplies, and emergency
equipment to each birth. A complete newborn exam is done. The
midwife returns for both a one and three day home visit for mom
and baby. Two and six week postbirth visits are in my offices.
All clients have access to full laboratory and prenatal testing
options.
Why do women seek out
the In-Home Birth Center©?
One reason
families choose our birth center is to be certain that their
prenatal provider will also be at their birth. Women meet their
birth assistant a month before their due date. We find that having
a trusting on-going relationship with their birth attendants
helps women relax and have an easier labor. Many women wish to
avoid routine procedures and the epidemic of inductions (20%)
and Cesareans (25%). The World Health Organization is very concerned
with the over-medicalization of birth in our country.
Is birth in the home safe?
Research
has shown that birth at home is a safe alternative for healthy
women with normal pregnancies. Having an educated, experienced,
and well-equipped midwife is essential. Safety is enhanced through
regular prenatal care that prevents, corrects, or detects complications.
With good care unexpected, serious complications drop to only
1%.
What about pain in labor?
According to research, women
experience less pain when they labor in their own comfortable
and familiar environment. Women are surrounded by caring and
attentive professionals who have only one woman and baby to care
for. Women are not exposed to unnecessary procedures. We carefully
monitor the baby’s heart rate with an ultrasonic Doppler
according to national standards. This allows women the freedom
to move which is a key to increasing comfort during labor. Deluxe
heated labor/birth tubs are also available, which many women
find effective for comfort. We also offer massage, acupressure,
herbs, homeopathic medications and other pain relief techniques
if needed.
Vanita Lott, has been an R.N.
since 1983 and a Certified Nurse-Midwife since 1997 specializing
in well-woman gynecology and holistic pregnancy and birth care.
Insurance/Medi-Cal accepted. Call for a free information packet:
530-477-7333 or 887-5406. Website: www.midwife.nu.
