“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ~ Mahatma Gandhi

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Midwifery as practiced by certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) encompasses a full range of primary health care services to healthy women from adolescence to beyond menopause. These services include primary care, gynecologic and family planning services, preconception care, care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, care of the normal newborn during the first 42 days of life, and treatment of male partners for sexually transmitted infections. Midwives provide initial and ongoing comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment. They conduct physical examinations, prescribe medications including controlled substances and contraceptive methods, order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests and order the use of medical devices. Midwifery care also includes health promotion, disease prevention, and individualized wellness education and counseling. These services are provided in partnership with women and families in diverse settings. North Branch will utilize mainstream and holistic modalities, working with you to optimize your care and health. 

Services Include:

• Complete Intrapartum Midwifery care including:
• Prenatal care
• Home birth
• Postpartum care
• Complete lab work for pregnancy
• Nutritional counseling
• Testing and referrals (as needed)
• Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)
• Breastfeeding support and education

• Newborn  care and screening tests including:
• Healthy newborn care up to 6 weeks
• Metabolic screening
• Hearing screen

    

• Well-woman care:
• Annual exams including Pap screening and breast exams
• Women's health issues
• Nutritional counseling
• Reproductive counseling and management
• Testing and referrals (as needed)
• Basic primary care

“I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.”  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ~ Kahlil Gibran