Midwifery Care in a Birth Center
Photo Credit: Katie DeGroot
Midwives are independent care practitioners for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. They provide holistic medical care during prenatal visits as well as during the birth and postpartum.
At Roots Community Birth Center we wholeheartedly believe in and practice the Midwifery Model of Care. Those new to the Midwifery Model of Care will notice the gentle approach we take in all our visits.
Community midwives, such as those at Roots Community Birth Center, value independent practice that is separate from a hospital system and are skilled experts in out-of-hospital birth.
We take our time, we ask questions, and we listen. The hands on approach of Community Midwifery Care is at its core a shared decision making model where birthing people are empowered to learn about their body and baby to make educated decisions.
Twin Cities birthing families can enjoy our midwifery care model at our Minneapolis birth center and experience truly holistic care where they feel that they have trusted partners in their decision making process for every step of their health journey towards welcoming their children.
What is a midwife?
A midwife is a trained independent medical provider who is an expert in reproductive health, pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Midwives offer a more holistic view of pregnancy than is typical for obstetric care, this means that they believe that birthing people and their body's are healthy and normal. Midwives provide full prenatal care, birth support, and postpartum care.
what is a community midwife?
A community midwife is a licensed midwife with enhanced training for out of hospital birth who offers care within a community based, independently owned practice and not within a hospital system. Community based midwives can be certified nurse midwives (CNM), certified professional midwives (CPM).
what does a midwife do?
Midwives are independent care practitioners for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. They provide holistic medical care during prenatal visits as well as during the birth and postpartum. Midwives can also be your primary health provider for annual exams, contraception and keeping you healthy.
Doula vs. midwife - what is the difference?
At Roots we LOVE doulas! Doulas provide emotional, physical, and informational support to their clients. Midwives are independent medical care professionals and doulas do not perform any medical tasks. Think of it as a great team where everyone has a job to support the end goal of a healthy, happy, and well family.
The Midwifery Model of Care includes:
monitoring the physical, psychological and social well-being of the birthing person throughout the childbearing cycle
providing the birthing person with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor, birth, and beyond
minimizing technological interventions
identifying and referring clients who require obstetrical attention
CLIENT TESTIMONIAL:
“If you are considering an “out of hospital” birth at all, you need to have your baby here. The midwives here provide the most holistic care I’ve experienced anywhere in the Twin Cities. I would trust any of them to deliver my baby any day. Besides that, the care you get after having your baby is unparalleled. They provide several home visits, and a couple of group postpartum appts, all well before your 6 week checkup. If you have questions in between appts, they are great at answering messages or phone calls very quickly. I simply cannot speak highly enough of this place. My birth here was as good as a birth can get; basically my “dream” birth.”
Photo Credit: Gather Birth Cooperative