Newborn Care includes:

• Baby will go to mom immediately after birth and there will be no rush for newborn procedure if not necessary.
• Full training in newborn emergency procedures if necessary.
• The immediate postpartum period will be for bonding and family time.
• Neonatal examination - complete physical exam within 2 hours of birth
• Gestational age assessment and complete newborn exam
• Newborn administrations of medications if parents choose.
• The baby will be fully assessed at each post-birth visit.
• Guided referrals and relationships with various holistic pediatric healthcare providers if needed.

What you need to know

• The immediate time after birth the family will be given a lot of time to get to know the baby. “I believe that bonding should be an uninterrupted time of transition for the whole family.”
• All baby care and assessments are done right next to mom. “I honor that this is your baby and you will not want baby to be far away after birth.”