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When hiring a home birth midwife, your fee also covers…Birth by Grace Midwifery Services, LLC is a private-duty, small midwifery practice. In efforts to keep home birth affordable for self-pay and uninsured clients, Birth by Grace Midwifery Services, LLC charges a fraction of the usual and customary rate for a normal vaginal delivery in the hospital, which can total up to $20,000!
​Private-duty midwifery care includes:
• Concierge service - All prenatal care is conducted by a licensed and Certified Nurse Midwife, which generally total 8-13 visits.
• Complimentary lactation and home birth education class
• Unlimited Open Dialogue/ Direct Communication with your primary midwife via text, email and phone
• Collection and interpretation of labs including blood work and cultures during the course of the pregnancy
• Collaboration with supportive medical team for complications that require medical consultation/interventions
• Prenatal care, Home Visits, OB Triage, physical “labor check” visits, home birth and water birth experience
• Birth Assistant Fee - assists with set up, additional labor support and clean up
• Newborn procedures/care- the midwife files the birth certificate with the state, applies for social security card, prepares newborn birth record
for pediatric visit, administers vitamin K injection (if desired), collects PKU screen (newborn blood test).
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• Physical and emotional supporting during labor and birth, regardless of length of laboring/birth process/outcome
• Medication administration, including intravenous (IV) therapy & antibiotics (if needed) during pregnancy and/or labor
• In the event a transfer to the hospital is necessary, (due to the pandemic) the midwife will continue provide supportive services virtually, which include communication with hospital staff and/or continued labor support.
• Administrative duties- Included but not limited to: insurance verification, employment forms (FMLA, etc). Breast pump orders, clearance letters needed for other medical services (dental, yoga etc.), scheduling appointments, consulting with medical teams, invoicing/billing..
• Additional fees to accommodate your birth, including back-up midwives
Financially challenged families can inquire about our sliding scale program. Limited availability monthly.
