ANSWER: It is Prenatal care, Intrapartum care, & Postnatal care .

• Prenatal Care
• Medical/Pregnancy History
• Risk assessment
• Nutritional counselling & Sickness management
• All lab work including Blood grouping, Rhesus factor, Antibody screening, Hematocrit/Hemoglobin, HIV, etc.
• Urinalysis
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Weight gain assessment
• On going fetal well being assessment
• 24 hour access to your chosen care provider
• Relaxation techniques
• Pregnancy/Childbirth education
• Sonograms available
• Prenatal Massage and Shiatsu by a registered massage therapist
• Information on venues for birth
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• Intrapartum Care (Birth)
• Full labor assessment, including dilatation, effacement, fetal position, blood pressure monitoring, continuing fetal well-being assessment, etc.
• Pain management without drugs
• Relaxation including, massage, aromatherapy, water therapy, etc.
• All equipment for birth provided
• Emergency equipment if needed
• Water birth
• Techniques for avoiding episiotomies or tears including warm oil massage, warm compresses, etc.
• Full family involvement with birth process
• Delivery of new baby to parents
• Full new baby examination with parents.
• Trained to cover emergency procedures (cord around the neck is rarely a medical emergency)
• Information record provided
• Antibiotic for eyes (State Requirement)
• Breast feeding education & assistance
• Postnatal instructions given verbally and written
• Newborn metabolic screening (PKU)
• Bonnie holds current CPR certificates as well as a current Neonatal Resuscitation certification.
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• Postnatal Care
• Birth Certificate Filed
• Social Security Number arranged
• As many post natal visits as necessary for the parents lasting for 6-8 weeks
• Continuing breast feeding assistance
• Continuing assessment of infant well being
• Continuing assessment of maternal well being
• Family dynamics/Sibling advice
• Family Planning Counselling
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