Stay Home.

Considering homebirth due to COVID-19?

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in pregnant people reaching out to home birth midwives to discuss the option of planned home birth care. Community midwives are in a unique position of providing a model of care that works well in pandemics because our clients have less exposure to waiting rooms and hospitals. In our practice, clients will always see the same providers during prenatal visits and during your birth. Our midwifery community continues to welcome folks who are now choosing to birth at home.

COVID-19 Best Practices.

Update August 1, 2024: I think it's hard for all of us to believe that Covid remains a health concern after all this time. However, case numbers surge, then fall, then surge again. Given that COVID-19 can complicate pregnancies, our team remains cautious in our approach to the virus. For that reason, the following protocols remain in place, even for people who are fully vaccinated. Safety for everyone concerned remains our primary focus. All of our clients, their babies, and families are so very precious in this world.  
  • You will need to let me know if you or anyone in your household has tested positive for covid. If you are scheduled for an appointment during your quarantine/isolation, we will meet via Zoom instead. Similarly, we'll meet via Zoom if I test positive.
  • If you develop symptoms consistent with covid-19, you will need to test (rapid or PCR) and notify me of the results. People who contract covid during pregnancy often require some extra monitoring until they give birth. This doesn't automatically mean that you can't have a community birth, only that we will take extra care to ensure that you and baby are thriving. 
  • Our team will be wearing a KN-95 mask for all client contact. We request that everyone wear masks during your prenatal and postpartum appointments. This includes the appointments that are in your home.
  • If you will have a doula or other support person at your birth, I would love to meet them during a prenatal visit, and will request that they wear a mask for that visit.
  • During your birth, I request that anyone who does not live in your home wear a mask throughout your labor, birth, and immediate postpartum. 

Screening for Symptoms.

If we have an in-person visit scheduled and you answer yes to any of these questions, please stay home and call me to set up an online appointment:
  • Do you have a cough, fever, body aches, or a sore throat?
  • Does anyone in your household have the above symptoms?
  • Have you been in direct contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19?
  • Do you currently have an elevated temperature?

Is homebirth right for you?
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A new parent smiling and looking directly at the camera while holding her brand new baby.
Love at first sight.
Lucky, wearing a mask, checking on a new baby at home.
Getting checked out by the midwife.