For many women in Maine, homebirth is the natural choice. Here are some reasons why...
- Personal, individualized prenatal care by midwives. Midwives are women who respect women, women's bodies, and the process of having babies! Homebirth midwives take the time to know you, listen to you, and support your healthy pregnancy.
- Natural birth on your terms. Natural birth is a safe birth. When we don't interfere with the process, it works the best. When you are in your own home there are no "routines", shift changes, call-schedules and protocols that are designed for care of the masses, not for your individual care. At home, you and your midwives are working together for your best birth, natural and safe.
- Babies prefer natural births, as there are no drugs to interfere with the hormones that act as natural pain killers or the hormones that cause them to immediately be alert and aware when they are born, ready to fall in love with you!
- Real support during your labor and birth. When you birth at home, your midwives are there to support you throughout your labor and birth, not just for a few minutes at a time every few hours, as in a hospital setting. We have lots of tricks up our sleeves to get labor moving along if it needs help, but most of the time support and encouragement are enough to bring on the baby safely and efficiently.
- Informed Choice. The midwives of Open Circle Midwifery Services work under the tenet of Informed Choice. You are a partner in your care. It is our job to give you information on available tests, treatments, and procedures, refer you to resources for further research, and then allow you to make the decision that best fits your particular situation. Except in the rare case of an emergency,where we make the decisions to act as necessary, you always will be an informed decision-maker in your care.
- Family Unity and the Environment of Home. Birth at home is a normal, natural and sacred event. Your partner and your children are encouraged to be as much a part of the experience as you want. Children, with some preparation beforehand, do great at births--- especially when it is in their familiar environment with familiar people to look to. There is a different level of bonding and closeness that older siblings feel when they watch their new baby come into the world. Many families are choosing to birth at home so they don't have to "disappear" to the hospital and then come home with a new baby. (This is true for pets as well...)
If you are interested in learning more, call (207-838-2157) or email us with your questions, or to set up a free consult visit.
