Initial Visit
Risk Assessment Telehealth Appointment
1 hour ZOOM visit including medical history, risk screening & informed consent
Nutritional review and counseling
*If you have already began care with another provider, we can help you with obtaining copies of your medical records.
Initial Prenatal Visit
1 hour in-office visit including a physical exam as well as prenatal visit and any needed lab draws or pelvic exams. At this visit you will also sign informed consents
First Trimester
Relaxed monthly visits with time to chat and get questions answered
Well woman visit including pap smear if needed
Lab testing or obtain medical records from prior provider
Ultrasound to confirm pregnancy, due date and NT if doing the CAQMS.
Genetic Screenings including CA Quad Marker and NIPT testing through NxGen and Progenity if desired.
Second Trimester
Relaxed monthly visits with time to chat and get questions answered
Full OB ultrasound
Discussions of birth choices
Begin Belly Mapping
Second Trimester Group Prenatal Class*
Now is the time to set the foundation and learn about the physiology of labor and birth, and how the choices you make affect the hormonal changes of labor. We discuss the 28 week labs and complications that arise that could potentially risk you out of midwifery care and what you can do to prevent them. The focus is on keeping you healthy, Belly Mapping, preventing gestational diabetes and GBS, reducing stress, sleep, relaxation and childbirth education. It's a fun interactive class filled with aromatherapy, relaxation techniques and even dancing!
Third Trimester
Relaxed bimonthly visits from 28-36 weeks and weekly visits from 36 weeks until birth
28 week laboratory testing and 36 week GBS culture
Belly mapping & Optimal Fetal Positioning
Birth planning
Third Trimester Group Prenatal Class*
During this group we will be touring your specific birth room and show you where everything is so when you arrive in labor, you can settle in and make yourself right at home! We'll spend time discussing when to call the midwife, what to pack, when to come, the what if's and transport. Your partner is strongly encouraged to attend this group meeting!! If you have a doula that has never attended an APM birth, we encourage her to come as well.
Home Birth Home Visit**
In lieu of the Third Trimester Class, Families planning a home birth will receive a Home Visit around 36 weeks. At this visit we will do the normal prenatal visit but also deliver your birth kit (included), review how to prep your home, the tub, when to call the midwife and talk about any questions you might have about your upcoming birth.
*All classes are now online in our private Client Resource section so you can watch at your leisure from home.
** During COVID Home Visits are done virtually via ZOOM
“Why spend an hour waiting for an obstetrician when you can be spending that hour with our midwife!”