POSTPARTUM CARE

Postpartum care with us is centered on recovery, bonding, and making sure you feel fully supported as you settle into life with your new baby. Immediately after birth, we perform a gentle newborn exam and ensure that both you and baby are transitioning well. We also strongly recommend that your baby is seen by a pediatrician or family doctor within the first week—an added layer of reassurance during these early days.

We encourage you to spend as much time as possible resting, healing, and connecting with your baby. Your first outing should ideally be the visit to your baby’s physician; everything else can wait while you focus on recovery and finding your rhythm as a new family.

Your midwife will visit you at home within the first 24–48 hours. During this visit, we check your vital signs, uterine healing, bleeding, and your chosen feeding plan. We also assess your baby’s heart rate and oxygen levels to ensure they’re adjusting smoothly. After this initial visit, you'll return to us at 1–2 weeks, 3–4 weeks, and 6–8 weeks for continued care, emotional support, and personalized guidance.

If you need supplemental help, we can connect you with trusted postpartum doulas who offer practical and emotional support—from newborn care and feeding help to sibling support, meal prep, and light household tasks.

Postpartum care is included with all home birth (both standard and signature) and birth center packages, can be paired with a planned hospital birth, or offered on its own for families who want midwifery-based support after delivery. For this reason, we do not have any set pricing as it will vary based on the client’s needs.

No matter what your birth plan looks like, our goal is to ensure you feel cared for, informed, and never alone during this transformative time.

However you choose to feed your baby, you’ll receive compassionate, evidence-based guidance. For families planning to breastfeed or chestfeed, we’ll help you get started in the first hours after birth and address common early questions and adjustments as you learn this new skill.

If you’d like additional support or run into challenges, we can connect you with trusted local IBCLCs (International Board Certified Lactation Consultants) and other community feeding resources. Our goal is to give you the tools and information you need to make the feeding choices that feel right for your family.

QUICK ANSWER FAQs

  • We recommend that visiting your baby’s pediatrician be the first outing you take with your new family around one week after birth.

  • Circumcision is a deeply personal decision for each family. However, in the the 1970s, both the American and Canadian Academies of Pediatrics and the Colleges of Obstetrics and Gynecologist released a position statement stating “there is no valid
    indication for circumcision in the newborn male.

    As with everything, we will discuss the pros and cons of circumcision with clients. It is our position that circumcision is an elective surgery, unnecessary, and a form of genital mutilation. We do not perform it and any client who wants it done would be referred to www.savingoursons.org for further information or a local Rabbi for the surgery.

    Please feel free to explore our resources in the Education Database on circumcision.

  • We encourage all mothers to breastfeed, and believe there is no better food for a baby. We will ensure that supportive lactation care is provided immediately following the birth even if you choose not to use a lactation consultant.

    However, we understand that every family is different, and will give you all of the necessary resources and support to make whatever decisions you need for your baby.

    Feel free to explore our resources in the Education Database on breastfeeding.

  • A midwife and a doula both support you during pregnancy and birth, but they serve very different roles.

    A midwife is your medical care provider.
    Midwives are trained healthcare professionals responsible for monitoring your pregnancy, assessing the health of you and your baby, providing clinical care, and managing your birth. They perform prenatal appointments, order lab work and ultrasounds, attend your labor, catch your baby, and provide postpartum and newborn care. Think of your midwife as your primary maternity provider.

    A doula is a non-medical support person.
    Doulas offer emotional, physical, and informational support—but they do not provide medical care. A doula helps with comfort measures during labor, positions, coping techniques, partner support, and advocacy. They are there to nurture, guide, and help you feel supported throughout your experience.

    In short:

    • Midwife = clinical care + safety + expertise

    • Doula = comfort + guidance + continuous emotional support

    Most families love having both, because together they create a beautifully balanced birth team. If you need doula referrals, we’re always happy to connect you with trusted local professionals.

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