Water Birth Midwife Near Me
Meet Charlotte Sanchez Water Birth Midwife Serving Families Near DFW Metroplex: Dallas, Allen, Frisco, Plano, McKinney, Little Elm, Lewisville, Addison, Farmers Branch, Carrollton, The Colony and More! She provides natural and holistic care -including home water birth. We encourage you to look over all that we have to offer. After, if you feel we may be a good fit for your care -reach out to us today!
Safe & Relaxed Water Birth!
With the latest research, we know water birth is safe and relaxed. After reading the studies we found water birth reduces the risk of perineal tears, or infection after birth. Such as this Study: Water births are as safe as land births for mom, baby. The outcomes had no increase of neonatal intensive care admissions, and postpartum hemorrhage rates were similar for both groups. With the women in the water birth group -they sustain fewer first and second-degree tears. In conclusion, they found when proper technique was used with water birth, outcomes were very good.
Therefore, having proper technique, knowledge and expertise with water birthing is paramount. This is why we hold a Water Birth Educator Certification from Waterbirth International. Not only do we have 30 years of first hand experience, we also teach it to others!
Cost of Water Birth Without Insurance
Having a water birth is a cost affordable option with a licensed midwife. Prices may vary depend on where a practice is located, and type of tub used. While some birthing practices sell inflatable tubs or may require you to purchase your own elsewhere. Our practice has portable heated tubs for use -free of charge to registered clients.
Moreover, cost incur for supplies when setting up a water birth tub, depending on type of tub used. Your approximate cost includes; disposable tub liner $20, debris scoop $5, fill hose $20, or new towels. Further, if your looking to rent a tub, inflatable or other, it may cost an extra $200 to $450. Lastly, if you plan to purchase your own for birth it may range anywhere between $75 on up to $2,000, depending on how fancy the tub.
Best Water Birth Services:
- Family, doula and prayer companion are welcome. We encourage involvement throughout labor and birth.
- Portable heated water tubs, are offered upon availability, or use of your home tub is optional.
- Use of a submersible birthing stool is offered for gravity in our tubs, or your shower.
- Intermittent auscultation of fetal heart rate, checking on baby using a water doppler. This is with submersible probe that’s waterproof.
- Full clinical assessment of maternal well-being throughout your water labor, and birth.
- Monitor temperature of tub with a laser-light thermometer.
- Illuminate tub with our submersible light for a visual of birth. Also, monitor estimated blood loss with ongoing continuous assessment.
- Comfort measures include: warm water emersion, cold compress for neck/forehead, pressure points and counter-pressure techniques. We welcome use of essential oils, music, and dim lighting.
- Offer techniques to avoid perineal laceration with guidance during pushing. Also, positional changes in warm water.
- Significant other is offered support to help catch or welcome baby.
- All birth attendants are current with Neonatal Resuscitation & CPR certifications with assess to oxygen and immediate resuscitation equipment.
- Immediate continuous skin to skin contact-touch between mother and baby to help promote bonding and breastfeeding.
- Delayed cord clamping to allow transition of womb to world, allowing cord blood transference. Then floating placenta in bowl.
- Therapeutic herbal-floral or essential oil bath, for mother & baby to promote bonding, relaxation and healing.
- Perineal assessment to facilitate-obtain a repair using advanced skill, offering additional natural healing modalities.
- Comprehensive examination of your newborn at bedside.
- Completion of assessments on you and baby, we tidy up birthing area, and tuck you snugly in bed to rest and bond.
Using Water as Natural Epidural for Pain
Water immersion during labor is used for pain relief by way of a relaxation method. It’s often called a natural epidural. It can help you birth calmly, and babies to be born gently. Therefore, using warm water for your labor and birth is not a fad, it’s actually an essential relief method. This is the reason why we offer our heated-portable tubs for labor and birth, and have for over 25 years.
Furthermore, it has been our experience that when birthing is more relaxed, the partners seem to be more actively involved. They even enjoy participating in the “catching” phase of the birthing process in water. Just having buoyancy in water can offer a verbal-hands off approach, or if desired a gentle hands-on for guidance. If your looking for a more natural approach with labor relief minus side effects, then birthing in water may be for you!
Benefits of Water Immersion for Labor & Birth
- Tub offers a private space to labor & birth.
- Water offers natures epidural that provides pain relief.
- Using water supports mobility with position change.
- Immersion supports mothers’ feeling of control.
- Warm water promotes relaxation and tension relief.
- Water immersion can reduce blood pressure.
- Perineal trauma and lacerations are reduced.
- Cesarean section rates are reduced.
Water Birth a Family Experience
Having your family present can fill your birth space with love, and encouragement. It can also mean you have special helpers such as; someone to make your favorite meal, take photographs, or to help watch your children.
Children actually do well with witnessing home birth, especially if they are prepared ahead with photos, books or videos. Also, most find bonding with baby following the birth is easily supported and cherished.
"When your family is present it can create an experience filled with fond memories having all those homestyle feels.."
Explore Water Birth Tub Options
Let’s explore tub options for giving birth in water. May that be your home stationary tub, an inflatable, or a portable heated tub. Each has benefits of style and convenience, leaving you with your own personal preference:
1 –Using your stationary tub you fill with water and let out when your finished. Cleanup before and after takes time without a disposable liner. Although, it makes for beautiful photographs. Especially if you have a modern looking tub with special tile or surroundings.
2 –An inflatable tub option, has you inflating the tub with air and then filling with water. Then you continue to boil water to maintain water temperature. Next, you can find comfort leaning over the sidewall during labor. Second, you can set it up in your own desired location, which helps with planning. Third, these inflatable type of tubs come in different sizes. This is to accommodate one or more persons. Lastly, clean up after the birth is easier when a tub has a special liner inserted before filling.
3 –With our portable heated tub you can set it up ahead of labor. You have the option of where to place it in your home. Also, for comfort some drape a folded blanket over tub wall, and under the clear liner. Next, this tub can plugged in to maintain heated water temperature. Further, it also accommodates a portable birthing stool unlike inflatables. Clean up is easy with a liner.
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FAQ -Most Frequently Asked Questions About Water Birth
When should I enter the water tub during labor?
Midwives report that some women benefit so much with the relaxation of water immersion that the cervix rapidly dilates open. Equally important, research studies have demonstrated that water is an effective tool to assist irregular contractions to become more consistent. This is due to an increase in oxytocin levels and a reduction of stress hormones.
Therefore, relaxation with warm water immersion is key when used in active labor, or five plus centimeters. Beforehand, try using water by shower as this will help maintain gravity for labor progress.
What temperature should the water tub be?
Tub water should be monitored and maintained at a comfortable temperature for the mother, between 92-100 degrees Fahrenheit (32-38 degrees Celsius). When water temperature exceeds 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) it may lead to an increase in core body temperature. Thus, in turn may cause the baby’s heart rate to increase. Finally, mother can exit tub if her face is flushed with the feeling of over heating.
How long is baby under the water after the birth?
Babies should be allowed to gently emerge into the water, while midwife examines for a cord entanglement. Next, the cord is unwrapped or removed before baby is lifted slowly up out of the water. This way the cord tension does not pull prematurely on the placenta adherence from the uterine wall.
Remember that physiologically, the placenta is still supporting baby with oxygen during birth, and immediately afterwards. Equally important, there’s not a guarantee the umbilical cord pulsating means baby is receiving enough oxygen. Therefore a safe approach is to lift the baby gently up out of water and place him upright onto the mother’s chest.
How soon after birth will baby take that first breath?
With fetal life, the placenta supplies all the oxygen needs through the placenta. Once external, initiation of breathing is complex. This is a combination of factors beginning with gravity and room air on the baby’s face. Water babies can sometimes have a delay taking their first breath. Only because they lack stimulation from the gravity and room air as their head is first being born into the water.