Labor & Birth

Throughout labor the midwife will monitor your baby’s heart rate, your contraction pattern, and how your labor is progressing. We use natural methods like massage, aromatherapy, relaxation points, and tools like the birth ball, or our birth tub to help you through labor.

During your labor and birth, either at home, or in our birthing center, we will:

• Checking the cervix for labor progression (if indicated)
• Monitoring contractions and baby’s heart rate
• Deliver baby and placenta
• Suture and administration medications as necessary
• Perform a Newborn exam and administer medications as necessary
• Prepare and file the birth certificate

"A woman will always remember how she was made to feel during her birth". Dr. Marie Mongan

We are dedicated to creating a warm, safe, loving environment for a woman to birth in. We strive to empower women. At Freya Center we see birth as a sacred journey that we are blessed to be a part of.

Some of our practices include:

• Delayed cord clamping
• Skin-to-skin contact right after birth
• Breastfeeding within thirty minutes to an hour of the birth
• The newborn exam is performed on the bed next to you so that you may continue enjoying your new little one.