Midwifery care in Northeast Pennsylvania
Christel Gillette, C.P.M.
Services
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Comprehensive care from conception to birth. Half hour long appointments including wellness checks for mom and baby, informed consent discussion, education, and questions. Ultrasounds and diagnostics offered. Discussion of nutrition, birthing preferences, pregnancy testing options, choices for newborn, lactation and more. 10-15 visits are typical of prenatal care.
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Personalized midwifery care at your house during active labor, during birth, and in the immediate postpartum. Includes 36-37 week home-visit to conceptualize space, review birth supplies, provide instructions on preparing for water birth (if desired). Midwifery care includes Certified Professional Midwife along with attendance of a trained assistant.
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Intentional care during the fourth trimester. The weeks following birth are a major physical and emotional period of adjustment. Resting, eating well, successful breastfeeding, and postpartum support help with a smooth transition/transformation. Postpartum care typically includes 3-5 appointments. Visits during the first two weeks are always in-home. Support via phone and text for life.
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Breastfeeding is equally rewarding and demanding. It creates a beautiful bond between mother and child, provides optimal nutrition for baby, and allows ideal healing from pregnancy and birth. Planning for success through education during prenatal care is important. Midwifery care includes tangible breastfeeding support through information, assessment of baby growth and output, latch guidance and correction, recommendations for frequency of feeding, jaundice assessment, and good old tips and tricks.
10 Reasons to have a Homebirth with a Midwife
You Like making decisions for yourself and your family.
You have an opinion! You want to make informed decisions about your pregnancy, birth and baby. You choose an individualized plan over standard blanket care.
you take responsibility for your health and wellness.
You understand that health and wellness cannot be handed out by a program, a medical board, or a governing body. Your habits and behaviors are the driving forces behind your vitality. You enjoy taking care of yourself and your growing baby.
You believe Pregnancy is a normal and healthy part of life, not a condition of sickness.
Pregnancy is not something to treat, but rather something to support. You do not choose fear-driven providers.
You trust the design of birth.
You believe your body can birth your baby without interference, induction, medications, and interventions.
you feel safer birthing at home than in the hospital.
You want an unmedicated, vaginal delivery, and you know where to help that happen! You trust in the safety of homebirth attended by a skilled provider.
you want the comforts of home, not a clinical setting.
Being in your home, sleeping in your bed, and eating good food matter to you. Your baby will be immediately exposed to the unique microbiome of the people living in your home.
you want to be surrounded by people you love.
You don’t want a limited guest list. Your children may be asleep upstairs. You may want your mom and your sisters with you. You may want to labor with just your partner, in privacy. You prefer to make these decisions for yourself.
you understand the reward of doing hard things.
Labor is not for the faint of heart, but you know that being in-sync with your body and your baby is best. Your body produces the perfect mix of hormones during birth. Afterward, you will feel victorious!
you enjoy having a mutual relationship with you care provider.
You want be be heard and prioritized during pregnancy and birth. You value a relationship of mutual respect with your care provider. You think it is important to know the person who will catch your baby.
you want Freedom and Autonomy to move around in labor and act normally.
You want to nourish your body so you have energy. You want to stay hydrated by drinking, not by intravenous fluids. You do not want to be hooked up and confined to a hospital bed. You want to give birth how you are most comfortable.
Testimonials
Christel Gillette, Certified Professional Midwife serving NEPA: midwifery care, homebirth, waterbirth, prenatal care, labor, postpartum, breastfeeding support. Serving Greater Scranton area and Northeast Pennsylvania. Midwife near me, Scranton, Clarks Summit, Moscow, Tunkhannock, Forest City, Poconos, Honesdale, Hamlin, Waymart, Gouldsboro, Mt. Cobb, Dickson City, Dunmore, Jessup, Archbald, Jermyn, Carbondale, Lake Ariel, Hawley, Sterling, Greentown, Newfoundland, Blooming Grove, White Mills, Uniondale, Dalton, Factoryville, Harford, Gibson, Moosic, Tobyhanna, Cresco, PA. Serving 1-1.5 hours from my home in Jefferson Township Pennsylvania.