Chicago Nurse Midwife
Address:
Chicago, IL 60649(708) 762-3322
MATERNITY SERVICE WEBSITE
Visit provider’s website/maternity service main pageBIRTHING EQUIPMENT
- Bean bag pillow
- Birthing stool
- Birth Balls
- Peanut ball
- Reclining chair
- Rocking chair
PAIN RELIEF
- Epidural
- Patient controlled epidural
- Dedicated L&D anesthesiology team
- Narcotics
- Nitrous-oxide
- TENS unit
SUPPORT
- Partner/support person policies
- allowed in triage
- allowed in labor room
- allowed in OR for C-section
- allowed in postpartum
- allowed in NICU
- rooming-in allowed
- Doula policies
- allowed in triage
- allowed in labor room
- allowed in OR for C-section
- allowed in postpartum
- allowed in NICU
- Siblings allowed in labor
NEWBORN & POSTPARTUM CARE
After routine delivery...
- Suctioning only if needed
- Delayed cord clamping (at least 1 minute)
- Delayed cord clamping (at least 3 minutes)
- Delayed baby bath
- Uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact until first feed
- Baby rooming-in
- Non-emergent nursery care available
- All routine newborn exams at mother's bedside
- Early discharge - 24 hours or less
- Home postpartum visit
BREASTFEEDING
- Baby-friendly designation
- Lactation consultants (IBCLC) available for consultation on site
- 24/7 lactation support on site
- No formula given to breastfeeding babies in first 48 hours
- Donor milk available
ROOM AMENITIES
- Dimmable lighting
- CD player
- DVD player
- Music speakers (phone or IPod)
- Television
- WIFI
- Free WIFI
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
INSURANCE
Accepts Medicaid : No
See Insurance comments for details
Languages - In-Person Interpretation
- Spanish
Address:
Chicago, IL 60649(708) 762-3322
MATERNITY SERVICE WEBSITE
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Maternity Care Overview
Chicago Nurse Midwife’s vision is to make safe comprehensive home birth care a real choice for Chicago area families regardless of demographic background; and to help eliminate the racial disparity in birth outcomes among African American women & their babies. It is our desire to see all families thrive and flourish, one healthy pregnancy and birth at a time.
One of the most important decisions that you have to take at the beginning of the pregnancy is choosing the right provider. You want to ensure that whoever you hire as your birth keepers share the same philosophy about birth and that we are a good fit for each other. To give you an opportunity to feel if we are the right ones for you, we offer a 30-minutes consultation, either in person or by Teleconference. Partners are strongly encouraged to attend this consultation.
INSURANCE
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We currently do NOT accept insurance to cover home birth deliveries. After birth, an itemized receipt will be provided for clients to submit to insurance companies for reimbursement or credit towards deductibles. Clients should call their insurance companies to confirm that their plans have “out of network” benefits. This is required to receive reimbursement from insurances.
Patient Acceptance Guidelines
Risk guidelines for accepting patients
First time parents/first time natural birthing mothers are required to complete a childbirth education class & hire a doula.
We only take a handful of clients per month and tend to fill very quickly. The 28 week mark is the latest that we comfortably accept transfers. Occasionally, we are able to accept a transfer later in pregnancy. If you are transferring care, we will need a copy of your prenatal record. You can request a copy of your prenatal record from your previous provider and bring it to the office or fill out a Release of Information form (ROI) when you come to your first appointment.
Risk guidelines for VBAC
Prior vaginal birth. Low transverse uterine scar. Please contact us to discuss your history if you’re interested.