Midwife Matters

• Care through pregnancy and birth – prenatal care, labor management and childbirth
• Pain medication in labor if desired
• Counseling in health promotion and disease prevention
• Family planning consultation and prescribing of birth control
• Sexually transmitted infections or diseases – diagnosis and treatment
• Pre-conception care
• Postpartum care
• Breastfeeding support
• Annual exams: including head-to-toe physical exams, pelvic exams, pap smears and breast exams
• Gynecological exams and associated care
• Peri- and post-menopausal care
• Ordering and interpreting of laboratory and diagnostic tests and procedures

Services NOT offered by Midwives:

• Home births
• Surgery
• Vacuum Extractions