Mission Statement:
“Lord, when I care for another,
help me to be transparent so they hear only
your words and feel only your touch.”
Heart to Heart Home Birth was born during the pandemic of 2020 to meet the demand for safe prenatal, birth, and newborn care at home. We serve Missouri’s Greater St. Louis Area. Heart to Heart Home Birth certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) offer a variety of services, all within the comfort of your home!
These services include:
Routine Care:
Annual Examinations
Pap Smears
Gynecologic Concerns
STD Testing
Procreative Services:
Natural Family Planning
Preconception Care
Complete Prenatal Care
Labor and Birth Care
Postpartum Care
Newborn Care
OUR STORY
Heart to Heart Homebirth was born as an answer to the urgent need of alternative birth options in our community during Covid-19. We are proud to offer the Greater St. Louis area safe alternatives to traditional hospital birth.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT?
When you are in labor, one of our CNMs will come to your home and assess your and your baby’s wellbeing. As labor progresses, your birth team will be there with you every step of the way! You will be able to labor and birth wherever you are most comfortable, in your own environment, including waterbirth. After birth, you will relax and begin bonding with your baby in the comfort of your own bed. Your baby will be in excellent hands and receive top notch care. Your midwife and nurse will assure he/she is healthy and eating well. All well newborn care can be done in the comfort of your own home!
IS HOME BIRTH SAFE?
Planned home birth with educated, skilled attendants can be a safe, satisfying, cost‐effective care option for healthy, low‐risk women who want to give birth at home. At Heart to Heart Homebirth, we use Certified Nurse-Midwives and registered Nurses to attend your birth. You will also see our Medical Director- Dr. Brian Gosser- MD at your first prenatal appointment. In healthy pregnant women, emergent complications arising during birth are rare, and life-threatening emergencies are even more rare. We value you and your family’s safety while respecting your birth experience. We carry emergency medications and equipment to each birth, to assure the safest possible care. All of our providers are trained and skilled in emergency management.
WHAT IS A MIDWIFE?
A midwife is a person that is trained in childbirth. Midwife literally means “with women.” Midwifery is one of the most ancient of professions, and at Heart to Heart Homebirth, we have great respect for the history of Midwifery, as well as a desire to make Midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth accessible to women again. Midwifery as practiced by Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) encompasses a full range of primary health care services for women from adolescence beyond menopause. These services include the independent provision of primary care, gynecologic services, preconception care, care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, and care of the normal newborn during the first 28 days of life.
CNMs are educated in two disciplines: midwifery and nursing. They earn graduate degrees, complete a midwifery education program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME), and pass a national certification examination administered by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) to receive the professional designation of CNM (ACNM, 2012).
WHERE DO I START IF I AM INTERESTED IN HOME BIRTH?
Simply talk to Dr. Gosser about your interest in home birth. He will help you decide if your pregnancy and health history would be a good fit for home birth. Then you can call, text, or email the midwives!
HeartToHeartMidwife@gmail.com | phone: 636.492.1633 | HeartToHeartMidwife.com
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