Second trimester.

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It’s important to learn the ins and outs of how your baby is born. A childbirth education course is highly recommended.
Some instructors I recommend:
https://momease.com/child-birth-classes/
https://www.radicalrootsbirth.com
https://www.nikialawson.com/childbirth-education-for-families *
https://www.bradleybirth.com/chinyeretucker
*Free Course
https://momease.com/washington-dc-doulas/
https://mamabirthservices.com/birth-doula-services/
At your 36 weeks visit, you need to have everything for your home birth. A full home birth supply list can be found on your Client Care client portal.
You will need to purchase Rebirth Midwifery’s custom birth kit from In His Hands
Birth plan’s are usually used to navigate hospital care. In midwifery care, there is less of a need for a birth plan since we do many physiological practices (i.e delayed cord clamping) and ask for your consent regarding any procedures (i.e vitamin k administration).
Spinning Babies offers a week-to-week playbook of what you should be focused on in order to get and keep baby in the optimal position. Explore their site and aim to incorporate the activity of the week in weekly.
To navigate to the above link, go to The Spinning Babies website and choose the first header “I’m looking for…” and then choose “Pregnancy Week by Week”
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During this trimester, you will review the Gestational Diabetes Testing informed consent. To test for gestational diabetes, we perform a glucose challenge test in which you drink a 50g dose of lemonade and then have your blood drawn an hour later.
The estimated cost is $9 if using Laboratory Assist and doing your blood draw in office.
Because glucose tolerance changes in pregnancy and can affect your baby’s glucose metabolism, this is an important test performed between 24 and 28 weeks. A positive result will help us to tailor your diet to keep you and your baby safe for labor & delivery and thereafter.
Oral Glucose Challenge Test: described in depth in the Gestational Diabetes Testing Informed Consent in your client portal on client care.
Hemoglobin and Hematocrit: After 20 weeks, your blood volume expands. We check your hemoglobin and hematocrit again to ensure that you aren’t anemic and are still safe for an out-of-hospital birth. Through laboratory assist, your estimated cost for this test is $10..
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