birthing options or wishful thinking?
Your birthing options are directly related to your choice of provider and birth location. Midwife Louisiana, LLC is working on a video to show your birthing options in northern Louisiana.
Midwifery Care
We are committed to providing quality maternity care in the comfort and safety of your home. Our philosophy includes the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal life events with a record of better outcomes when there are minimal interventions.
Welcome Home
Our clients are looking for something more in their maternity care than what standard obstetrics has to offer. They want to be active participants in the care for themselves and their babies, not silent bystanders in a system that makes all decisions for them.
Childbirth Classes
Know what your body is doing, why it’s doing it and what you can do about it. This three day series is held monthly and at Blue Sky Yoga studios in Ruston and Monroe.
Doula Support
There are two types of people who seek my doula services. One is a first time parent seeking information on childbirth and how to navigate the medicalized system. The second is someone who has already had a hospital birth and they are dissatisfied.
Nursing
I can come to your home, even if you had a hospital birth, and provide assistance with positions to hold your baby and getting them to latch properly.
Have a Question?
Text me at (318) 599-0759 for a timely response.
FAQs
For clarity, the term “home birth” is used as any planned home birth attended by a qualified practitioner.
Q: What is the difference in maternity care between a doctor and a midwife?
A: Short answer, philosophy of care.
“I am so glad I was able to benefit from her class! Her class gives not only advice, but the facts of how birth works mechanically, what to do if you go into labor spontaneously and how to advocate for yourself if you end up giving birth in a hospital. She covers information on c-sections and provided resources for postpartum care. Rebecca is truly a great teacher and is passionate about babies and mothers.”
LZ of Ruston
“I can’t brag on this angel enough. After a traumatic birth last year, she made me feel safe and comfortable. Appointments were like visiting with family. She has been a big part of our experience and I know she’s available at any time for questions. If you are even thinking of a home birth, she’s the one to go to. You won’t regret it.”
MB of Monroe
“Rebecca and her team are the best!! I had my first home birth in 2020 with Rebecca and it was phenomenal. Needless to say, we called her again for my 2nd home birth in Nov. 2022. She is so sweet and supportive, intelligent, attentive, calm. She is all the right things at all the right times. I just can’t say enough.”
AR of Ruston
Our Philosophy
Midwife Louisiana, LLC midwife and assistants agree with the Midwives Model of Care, which is based on the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal life processes.
Read Our Info Blog
Read on general topics we talk about during our midwifery and doula appointments.
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Vitamin K
Please read the disclaimer. Two Things There are two parts to this, but they fit together. First, babies are born Vitamin K deficient. Second, Vitamin K is essential for blood to clot. Lets look at each separately, then put them together to see why it is recommended that all babies are given Vitamin K after […]
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Erythromycin aka Eye Goop
Please read the disclaimer. Many, many first pictures of newborns show them with a clear, Vaseline looking kind of ointment in their eyes. This “eye goop” is an antibiotic called Erythromycin. It protects the baby from different kinds of eye infections and from blindness in case the mother has Chlamydia and/or Gonorrhea and doesn’t know. […]
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Group B Strep
Please read the disclaimer. Group B Strep (or GBS) is a bacteria that lives in our large intestines. We all have it. It is part of our normal gut flora. Sometimes, this bacteria travels from the anus to the vagina. When it does, there are no symptoms. No odor. It may come and go, and […]
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