Care Providers & Birth Locations

Getting pregnant or not is an important choice in life, so is the nine months of pregnancy expectancy. Everything should be carefully planned, manly your Prenatal Care Provider and the place to give birth. Giving birth of a child is the most memorable experience for a woman, so being well informed of all your options and assistance you can have, will ensure you the most gratifying experience for you and your family.

Who will provide your care and where you will give birth of your child are the two big decisions you will have to make in your early pregnancy. These decisions are important as they often go hand in hand since most care providers have a certain place they do deliveries, and most women base their choices on health histories, preferences, finances and well informed opinions.




Midwives

These are care providers who can have a wide spectrum of training. Certified Nurse-Midwives have nursing training plus additional training in midwifery. Direct entry midwives or Certified Professional midwives have had training in midwifery, but do not have a nursing degree.
Most midwives offer care that is flexible and individualized, with little medical intervention, and [...]

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Family Practitioners

These are physicians who have completed school degree and training in various fields of medicine including obstetrics, pediatrics, surgery, and internal medicine. During their residency they gain experience in family treatment.
This type of care provides the basis for a relationship and continuum of care from newborns to grandparents from the same physician. Family practice [...]

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Obstetricians

These are physicians who have school degree and training in the specialized field of women’s reproductive health known as Obstetrics and Gynecology. Obstetricians have the skills, knowledge, and means to deal with any type of complication that may arise in pregnancy and childbirth.
Many women who have had complicated pregnancies in the past or who [...]

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Home Births

During many centuries giving birth at home was pretty normal, many women in their families did it, and many of them feel more comfortable and relaxed when birthing in their own environment, but this freedom brings some responsibilities, and you still have to make some precautions.
This was going on for centuries, but it changed along [...]

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Birth Centers

The first free standing birthing center was created as an effort to give women the “homelike” setting, but with the facility of being next to a hospital facility in case of complications. Midwives often are the sole care providers at free standing birthing centers, but there are a few Obstetricians who will do deliveries at [...]

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Hospitals

If your choice is an obstetrician or a family practitioner as your care provider, then you are most likely giving birth on a hospital setting. Some families prefer having the assurance of technology and skilled professionals, so a hospital is the best place in case of dealing with any complications. But note that hospitals may [...]

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