home birth newborn care
what to expect
IN HOME CARE
Your baby gets to bond and be with you in the comfort of your own home as you find your rhythm. Your baby’s wellbeing is checked on at 4 home visits in their first 6 weeks of life.
lactation support
Your breastfeeding journey is supported all along the way at every postpartum home visit. Consultations with IBCLC Erica are available for nursing challenges. Referrals to tongue tie specialists, cranial-sacral therapists, chiropractors, and other support.
Pediatric visits
A complete summary of baby’s birth is sent to your pediatrician. A complementary home visit with a Summit Family Health Pediatric Nurse Practitioner is available to you as a Shifrah’s Sisters client. Frederick County residents can also have a free home visit with a nurse.
Birth certificate
Elizabeth registers your baby’s birth with the state. You will receive a social security card in the mail and a link to order your baby’s birth certificate.
footprint keepsake
Your baby’s tiny feet are printed onto a beautiful keepsake of your choosing with their name, weight, length, birth date and time and your names to be treasured for life.
gentle care
Your baby never leaves your side. Baby is treated, spoken to and touched with the gentle, loving care they deserve throughout your pregnancy, birth and first weeks of life in the outside world. Your attachment with baby is supported to nurture the healthy start they need to thrive.
What clients are saying
“Receiving prenatal care in my own home was luxurious! A few highlights from in-home prenatal care included: having blood drawn for labs from the comfort of my own couch, doing my own swab for GBS testing, not having to schedule childcare for my older daughter, and always the centering meditations and unhurried conversations with Elizabeth.”
— Maddie
“What makes her standout to me is that she truly cares about each woman's right to have the birth she desires. I personally felt that she was genuinely concerned and committed to my person, my pregnancy and the birth of my daughter.”
— Rachel