q	Two or three prenatal visits to get to know the parents and their wishes for the birth

q	Helping parents form their own personal birth plan

q	Being on call for clients 24 hours a day for when labor begins or a problem arises

q	Loan of a birthing ball for the weeks prior to birth and/or for use while laboring at home (subject to availability)

q	Meeting clients at home to help with comfort measures and in deciding if it is time to go to the hospital when labor begins

q	Meeting clients at the hospital and helping with comfort measures such as positions, massages, and breathing techniques

q	Encouraging and guiding the laboring woman’s partner to help with the comfort measures if he so desires

q	Staying with clients until at least an hour after the birth to help establish breastfeeding (if desired)

q	A postpartum meeting approximately a week following the birth where we discuss the birth and how it compared to parents’ expectations, memories, etc.

q	Weighing baby at postpartum visit on Cindy’s baby scale

q	Unlimited phone calls after birth if problems arise and parents have questions about newborn care, breastfeeding, or general health concerns