Pregnancy & home birth · Central Florida
Your pregnancy, with a midwife who is actually there
Continuity is the whole point. The same midwife for your prenatal visits, your birth, and the weeks after- someone who knows your history, your preferences and what you're worried about at 3 a.m.
Care through the whole year
Florida Medicaid accepted for eligible prenatal care. Coverage depends on Medicaid eligibility, specific health plan participation, and covered benefits. Contact us to verify coverage before your visit. Florida Medicaid is not accepted for home birth services. Self-pay options remain available for home birth care.
From your first positive test through the fourth trimester
Prenatal care
Long visits with the same midwife. Clinical assessment, labs, growth and wellbeing- plus time for nutrition, movement, sleep, feelings and questions.
Birth preparation
Practical preparation for labor: comfort measures, coping, roles for partners, what to have on hand, and what to expect hour by hour.
Planned home birth
For those who are appropriate candidates after individualized assessment - birth in your own space, with skilled hands, monitoring and equipment present.
Labor & birth support
Physiologic birth supported, not managed. Intermittent monitoring, freedom to move, water if you want it, and clinical judgment throughout.
Postpartum care
Home visits in the early days and follow-up beyond them- bleeding, healing, feeding, mood, contraception and how you're really doing.
Newborn care
Newborn assessment, weight and feeding checks, screening recommendations, and coordination with your baby's pediatric provider.
Is home birth right for you?
It starts with an individualized assessment
Planned home birth is a reasonable, evidence-informed choice for healthy people with low-risk pregnancies who have skilled care and a clear plan for transfer if it's needed. Whether it's right for you depends on your history, your pregnancy as it unfolds, and your own values - not a checklist on a website.
We'll go through the evidence together, including the situations where hospital birth is the safer recommendation. Risk assessment continues all the way through pregnancy and labor, and plans can change - that's not failure, it's good care.
You can also read more about planned home birth in Lakeland, Florida, including what is included and how the packages are priced.
Availability is limited by due date. Only a small number of births are accepted each month so that every family gets unhurried, personal attention. Reaching out early helps.
Collaboration and transfer. If a concern arises before or during labor, we consult, and we transfer to hospital care when that's the right call - with you informed at every step.
VBAC considerations. Birth after cesarean is discussed individually, including the evidence, the risks and the setting. Eligibility is never assumed or guaranteed.
Considering VBAC or VBA2C?
If you have had one or two prior cesarean births, we can discuss your history, goals, risks and benefits in a personal consultation. A plan for hospital transfer is part of the conversation. A vaginal birth or home birth is never guaranteed; candidacy is assessed individually.
We serve families in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, Plant City and surrounding Polk County communities.
Limited OB ultrasound
Focused imaging, when it's clinically appropriate
Limited obstetric ultrasound is offered when there's a clinical reason for it, including early pregnancy dating and viability, nuchal translucency (NT) assessment, and biophysical profile (BPP) when indicated.
Limited ultrasound answers a specific question. It is not a substitute for a comprehensive diagnostic or anatomy ultrasound, and when one of those is indicated, it will be arranged with an appropriate imaging provider.
Need a diagnostic examination with measurements and a written report? See our diagnostic obstetric ultrasound · $150 self-pay, available beginning at 9 weeks by request.
Prenatal care
Prenatal testing services
Pregnancy Nausea & IV Hydration · $175
Outpatient IV hydration and nausea support under the care of a Certified Nurse-Midwife, when clinically appropriate. By request only, after clinical review.
Fetal Non-Stress Test (NST) · $100
External electronic fetal monitoring with clinical interpretation by a Certified Nurse-Midwife, plus written documentation of findings. By request only, after clinical review.
Low iron during or after pregnancy? Read about Anemia During Pregnancy and our Iron Infusions in Lakeland, including postpartum iron deficiency care.
Keep reading
Helpful guides
- Learn more about home birth in Lakeland, including what care includes and what it costs.
- Learn about the different types of midwives in Florida and what LM, CPM and CNM mean.
- Learn the difference between a doula and a midwife before you build your birth team.
Let's talk before you decide anything
A consultation is a conversation, not a commitment. Bring your questions, your birth history and your skeptical partner.
Have a Question?
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