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Midwifery visits are much longer than visits with doctors. Most visits in the first part of pregnancy are scheduled every three to six weeks and last between 30-60 minutes. In the third trimester visits are scheduled more frequently and are often every week during the last month of pregnancy.
After your baby is born, visits usually take place wherever the new family resides. This will happen in the hospital after a hospital birth and at home. We do frequent home visits to ensure the feeding, growth and health of the mom and baby. After the first two weeks, visits are scheduled in the clinic and continue for about six weeks when your care is transferred back to your family doctor.
Who is a Midwife
In British Columbia a midwife is a registered health care professional who provides primary care to low-risk women throughout pregnancy, labour and birth. Midwives also provide care to both mother and baby during the six weeks following birth. They are available to clients 24 hours a day, seven days a week by pager.
Midwifery Care
The Medical Services Plan will cover one primary care provider for mom and baby, for the duration of pregnancy, throughout labour and birth, and for the first two months postpartum. The choice of caregiver for a normal, healthy pregnancy is each woman’s decision to make and will either be a midwife, a family physician, and in some areas of BC, an obstetrician. Midwives are experts in healthy pregnancy, normal births and well babies. We will consult with specialists should the need arise. After six weeks postpartum, the care of both mom and baby is transferred back to their family physician who will resume ongoing medical care.
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About Our Clinic
Our clinic is conveniently located at unit#302-2620 Commercial Dr. in Vancouver. We have free parkings at the side of building.
Why should you choose Our Clinic?
So many reasons to choose from
Experiences
Women report satisfaction when they are:
Feel listened to
Understand process
Have care explained
Receive appropriate care
Expertise
Combined, the midwives at our practice have over 40 years of experience. We currently offer services in Mandarin and Farsi. Midwifery care is fully paid for by MSP in BC.
Up-To-Date
We are primary care providers that can offer all necessary blood tests and ultrasounds in pregnancy. You can contact us first when you are pregnant and do not need to see a walk-in or GP clinic first.
Longer visits allow for physical, emotional and social health assessments, while enabling the development of a trusting relationship between midwife and client.