Art of Nursing Care, Inc.
www.artofnursing.net
Amy Tinney CPM, LM, RN
Sarah Shealy CNM IBCLC
Offering Doula Monitrice services that can be covered by insurance.
If your labor support is provided by a Registered Nurse or a Midwife, your insurance may reimburse a portion of your cost. We have many options for care by our midwifery team. Doula Monitrice service offers 2 (one hour) prenatal visits being on call for your birth and one Postpartum visit. With this service you have 24 hour access to the Midwives and Nurses who can give advice and guidance during your pregnancy, birth and postpartum time.
What can a Doula Monitrice do that a Doula can't?
Doula's can provide emotional and physical support during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Medical advice and providing medical treatment of any kind is not in their scope of practice.
A Monitrice (Either a Midwife or a Nurse) can monitor you and your baby during labor at home. Home is one of the most optimal places to help you get into active labor before traveling to your birth destination. If you feel that you would like to spend some of your labor at home this is a good option to be sure that you and the baby are doing well during your labor.
As Midwives and labor and delivery Nurses we also have the option to examine you for cervical change. In our experience it is rarely necessary to examine a woman in labor unless she requests it or she starts feeling an urge to push. Having this option before going into the hospital or birth center can be very helpful. In the case of ruptured membranes we will not examine you, due to the risk of infection. The less exams done after the membranes rupture the better.
Once we go to the hospital or birth center we remain your advocate but we are no longer able to act as your Midwife or Nurse. We can help navigate the hospital environment helping you understand interventions offered, and standard procedures and how to ask for and get what you want from the staff. All decision making about you and your baby rests with you and we will not speak for you. In the Hospital setting we play the traditional role of a Doula as a support person.
We wish for you a beautiful and empowering birth experience.
Blessings,
Art of Nursing Team;
Amy Tinney CPM LM RN
As Midwives we offer informational resources for women, families, and care providers who are interested in midwifery care and/or are supporting women who intend to have an empowering supportive birth for their family.
