HOMEBIRTH
MIDWIFERY CARE
In Greenville + Upstate SC and the surrounding areas
BIRTH BLISS PACKAGE — $6,500
Client binder with holistic resources and education
Private prenatal visits in office throughout pregnancy, including abdominal myofascial release (womb massage)
Group prenatal + long term group postpartum visits for community building (optional)
Prenatal visit in your home at 37 weeks
Virtual childbirth education course access
Phone, text, and email support throughout your pregnancy
Attendance at your birth beginning whenever you prefer (on call from 37 weeks)
Immediate postpartum care in your home
Gift baskets for each trimester, including healing herbs and other goodies
Birth supplies kit
Birth tub (borrowed from 37 weeks until birth)
Placenta print
Postpartum yoni steam herbs and instructions
Four postpartum visits in your home, including: abdominal myofascial release (womb massage), newborn CST and myofascial release and breastfeeding support
Additional postpartum visits, virtual or in-office
Everything included in the Birth Bliss Package, PLUS:
Comprehensive craniosacral therapy (CST) and myofascial release (MFR) sessions for both mom and baby at every visit, from 37 weeks through postpartum
Henna Belly Blessing
Aesthetic birth tub (+supplies) borrow
Locally sourced baked goods @ 3 day postpartum visit
Postpartum belly binding (includes Bengkung belly wrap)
DEEPLY ROOTED PACKAGE — $8,500
Everything included in the Birth Bliss & Deeply Rooted Packages, PLUS:
Prenatal massage from a licensed massage therapist
Doula support (chosen from Rooted Birth support team)
Belly Cast creation (plaster)
Postpartum massage from a licensed massage therapist
Locally sourced bone broth + freezer meal delivered at 3 day postpartum visit
Closing of the Bones ceremony
FULLY HELD PACKAGE — $10,000
EUROPEAN MODEL POSTPARTUM PACKAGE — $3,500
On call support via text and phone call
Prenatal visit and virtual childbirth education course access
3 visits within first week following birth
2 visits within second week
1 visit within each week for weeks 3–8
Craniosacral therapy at each visit for mom + baby
Herbal infusions for postpartum healing + nourishment
Herbs for postpartum steam + baths, facilitated at client request
Parenting and newborn support + education
Lactation and breastfeeding support + education
Continued long term postpartum group or private office visits at client request
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
All packages include membership to the the Rooted Collective; including discounted rates for classes & events.
In-home prenatal care is available as an add-on to any package.
Financial Information
We do not accept insurance; however, some insurance plans reimburse midwifery fees; an itemized bill can be provided upon request.
Medical loan/extended pay option: https://www.unitedcredit.com/
Repeat client discount- $500 off any package.
Early-pay discount- $500 off any package if paid in full by 24 weeks.
Accessibility is important to us; please reach out for options on bartering or needs-based scholarship if the full fee is outside your family’s budget but you deeply resonate with Rooted Birth.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM MIDWIFERY CARE
Broadly speaking, we use this time to get to know one another. Midwife means “with woman”, and receiving an invitation into the home of a pregnant mother is an honor we do not take lightly. Visits take place in our office and/or in your home. We talk about our philosophies and experiences, your dreams and plans, fears and difficulties. Everything always comes with a conversation: what you want, what we are doing and why.
Visits are friendly and deep. These visits are as unique as each family we serve, and always have the explicit purpose of building relationship and making you feel seen, heard, and loved. We ensure you have enough time at your prenatal visits to develop a connection with us before your birth. We often (but don’t always) attend births together as a team, so additional team members may be present at prenatal visits, such as midwifery apprentices or students from our midwifery mentorship group.
We visualize what normal, ancient birth would have looked like and how we can apply that to our modern lives. We talk about the many variations that are perfectly normal for mama and baby: what happens in variations and what are the possibilities of benefits, risks, alternatives? Birth itself is a mystery. Prenatal care is not, and families should be the centers of creation for their care during pregnancy.
Often we review intricacies of what previous pregnancies and birth experiences were like… processing these can help understanding or ultimately healing. The use of positive language in the experience of birth and parenting is of great importance! Reemphasizing this at each visit is our goal.
Birth itself is a mystery. Prenatal care is not. What families often need most is TEA (time, energy, attention) in order to feel nourished during their pregnancies.
PRENATAL CARE
We work as a team and Carey may attend prenatal visits and births with an assistant and/or student midwife. While in a family’s home during the Birthing Time, our team remains quiet in voice and in mind; the mother is the one with the birthing song, and all others in attendance should be listening. We strive to give the birthing family space, yet remain fully available and present to their needs. A woman often needs time alone with her partner, to maximize the flow of oxytocin. Following the wisdom of Michel Odent, we facilitate the physiological needs of birth: Quiet, Darkness, Privacy, Safety, Warmth.
We do our best to find a balance between being unobtrusive and attentive. Birth is an incredibly intuitive space for families, and we work to hone our own intuitive responses to the family and their needs. We are happy to rub backs or heads or feet, to pour water on bellies, to whisper soothing words, to be held onto or hung from, or to mindfully witness from just outside the family’s bubble. Mothers or their partners often catch their own babies, which we love. How magical for a loved ones’ hands to be the first to touch a baby as they enter this world!
After the baby and placenta are born, we make a meal and a tea, help the new mother with a shower, and prepare her bed (aka The Throne). After the baby has nursed and feels settled, we do a full newborn wellness exam right on the bed, in the presence of the family. If desired, we prepare the placenta for medicine-making, or do prints. We tidy up any mess created by the birth. We generally stay for a few hours and take our leave when the new family are ready for a nice, long nap.
If birth has taught us nothing else, it is this; people facilitate their own transformations. We believe the most effective birth attendant will leave a family knowing that their presence was welcomed but not necessary.
BIRTHING AT HOME
Postpartum visits take place (typically) at 24-36 hours, 3 days, 2 weeks, 6 weeks (additional visits are possible as needed). The first few visits occur in your home, and your 6 week visit may occur in your home or in our home office. We offer breastfeeding support, vaginal steams, newborn CST and myofascial release, as well as postpartum womb massage to all new families. Extended breastfeeding or postpartum support is also available, as needed.
Postpartum is a time of BIG changes. Everyone in the family transforms, and this can be challenging. All true transformation is! Each baby is different and there is no standard manual, but understanding newborn rhythms and what are truly normal parameters (not what most of us have been taught!) can leave everyone with more acceptance and peace about the adjustments in a household with a new member.
