| For over 25 years, The Farm Midwifery Center has
provided a very special service for mothers, babies and their families. Women
are treated with love and respect, empowering them to fulfill their desire for
natural childbirth in a sane and safe home setting.
The holistic approach
provided by The Farm Midwives addresses not only physical but also emotional,
spiritual, sexual and cultural aspects of each individual. We believe that
childbearing is a significant event for every family and that every mother has
the right to a safe and satisfying experience.
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Our
Services
- Prenatal
Care
- Labor
coaching (doula services)
- In-hospital
labor coaching
- Delivery
Services
- Postpartum
care
- Childbirth
education
- Breastfeeding
counseling
- Cervical
cap fitting
- Well-women care
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Our
Philosophy of Midwifery Care
A midwife is a trained professional who offers
expert care. Our practice is based on the belief in these basic principles:
Pregnancy and childbirth are natural life
events. The midwife...
- monitors
the physical, psychological and social well being of the mother throughout
the childbearing cycle.
- provides
the mother with individual education, counseling, prenatal care, hands-on
assistance during labor and delivery and postpartum care.
- minimizes
technical interventions.
- identifies actual or
potential complications, provides emergency treatment until additional
assistance is available, and refers women who require obstetrical attention.
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Today, prenatal care,
support during labor and delivery, and postpartum supervision are provided by a
group of six midwives credentialed as Certified Professional Midwives (CPM) by
the North American Registry of Midwives. Our midwives are also certified in the
state of Tennessee with the Tennessee Midwives Association.
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 | Our cesarean rate is very,
very low, at less than two percent. Statistics for over 2000 births have been
excellent, with low rates of anesthesia use, forceps deliveries and
episiotomies.
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People come from all over
the world to receive the home birth services provided by The Farm Midwifery
Center. Most are from middle Tennessee or northern Alabama, visiting monthly,
then weekly for prenatal care, then traveling to the Midwifery Center once
labor has begun. Those from further away make plans for an extended stay in one
of several available cabins and birthing rooms.
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Tower Road House, a
birthing cabin at
The Farm Midwifery Center.
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Our Clinic
Our clinic is open Monday, Wednesday
and Friday afternoons, however Wednesday is the day we set aside specifically
for prenatal clinic. If Wednesday is not convenient we can make other
arrangements to see you. We also do home visits for people in Southern Middle
Tennessee.
For more information, contact:
The
Farm Midwifery Center
931-964-2293
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