It’s quite simple. Midwives are masters or doctorate prepared medical professionals that are experts in birth and well women care.
Women who seek care from a midwife see them for a lifetime. It’s not uncommon for a mom, her teenage daughter(s) and the grandmother(s) to see a midwife for their well-woman care from adolescence to menopause management. In addition to pregnancy, birth and postpartum care, the midwives at All Women’s Healthcare provide preconception counseling and screening using the most advanced tests for both the mother and father of the baby to ensure the safest journey possible.
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Midwives provide cancer screening with pap smears and breast exams. They provide health promotion screenings such as mammograms, bone density tests for osteoporosis, nutritional counseling and they refer women to specialists when appropriate. The midwifery model of care is exceptional in that, although they are independent providers of care, midwives work closely with physicians for referral when care needs to be more specialized.
Contraception is another very important part of midwifery care. Midwives will discuss the many options for women from hormonal to non-hormonal, from barrier types to surgery, or pills, patches, rings, and injections, to implants and IUDs. The midwives at All Women’s Healthcare are experts in this area and manage most of the Nexplanon and IUD insertions. They have thorough personalized discussions with women to make sure it is the right choice of contraception for them and provide insurance investigations to make sure it is economical and a covered option.
Adolescent care includes a wide spectrum of specialties. At All Women’s Healthcare, midwives talk to teens and adolescents, helping them transition into mature, independent young women. They counsel and educate them about self-esteem, safe decisions, and safe relationships. Midwives not only screen for sexually transmitted diseases but more importantly, they talk to young women about these dangerous infections. Midwives offer appropriate vaccinations such as Gardasil for HPV prevention and introduce them to their first pelvic exam, but only when they are ready!
Fast Facts About Midwives:
- Masters or Doctorate trained
- Provide services accepted by most insurance companies
- Offer adolescent and adult GYN care, from Preconception to Menopause
- Prescribe medications
- Deliver in a hospital
- Lower cesarean section rates
All Women’s Healthcare is a uniquely collaborative practice where doctors and midwives work together with a focus on advancing and promoting women’s health throughout the life cycle. They know their patients and their families and work together with them through the most precious times of their lives.
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