Birth Options
Birth Center
Choosing an FCMC midwife-attended birth instead of a traditional
hospital birth has many advantages to the expectant mother.
Women who choose FCMC can expect more personalized attention,
and all prenatal care to be provided by one person, the same
person who will attend your birth. Prenatal appointment times
are long enough to encourage discussion of any areas of concern,
and clients are expected to be informed partners in their
prenatal and birth care. Special attention is given to each
woman's personal birth preferences, as she is the only person
being attended by Joyce or Kathleen and the birth assistant.
For more information about having your baby at the birth center,
please contact us at midwife@fcmcdallas.com.
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Home Birth
Many women find that the privacy of their own home is the
optimal birth environment. They feel completely comfortable
there and are not distracted by changing locations in the
middle of labor. Everyone present is an invited guest in her
home. Neither mother nor her newborn are exposed to any foreign
germs, further reducing the risk of infection. Home birth
is especially convenient and desirable to many mothers who
have older children. Older siblings are best able to be as
deeply or minimally involved as they choose in their own familiar
surroundings. FCMC accepts home birth clients within one hour
of the birth center.
For more information about having a
home birth, please contact please contact us at midwife@fcmcdallas.com.
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 Water
Birth
Laboring in water has been called by some "the midwife's
epidural" for its dramatic effect on reducing the pain
of labor. The more relaxed a woman can stay, the less intense
her labor pain. For many expectant mothers, a bath is the
most relaxing place they can imagine. Our midwives are experienced
in attending water births, both at the birth center and in
home births. They encourage women to labor and birth in any
location they find comfortable.
For more information about having a water birth, please contact
us at midwife@fcmcdallas.com.
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