Offering women’s health virtual and concierge in home services which include the following:
Annual Wellness Care
Gynecologic services including: STI testing; Pap smear; breast exam; blood draw; lab ordering, processing, and interpretation followed by integrative supplement and holistic wellness recommendations tailored to your unique needs; preconception counseling; reproductive counseling; family planning; and contraceptive counseling provided in the comfort of your own home
The cost of services does not include lab work. All lab-work will be billed by your insurance at rates provided by your insurance provider. The option for cash-pay is also available for those without insurance.
Pregnancy care
In home confirmation of early pregnancy via abdominal ultrasound (after 8 weeks), standard OB lab work, 50 page holistic wellness and comprehensive educational guide
(Virtual) one on one midwifery guidance/ coaching available
Postpartum care
Placenta encapsulation (local only OC, LA, Riverside, etc.)
Consuming your placenta post-partum is some of the best natural medicine you can take that both you and your baby prepared throughout your entire pregnancy! It is perfectly constituted to meet your specific hormonal needs which will help increase lactation as well as energy levels, decrease fatigue, help treat iron deficiency anemia, and ease the hormonal drop that happens after parturition.
All placentas are prepared using the Traditional Chinese Method which actually turns the placenta into some of the most powerful tonifying and warming medicine in the Chinese medicine arsenal--zi he che--by gently steaming with myrrh, lemon, and ginger before dehydrating. Zi he che warms and tonifies the kidney yang (qi-- energy or life force) and augments the blood and essence. Any other method of preparation is less potent and will not give the desired effects.
(Virtual or in person) Postpartum lab work to check for iron deficiency; comprehensive hormonal imbalance; autoimmune conditions; Pap smear (in person only)
Postpartum belly binding
Belly binding is an amazing practice that has long been conducted in many various cultures. We have been taught the tradition of belly binding that has been carried out by wise Mexican midwives (parteras) for centuries.
The benefits of belly binding include:
improves digestion
helps with uterine involution (bringing the uterus back into its pre-pregnancy size/placement)
abdominal separation (diastasis recti)
helps reduce postpartum bleeding
encourages internal organs to migrate back to original place
provides posture support during breastfeeding
provides a sense of security and “togetherness" and is very grounding emotionally
protects hernias
is warming to the womb space
helps with regaining bladder control
allows fascia and ligaments to rest
relieves pelvic joint dysfunction pain
supports uterine and abdominal integrity
minimizes discomfort from uterine cramping
stabilized intra-abdominal and chest cavity pressure
When should you consider binding?
Belly binding can be done as soon as four hours post-partum and the specific type of binding we provide is most beneficial within the first two weeks after birth. Belly binding after C-section is safe although we typically will wait until the incision is healed and staples are removed. Included in the service is complementary postpartum tea, brief processing of pregnancy and birth experience, womb massage, belly binding, and two wraps to continue the binding post-partum. This profound healing wisdom works best when rest and proper nourishment are being attained by the new mother. There is no rush to get back to pre-pregnancy state. This transition is meant to be slow. Massage and binding helps encourage warmth, support, and loving intention into the new mother.