Holistic and expert midwifery care for every body.
Located in the heart of Los Angeles, our beautiful, comfortable and serene space is the perfect place to welcome your baby under the gentle and skilled care of your Licensed Midwife, Faith Freeman CPM LM, and her team.
Mind Body Birth includes our lovely office space, birthing suites, and a comfortable waiting area. We also have a full kitchen to help prepare food for you during your labor and birth.
Our exam room offers plenty of lush seating options, a cushioned bed in place of a cold exam table, and no stirrups, ensuring a peaceful and cozy office visit experience.
Our birth rooms have full size beds, comfortable seating, deep birthing tubs, large showers, birthing stools and yoga balls, hanging rebozos for supported squatting, as well as plenty of space for movement.
Our waiting area includes large, relaxing couches for family that may be accompanying you to either your visits or for your birth. We also have a full kitchen to store and prepare food for you during your labor and postpartum.
What is Included in our Midwifery Care?
BORN TO BE LOVED
An Empowering Experience with an involved, skilled Provider who tailors care to your needs, your body and your preferences, monitoring the health and well-being of you and your baby physically, mentally and emotionally.
Prenatal
Hour-long prenatal visits including opportunities for client questions, counseling and education by midwife and clinical assessment
24-Hour On-Call access to midwife (Text/Call, After-Hr appointments)
Detailed client handbook
Diet and supplement counseling
Exercise program
Lab work done in office
Monitoring of your vitals
Monitoring of baby’s heart rate, growth pattern and position
Emotional support
Options, advise and resources
Childbirth classes included
Home visit at about 35 weeks for planned homebirthing clients
Perineal preparation guidance
Gentle, understanding, confidential care at all times
Labor & Birth
Gentle presence, care and support
Supporting partner as coach
Massage
Position suggestions
Water birth pool
Birth stool
Emotional and physical support
Monitoring contraction pattern
Monitoring baby’s heart rate and position
Skilled handling of the birth to prevent tears and unnecessary trauma or pain
Either parent helping to catch baby
Newborn exam, weight and measure
Breast/Bodyfeeding assistance
Quiet and unobtrusive monitoring in the hours immediately following birth
Promoting family bonding
Emergency medical equipment and care present and available if needed including newborn suction, resuscitation equipment for you and baby, medications for hemorrhage, and IV fluids
Postpartum
Home visit at 2 days postpartum
Office postpartum visits up to 6 wks postpartum
Paperwork for filing birth certificate
Physical and emotional support
Breast feeding support and counseling
Return to fertility awareness
Exercise counseling
PAP and Well-Person care options
Emergency Care
Your midwife and assistants are trained in CPR and Neonatal Resuscitation and are prepared for emergency situations.
At any point during care – whether prenatally, during labor and birth, or postpartum, if circumstances arise requiring medical attention, you will be given options and support to facilitate medical consultation or transfer of care, depending on which is needed.
In the event that care must be transferred, your midwife will accompany you, facilitate transfer of care, and be available for counsel, support and as a comforting presence. Postpartum follow up care is still completed with midwife.
Our location is easily accessed off the 110 highway with enclosed, garage Valet parking.
Consultation visits are an hour long and include a Birth Center tour for those wishing to birth at the center, as well as a one-on-one meeting with Faith and our dedicated team. Virtual consultations are also available.
Looking forward to meeting with you and building your perfect care plan together!
How To Find Us
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