Birth Center Services
All low-risk women may give birth at the Carolina Community Maternity Center attended by Christine. Click here for a virtual tour of CCMC. Birth Center Services include:
PRENATAL CARE
- Monthly and weekly prenatal visits with your midwife at the birth center, including lab work
- Access to free early pregnancy and basic childbirth classes, and referrals for other childbirth and yoga classes available at the birth center
- Referrals for ultrasound and visits with other healthcare providers
- Continuous care by your primary midwife throughout the labor and birth at CCMC
- A second midwife will be present for the birth as well
- Availability of birth pool for labor and birth
POSTPARTUM CARE
- Postpartum care at the birth center for 2-12 hours
- Newborn exam and breastfeeding assistance
- Education about self-care and newborn care
- Postpartum check at 24-36 hours: at home for South Carolina residents, at the birth center or by phone for North Carolina residents
- Four-day postpartum visit at the birth center, including Newborn Screening test
- Daily phone consultation for 1-2 weeks
- Six-week postpartum visit at CCMC
COST
- We accept most insurances and SC Medicaid.
- North Carolina Medicaid recipients may be eligible for special payment options.
- Cash discounts are available.
- Additional fees: Additional lab fees, consultation visits with other healthcare providers, $100 aquatherapy fee for birth pool supplies
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Pure Birth Midwifery | Christine Strothers, R.N., B.S., B.S.N., CD (DONA) | Charlotte, NC