THE HELD MIDWIFERY EXPERIENCE
Midwifery is more than a series of appointments. It's a relationship built on trust, unhurried conversations, and care shaped around you and your baby.
Care that sees the whole woman.
Prenatal Care
Unhurried prenatal visits bring together careful clinical assessment, practical education, and preparation for your birth. We’ll discuss your health, your baby’s development, and the questions that matter to you.
YOUR PRENATAL CARE INCLUDES
• A comprehensive initial assessment and health history
• Routine visits, maternal vital signs, and monitoring of your baby’s growth, position, and well-being
• Discussion and coordination of recommended labs, ultrasounds, and screening options
• Nutrition, wellness, pregnancy education, and individualized birth preparation
• Informed decision-making, with consultation or referral when additional care is indicated
Skilled midwifery care and a familiar, steady presence in your home. Throughout labor and birth, I support your preferences while attentively monitoring you and your baby.
YOUR LABOR & BIRTH CARE INCLUDES
• On-call availability for urgent labor and birth needs
• Midwifery attendance during active labor and birth, with maternal and baby monitoring
• Support for movement, positioning, comfort, and coping
• Respect for informed choices and individual birth preferences
• Immediate postpartum assessment and an initial newborn examination
• Coordination of consultation or hospital transfer when medically indicated
Newborn Care
Care for you and your baby continues through the first six weeks, with postpartum visits in the comfort of your home as you recover and settle into life together.
YOUR POSTPARTUM CARE INCLUDES
• Home visits through six weeks, assessing maternal healing and recovery
• Support for emotional well-being and adjustment to motherhood
• Breastfeeding and infant-feeding support
• Newborn examinations and ongoing assessments, including weight, feeding, and growth
• Routine newborn screening tests
• Education, guidance, and referrals when needed
$5,800
PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
A $500 initial payment is due wehn care begins. The remaining balance is divided into manageable monthly payments, with the full $5,800 fee due by 37 weeks of pregnancy. Payment plans are arranged individually at the beginning of care.
INSURANCE & REIMBURSEMENT
Held Midwifery partners with Midwives Advantage, a professional billing service that helps families pursue out-of-network insurance reimbursement.
Familes may request a verification of benefits before beginning care to receive an estimate of what their insurance may cover.
The full $5,800 investment is due by 37 weeks of pregnancy, with monthly payment plans available. Following birth, Midwives Advantage submits a claim to insurance on your behalf.
Although Held Midwifery bills insurance at a higher rate, families will never be asked to pay more than the $5,800 midwifery care fee, regardless of insurance coverage.
Because insurance reimbursement varies by plan, Held Midwifery reserves the right to collect and retain insurance payments exceeding the amount reimbursed to the family.
Insurance reimbursement is not guaranteed.
POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL COSTS:
Outside services—including laboratory testing, ultrasounds, specialist consultations, and hospital care—may involve additional charges.
COMPREHENSIVE MIDWIFERY CARE
One global fee for care throughout pregnancy, labor and birth, and the first six weeks postpartum.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Prenatal care
Routine visits, clinical assessments, and individualized preparation for birth.
Labor & birth
Midwifery attendance during labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period. Second birth assistant included in the cost.
Postpartum & newborn
Maternal and newborn care through six weeks, including postpartum home visits.
ROCHESTER & SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
Serving families generally within about an hour’s drive of Rochester, Minnesota. Availability and travel arrangements are discussed individually.