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Depending on your specific insurance plan, you may be pleasantly surprised at how affordable a home birth can be! Gets the details on some Portland area midwives and the insurance options offered.

Recovery from a cesarean birth (cesarean section or c section) requires some special attention, due to the fact that it is major abdominal surgery, and as such, your range of motion and flexibility will be affected and you will need a lot of rest.

An initial visit usually lasts about 90 minutes. The postpartum visit is geared towards families having breastfeeding challenges. Learn about what the visit includes.

Our amazing lactation consultant, Ashley Treadwell, IBCLC, answers all your questions about how and when to introduce a bottle. .

While it is true that insurance companies are required to cover lactation visits, not many will contract directly with private practice IBCLCs, stating that care can be received at a pediatrician visit, which is covered by insurance. Learn more about how IBCLC insure coverage works

Outpatient lactation clinics (hospital IBCLCs) are a wonderful thing as they allow many people to access lactation care and use their insurance benefits, but there are differences between a hospital IBCLC and a private IBCLC.

In early labor there are several things happening all at once. Learn more about what to look out for in early labor.

We’re so glad you asked! As always, we recommend running everything by your care team first, but generally speaking, chiropractic care in pregnancy and postpartum is not only safe but also beneficial.