When to Call Your Midwife

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Trust your instincts. If in doubt call us. We are here for you.

Labor and Urgent Questions: reach us on our On-Call line (provided by Heather).

14 Reportable signs to tell your midwife during pregnancy and labor

Contractions (more than 4 in an hour)
Change in vaginal secretions
Persistent vomiting (more than 1 time a day)
General flu-like aching
Change in urination or stools
Severe headaches
New and sudden swelling in face or extremities
Vaginal bleeding
Water leaking
Chills or fever
Sudden weight gain
Decrease in fetal movement
Visual changes
Any prolonged, abnormal abdominal pain

How do I know when to call you about my labor?

We discuss this a few times throughout your care with us. We ask all our families, that once you have been contracting for a few hours and are convinced these ones are not going to stop, yes, please, update us. This will help us to open up our schedule.

We will have a few questions to ask you such as:

Has your bag of waters broken?
How’s baby moving?
Have you slept?
How’s your appetite and of course…..how is dad doing?

Consult Your Midwife

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