助产士

任命 with midwives at Valley Women’s Healthcare Clinic include generous time for questions, 了解你的怀孕, monitoring your health and baby’s growth and assistance in creating a personalized birth plan. Many women choose our midwives as an alternative to an OB/GYN physician or family doctor because of the personalized, 提供周到的产妇护理.

Serving Women Throughout South King County

The midwives at Valley 妇女的健康care Clinic offer women throughout the Seattle area supportive obstetric and gynecological care, 专注于他们独特的身体, 社会和情感需求. VMC midwives are Certified Nurse-助产士 specially trained to provide comprehensive, safe and individualized care in a positive, 支持环境. It is our philosophy that each woman's physical and emotional needs are best met by this personalized approach.

We provide comprehensive gynecological care and oversee complex patient care when necessary. Our clinics offer in-house ultrasound, 实验室服务, urology/gynecology and other providers including OB/GYN and nurse practitioners. Our consulting VMC physicians are board-certified or board-eligible OB/GYNs, available 24 hours a day for consultations or emergencies.

Valley 妇女的健康care Clinic offers three convenient locations: our Talbot Street office, across from the main hospital; our 时代广场 office, just a few blocks north of IKEA; and our Auburn office.

服务

Women often choose nurse-midwives because of the highly personalized level of care offered through all stages of pregnancy and birth. Valley's midwives offer individualized care, as well as access to state-of-the-art technology, including a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at 十大正规网赌软件. 当表示, we do not hesitate to refer patients to specialists, 或者使用超声波, amniocentesis and other technologies that are available to assist us throughout your pregnancy.

产前护理
分娩和分娩
产后护理
Vaginal birth after C-section (VBAC)
妇科年度检查
计划生育需求
Treatment of sexually transmitted infections
青少年时期的护理
更年期保健

助产士是做什么的?

产前护理
We are committed to quality prenatal care. Regular appointments with your midwife include generous time for questions, education and complete monitoring of your body's health and the baby's progress. 怀孕 and childbirth are healthy, normal experiences. 在我们的指导下, we encourage you to actively participate in decision-making and be a responsible partner in your prenatal health care. We also recognize that having a baby is a family affair and welcome you to bring your husband, partner or older children to your appointments.

分娩及分娩
Women receiving care from our midwives take great comfort in knowing that a nurse-midwife will support them from early labor through delivery. You deliver your baby in the safety and comfort of 生育中心 at 十大正规网赌软件. We provide beautiful private birthing suites equipped with a whirlpool tub, TV, 免费无线网络, 立体声, refrigerator and a daybed for your support person.

如果是剖腹产, your nurse-midwife will assist the physician during surgery, as well as provide emotional support for you and your family. In the event of an emergency during labor or delivery, our nurse-midwives are well trained to handle the situation until an obstetrician arrives.

You are welcome to have your baby stay with you in your room and your partner is also welcome to stay. 十大正规网赌软件 also employs lactation consultants to assist with breastfeeding, as needed.

产妇支援服务
作为助产士诊所的病人, we help connect you with services and resources that help keep you and your baby healthy, 包括:

精神健康服务: to help you adjust to pregnancy and your new baby, strengthen relationships with family & friends, and talk through feelings about being stressed, sad or anxious
教育, Counseling and Treatment Programs: 毒品和酒精
怀孕 & 生教育
母乳喂养支持
妈妈互助小组
翻译服务
推荐: for prenatal aquatics and other exercise programs, doulas and alternative childbirth education

妇女的健康
In addition to prenatal care and delivery, our clinic offers the following services:

Routine gynecological care, including annual exams
计划生育和避孕

使命宣言 & 值

Our mission is to provide expert care in a compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic manner. Through education and teamwork, women are empowered and families are strengthened.

信任: We strive to provide a warm, nurturing and safe environment
尊重: We treat each woman and her family with dignity, honoring her beliefs, values and community
卓越: We draw on our specialized education and experiences to offer high quality, individualized care in a safe environment
助产学传统: Celebrate the experience of pregnancy and childbirth as a normal and healthy event