Davis County Midwives

Resources

Our Favorite Prenatal Supplements

Below is a list of our favorites that we recommend for supporting optimal health during pregnancy.

Probiotic – For optimal gut health. Evidence shows that probiotics during pregnancy reduce your chance of being Group B Strep positive by 79%.
DHA – an omega-3 fatty acid that is important for fetal growth and development. Research suggests that DHA supplements may reduce the risk of preterm birth.
Krill Oil – Contains Omega-3 fatty acid
Prenatal Packets
Prenatal Vitamins – Taking prenatal vitamins lowers your baby’s risk of complications. Combined with good nutrition and regular prenatal care, taking prenatal vitamins is one of the best things you can do to give your baby a healthy start.

Choline – Important for the development of a baby’s brain and spinal cord during pregnancy
Blood Builder for Anemia
Iron Supplement
Vitamin D – Improves fetal growth and reduce the risks for small-for-gestational-age, preeclampsia, preterm birth, and gestational diabetes
Magnesium Glycinate – Helps with headaches, muscles, restless legs, constipation, and more!
Oral Vitamin K – For your newborn, an alternative to the vitamin k shot
Slippery Elm – Helps coat the throat for heartburn

Breech Resources

Breech 101 Class

Birth Plan Generator

When it comes to giving birth, things never go exactly according to plan. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have an idea of how you want your experience to be and your top priorities for your experience (other than the given healthy mom and baby). 

Fill out our interactive birth plan to record all of your birthing wishes; then share them with your doctor, midwife, birth partner, doula, and anyone else involved in your big moment. Even if you can’t control the details, it’s important to know what you want. Just remember, when it comes to giving birth, flexibility should be at the top of everyone’s list.

Please fill in only the fields that apply to you. Your birth preferences will be emailed to you.

Please be sure to edit your birth preferences down to ONE page as some nurses have a terrible joke that “longer than one page = cesarean”.

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Your message has been sent

We ask that the following wishes be respected during this birth. These are our preferences in the case of an uncomplicated labor and delivery. If a complication or medical emergency does arise, we will, of course, do whatever is necessary to keep mother and baby safe.

Please note that I:
I have prepared for

I am not interested in a saline lock or IV unless I get dehydrated, want an epidural, or if it would be beneficial to my labor.

Please do not ask my pain scale. I will let you know if I want anything.

I would like an epidural

I would like fetal monitoring to be

During my labor I would like
During second stage, please help me to deliver in whatever position is most comfortable for me.
As baby is born, please help us to
After baby is born, please help us to
My partner would like help with
We CONSENT to the following newborn procedures:
We DECLINE the following newborn procedures:
Feeding

Bathing

If we have a boy, we plan to

Post-delivery, please give me
I’d like to stay in the hospital

Evidence-Based Articles

by Dr. Rebecca Dekker