UrbanBush: The Living Traditions is INNATE Postpartum/ Physiologic Baby Care informed
~ Visits to monitor and assess appropriate transition of mother/baby at 24-36 hours postpartum, 3-4 days postpartum, and 7-9 days postpartum.
~ Well-woman and well-baby care home visits through 6-8 weeks postpartum.
~ CCHD screening & newborn metabolic screening available as appropriate. Referrals for hearing tests.
~ Weight checks standard at well-baby visits. Additional checks as required.
~ Continued breastfeeding guidance or IBCLC referral as appropriate.
~ Guidance and hands-on support for traditional laying in including: sitz bath, perineal hygiene, moxibustion, abhyanga, binding herbal baths and massage.
~ Referrals for holistic pelvic therapy as appropriate.
~ Guidance and support for baby wearing, elimination communication (infant hygiene), and cloth diapering.
~ Family planning and contraceptive counseling as requested
~ Support through the integration of the birth experience and childbearing year; addressing the complexities that arise while managing and changing and expanding self and family as well as referrals for external support that continues beyond close of care.
~ Traditional closing of the bones ceremony to mark the end of care.