What's in my Birth Kit : Part One : Labor & Delivery Equipment

 
Hello Everyone!! I'm putting together a new series of blogs that will highlight the items I carry in my Birth Kit! 

Did you know that Homebirth Midwives carry all the same equipment that you would find in a standard Labor & Delivery Room?

Equipment like:

• Stethoscope & Blood Pressure Cuff
• Thermometer
• Fetal Doppler & Fetoscope - to listen to baby's heart tones
• Oxygen Tanks - for Mom & Baby
• Anti-Hermorrhagic Medications (ex. Misoprostil, Pitocin, and/or Methergine)
• IV Fluids
• Antibiotics
• Venipuncture Supplies
• Other Supplies like, Sterile Gloves & Lubricant, Antiseptic Solutions
• Resuscitation Equipment for Baby
• Pulse Ox
• Instruments for Cutting Baby's Cord
• Perineal Repair Instruments (yes, this includes Lidocaine for numbing the area first!)
• Newborn Meds - Vitamin K and Erythromycin (LM's do not carry vaccines)
• Scale - to weigh the baby after birth

We also carry other things you wouldn't find in a hospital, like:

• Homeopathic Remedies
  
• Herbs
  
• Essential Oils

And other Labor Support items like:

• Rebozo's
• Birthing Tubs - that you can actually birth in! (The hospitals with tubs don't allow that)
• Birthing Stools
• Heating Pad
• Our extensive knowledge about positional changes to remedy a non-active labor pattern or to aid labor progression

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