Scheduled appointments are honored with little or no waiting.

First visit lasts one hour and includes:

• Complete history
• Full physical exam
• Lab work
• Discussion of nutrition, geared to your needs
• Help in choosing genetic and developmental testing: making the decision that's right for you and your partner

Repeat visits last half an hour - 5 minutes for physical check-up and 25 minutes for discussion

Partners, children, family members and friends are welcome.

Future big sister in the play area with her mom.

In-hospital birth center with Jacuzzis and double beds in each room, for low-risk clients.  Discharge 12-24 hours after delivery.

                                                  OR

One to two night hospital stay after birth in your private birth room on the fully-equipped Labor and Delivery floor, for clients who want the option of epidural anesthesia or just want to stay the extra time.

All exams by your midwife, not by residents or students

Midwife with you at the hospital for your labor, birth, and immediate postpartum

Drinking fluids encouraged in labor - no IV's necessary

No shaves, no enemas

All modern technology available, including pain relief, but used only if necessary

You choose your birth position

24 hour rooming-in available

Nursing staff that supports breastfeeding

Neonatal intensive care unit available

Instruction in baby care, including bathing

           CBS couples Rick Oseroff and Joan Jacobus (L) and Steve Sloman and Margaret Haight (R) take a break at their Birthing Center Class at Roosevelt   

In-hospital visits from the midwife

Circumcision, if parents so desire

6 weeks postpartum check up at the office

Family planning, with your needs in mind

View of a Birthing Center Room
at Roosevelt Hospital

When you come back for your six weeks check up, what do you do with the baby while you're being examined? At CBS Midwifery, this vintage wicker baby buggy keeps your child cozy beside you.