Frequently Asked Questions
What insurances and forms of payments do you accept?
What hospitals do you use in case I have to transfer into hospital to have my baby?
Do you stay with us if we transfer into hospital?
Do you do water births?
How long are appointment times?
What if two births occur at the same time?
What if I birth quickly and my baby arrives before the Midwife?
Can children come to my appointments?
How many clients do you take in a month?
We live in an RV, can we still have have a home birth?
- BCBS PPO (HMO does not pay for home birth)
- Presbyterian PPO (HMO does not pay for home birth)
- United Health care
- Aetna (pending)
- NM Health Exchange does not cover Home Births
- Medicaid-Presbyterian and BCBS Centennial are still a choice for MCO's, United Healthcare and Molina will no longer will be part of Medicaid program for NM beginning January 2019. I also have the hardest time getting paid for care provided, if at all. Please note: Medicaid only reimburses Home Birth Midwives a 1/3 of our full fee. (approx. $1500 for maternity care, and approx. $350 for Newborn care.) Beginning in 2019, I regret I will no longer be accepting Medicaid due to the stress of not receiving proper reimbursement for the services I provide. However, I do work on a sliding scale for families with lack of financial resources. Please call for more info.
- We recommend that you call your insurance company to check your specific policy for benefits, including out-of-network benefits, and deductibles. (specify home birth with a LM/CPM)
- Claims are submitted to your insurance company on your behalf
- Health savings accounts
- Credit Card
- Cash or Check
What hospitals do you use in case I have to transfer into hospital to have my baby?
- University of New Mexico Hospital
- Lovelace Women's Hospital
Do you stay with us if we transfer into hospital?
- Yes, we stay with you and work with hospital staff, supporting you in advocating for your care. Once discharged, we can resume your postpartum care.
Do you do water births?
- Yes! Approx. 85% of births occur in water, second on the list is birthing on the toilet!
How long are appointment times?
- Approx. 60 minutes per visit
What if two births occur at the same time?
- In the rare instance we have two mothers in labour at the same time, I will send another Licensed and qualified Home Birth Midwife to attend the other birth. My apprentice(s) and I will split up, if at all possible, to maintain continuity of care.
What if I birth quickly and my baby arrives before the Midwife?
- Babies are sometimes in a rush to be born! Throughout your pregnancy we talk about the normalcy of labour and birth, empowering women to trust your body along with educating families for such an occurrence. We are always in-route to your home, sometimes on the phone with you or your partner for guidance. We do not make you go into hospital for a precipitous birth, and we never miss the delivery of the placenta!
Can children come to my appointments?
- Yes, children are welcome. They love to help out when it comes time to listen to baby.
How many clients do you take in a month?
- Typically 3-5 clients a month.
We live in an RV, can we still have have a home birth?
- Yes! In fact, I have attended quite a few RV births. Home sometimes is where you park it!
- Go to High Desert Midwifery and Women's Health on facebook for our latest RV-home birth story aired by KOB-TV highlighting the RV home birth that occurred AT the 2017 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta!
