How We are Born Matters
Our Services
PRe-natal care
Prenatal care with Heart Folk is a genuine experience of returning to one’s self, intuition and strengthening the resonance between you and your baby.
Hour long visits
prenatal assessment and counseling
nutritional, herbal and energetic support
emotional and spiritual guidance
family constellation counseling
birth preparation
older sibling preparation and guidance
standard of care labs and genetic screening
Refferals
For services or needs outside of our practice, we provide referrals to trusted professionals who can meet your specific needs. Our goal is to support your care by connecting you with the appropriate resources.
referrals for ultrasounds and any additional care needed beyond our scope
referrals within the community for other complimentary health and healing services
Home-Birth
The safety and autonomy provided in a well nurtured container of sacred reciprocity and mutual care is at the heart of our homebirth services. With rooted intention we co-create self efficacy and the organic unfolding of innate wisdom and conversation between mother, baby and your unique family constellation. Choosing a homebirth is a profound opportunity to harness and claim the initiation of birth as your own.
Care with two experienced midwives
24 hour call for birth related needs
Calm and undisturbed environment
Freedom of movement, food, privacy and love during labor
Hydrotherapy and other natural forms of pain management
Herbal and homeopathic support as needed
Skilled, loving and grounded support and guidance in the active labor phase of labor, birth, and 3-4 hours immediate postpartum
Early initiation of breastfeeding guidance and support
Newborn exam
Placenta rituals, lotus birth and Cord burning
REPRODUCTIVE WELLNESS CARE
The care of a midwife goes well beyond pregnancy. We are committed to and skilled at tending the many seasons of the reproductive years from menarche to matrescence to menopause. We share an alchemical approach that includes western herbalism, ayurveda and the ancient wisdom of the feminine.
Support with pregnancy loss and release
Pap smears for anyone with a Uterus
Fertility Counseling
Preconception counseling
Natural Family Planning
Womb tending - moxa/steaming
Herbal and nutrition consultation
IUI services
STI testing
Lymph and breast massage
Pelvic floor assessment and care
Post-Partum care
Honoring the full arch of the postpartum through the early hours, the first 40 days, the 4th trimester and the entire exterogestation period of nine months is at the heart of our postpartum care. This is a remarkable and deeply transformative time in ones body, ones identity and family, Our path from the breast crawl onward into your journey as a new family is held in reverence, skillful care and compassion.
6-8 weeks of postpartum care - 24hr, 3 day, 1 week, 2 week, 1 month, 6-8 week visit
on call via phone/text for support in between our in person visits
Physical assessment, emotional and spiritual support for both parent and baby at each visit
Newborn exam, newborn screen and well baby care
Lactation support, education and counseling
internal Pelvic care rehabilitation and vaginal steams
Herbal and nutritional planning, guidance and support
womb tending, Ritual and deep listening
RITUAL
Rituals are the grounding cord that keeps us as humans connected and in relationship to all of creation and how we relate to life. They give our hearts and hands a tangible expression, a home to transmute our fears, desires, prayers and acknowledgements of life transitions for ourselves and one another.
In these days and times the need for ritual is only growing. We need spaces to be held and heard and honored. Heart Folk Refuge is this place. Shiela and Taya are both ordained ministers through the Universal Life Church.
Bone closing ceremony
Birth healing sessions
Community Ritual
Ritual for all seasons of a woman's life
Newborn rituals including the breast crawl and anointing/ welcoming ceremonies
BOOK YOUR CONSULTATION.
Comprehensive prenatal care tailored to each individual’s needs
Continuous support during labor and delivery
Postpartum care, including physical recovery and emotional support
Breastfeeding guidance and assistance
Family planning and reproductive health counseling
Education on pregnancy, birth options, and newborn care
Holistic approach incorporating nutrition, wellness, and mental health
Coordination with healthcare providers for seamless care integration
