Pain Relief Options at a Home Birth Author: Igel Cudiera Pain relief at a planned home birth centers on comfort measures: continuous support, movement and position changes, breathing and relaxation, massage and warmth, and water such as a shower, bath, or birth pool. Medication-based pain relief is more limited at home and depends on your
How to Choose a Home Birth Midwife: A Step-by-Step Process Author: Igel Cudiera To choose a home birth midwife in New York, start by confirming that each midwife you’re considering holds a current New York license, then compare how they decide whether home birth suits your pregnancy and how they handle care, communication, backup, consultation,
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Can You Have a Home Birth in a New York Apartment? Author: Igel Cudiera Yes: New York law does not prohibit planned home birth, and licensed midwives attend births in clients’ homes, including apartments, throughout New York City. Whether a home birth is right in your apartment depends on separate questions: whether your health and
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Getting a Birth Certificate After a Home Birth in New York Written by Igel Cudiera When a midwife or physician attends your home birth in New York, filing the birth certificate is their legal duty: within five days with the local registrar where the birth happened, or within five business days with the NYC Health
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What Happens If a Home Birth Needs to Transfer to a Hospital? Written by Igel CudieraPublished October 1, 2026 Your midwife recognizes that you or your baby would be better cared for in a hospital, calls the receiving hospital, and arranges transport, often by private car when there is time, or by ambulance when the
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Does Medicaid Cover Home Birth in New York? Written by Igel CudieraPublished October 1, 2026 New York Medicaid covers midwifery services, and official state guidance lists the member’s home as a place where those services can be provided. Whether Medicaid will actually pay for your planned home birth depends on a few specific things: your
Home Birth vs Hospital Birth: Which Is Right for You? Written by Igel CudieraPublished August 21, 2026 Home birth and hospital birth differ mainly in what is immediately available. A planned home birth takes place in your own space with a licensed midwife who brings portable equipment, monitors you and the baby intermittently, and arranges
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What is Holistic Midwifery New York?
At Holistic Midwifery New York, we believe in empowering women and honoring the natural process of pregnancy and childbirth. We believe that birth is a natural process that works best when the mother is in control, and we consider it a transformative and precious life event. Our midwifery practice provides a safe haven for those seeking a holistic approach to their care.
One of the many benefits of choosing home birth is the ability to set up your birthing environment exactly how you want it.
While the more fun part of preparing your birth space is decorating and making it cozy, you’ll also need to collect the necessary supplies for a home birth. Below is a checklist of home birth essentials. Consult with your midwife as she may have other specific recommendations, too!
Your midwife will want you to have these supplies gathered by the time you are 36 weeks pregnant so you will be prepared for whenever your baby is ready. Simply follow this home birth preparation checklist and you’ll be set!
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Since the beginning of time, women have been giving birth at home under the haven of midwifery. Yet alongside the advent of modern medicine, childbirth gradually transitioned to medical hospitals. Women sought a safer, pain-free path toward giving birth.
Western medicine promised just that.
But a new issue evolved along with our medical philosophies. While medical doctors extinguished the pain of childbirth and could prevent perinatal death in certain circumstances, unnecessary interventions increased.
These interventions opened the door for infections and other unintended consequences, including maternal death.
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