Integrative Midwifery care for everyone
La Ceiba Midwifery provides integrative midwifery services in Los Angeles, California. Our public health approach is rooted in family + community care. We offer an array of services to support you from birth and beyond. We provide education, shared-decision making & practical tools for the wellbeing of pregnant people + families for a more empowering experience.
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Midwifery Care
La Ceiba midwifery provides care for families choosing to give birth at home. We like to balance the primary medical assessment skills with a whole-body approach that is inclusive of the emotional, spiritual and physical needs of pregnant people and families. We offer complimentary prenatal and postpartum care for families that are high- risk or are choosing to give birth in a hospital setting. The prenatal education classes are open to all community members.
Prenatal Care
monthly visits until 28 weeks, bi-monthly visits until 36 weeks, weekly visits until due date & bi-weekly visits for postdate pregnancies
medical history review, physical examination, labs
assessments for you include vitals, screenings, nutritional counseling + preventative care
assessments for fetus include listening to fetal heart tones + belly checks for fetal growth, position, & amniotic fluid levels
holistic education, emotional support + self-care practices
referrals to appropriate providers
informed decision making
Prenatal Education Classes
we currently offer the following classes:
nutrition + herbs for the childbearing year
childbirth education
lactation education + holistic postpartum care
Labor & Birth
We offer homebirth services to families seeking an empowering experience.
give birth in the comfort of you home including Waterbirth
well-being assessments for you, baby, and the whole family
herbs, homeopathy, allopathic & complementary medicines
immediate postpartum support, delayed cord clamping + placenta medicine
clinical assessments for you & baby for 3-4 hours after birth, including the newborn exam
Postpartum Care
in person and virtual clinical health assessments for you + baby
24 hours, week 1, week 2, week 6
individualized screenings for you + baby, newborn physical examination
lactation education, perineal & physical healing support
postpartum wellness education, nutritional counseling, newborn care information
family planning, holistic pelvic health + pap smear
“My birth with Maria was an unforgettable experience, wonderful, and exceeded my expectations. My wish was to have a completely natural birth, and with her midwifery support we were able to achieve this. Maria, provided care at all my prenatals, birth, and postpartum. She never left my side, was always nice, empathic, and always tending to my needs. It was impossible not to fall in love with her. Thank you Maria, thank you so much and for everything.”
-Miriam
Traditional Postpartum Care
La Ceiba Midwifery offers traditional postpartum care sessions to support the wellbeing of families. We integrate the science of midwifery with indigenous midwifery traditions to support the vitality of postpartum people. We offer postpartum nutritional counseling, lactation education, newborn physical examination, belly binding, fire cupping and the cerrada de cadera ( bone closing ceremony).
Traditional Postpartum Care
At home postpartum visits in the comfort of your home on week 1, week 3, week 6
wellbeing assessments for you, baby, and family
nutritional counseling, meal prepping + herbal support
herbal baths, belly binding, cierre de caderas/ bone sealing
lactation counseling + education
Postpartum Care beyond 6 weeks
for families seeking additional support beyond the standard 6 weeks
visits at 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months
wellbeing assessments for you, baby, and family
herbal support, nutritional counseling + self-care practices
infant development + care
mesoamerican traditional & complementary medicine
Lactation Education & Counseling
Prenatal Lactation Course
virtual + in person prenatal lactation course in the comfort of your home
this is a 3 session course covering lactation basics, newborn care, postpartum lactation plan
At Home Care
in person lactation consult for postpartum families
support with latch, newborn weight check-ups, assessment of appropriate milk transfer
Telehealth
virtual appointments available
Holistic Gynecology
La Ceiba Midwifery offers client-centered holistic gynecology. We offer services like annual exams, fertility and preconception counseling, bereavement support, nutrition and lifestyle education, lab work testing, pap smears, balancing menstrual cycles and helping you to connect to your innate wisdom.
Conscious Fertility
We offer one-on-one and group classes to support people interested in connecting deeper to their bodies. We use the following tools to help you understand and regulate your cycles to reclaim your power.
plant + energetic medicine
abdominal massage
fertility awareness method
wellness lab work + physical examination
Gynecology + Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
We offer holistic gynecology that is client-centered & trauma-informed.
annual well-woman exams ( well-person exams)
holistic breast/ chest education + examination & menstrual support
pelvic exams, std screenings, labs, referrals
nutritional counseling, preventative care & self-care practices
intrauterine insemination (IUI)
Conscious Conception
We provide 3 preconception counseling sessions that focus on:
trauma-informed care + intergenerational healing
abdominal massage + physical examination
mesoamerican traditional & complementary medicine
Bereavement support
We offer holistic support for families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth or any type of loss. We focus on:
trauma-informed counseling
mesoamerican traditional medicine & complementary medicine
email us for more information.