home birth midwife

accoutrements

ACQUIRED (x)

  • Birth bags

  • WishGarden herbal tinctures: cramp bark, cotton root, lady’s mantle, shepherd’s purse, motherwort, angelica, etc

  • Infant AmbuBag with reservoir, tubing + neonatal mask

  • Hanging scale + (two) weigh slings

  • Fetoscope

  • Obstetric doppler (hand-held + waterproof)

  • Masimo pulse oximeter for newborns, children + adults

  • Blood pressure cuff (manual and digital)

  • Stethoscopes: adult + infant

  • IV + venipuncture supplies

  • Flashlight/headlamps

  • Waterproof wristwatch

  • Fundal height measuring tapes

  • Basic suturing kit

  • Cord cutting instruments

TO-ACQUIRE (…)

  • All meds needed for CPM practice

  • O2 Tanks, etc

  • Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) Screener

  • Various instruments

  • Autoclave

Photos by Ernie Gochez

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