Here you will be able to download patient forms that your midwife may refer you to during the course of your care at the Sierra Natural Birth Center.
Please Review Before Your 1st Appointment
Intake Paperwork If you able to, please fill out and bring to your first visit. If you are unable to, please come 15 minutes early to fill out paperwork before your appointment.
Health Coverage Options for Pregnant Women
Vitamin D Council | Vitamin D during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Harmony Genetic Screening
CA Prenatal Screening
Nausea in Pregnancy
Supplement Recommendations
Food Safety in Pregnancy
Marijuana Use in Pregnancy
STD’s During Pregnancy
CDC Preventing Problems in Pregnancy
Please Review Before Your 12 Week Appointment
WIC
Choose My Plate
Protein Counter
Nutrition in Pregnancy
Nutritional Support – Standard Process
Build Your Iron Stores
Calcium Rich Foods
Common Complaints in Pregnancy
Please Review Before Your 16 Week Appointment
12 Things You Can Stop Worrying About
Flu Vaccine in Pregnancy
Aviva Romm – Integrative medicine for women and children
Recommended Reading:
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth
Penny Simkin
Exercise During Pregnancy
Please Review Before Your 20 Week Appointment
All About Kegels
Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Childbirth, & Breastfeeding
Doulas – Evidence Based Birth
Online Childbirth Classes – Lamaze
Online Childbirth Classes – midwife101.com
Please Review Before Your 24 Week Appointment
If Your Labor Starts Too Early
Glucose Testing in Pregnancy
Birth Control Options
Please Review Before Your 28 Week Appointment
Count Your Baby’s Kicks
Pelvic Pain
Circumcision: Circumcision is a person and controversial decision. It is important to be fully informed. This is an educational video that explains the purpose, the anatomy and physiology of the foreskin, which is also known as the prepuce.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTnCMZcqEmQ&feature=youtu.be
http://www.coloradonocirc.org/files/handouts/Circumcision_and_the_Foreskin.pdf
Please Review Before Your 30 Week Appointment
DONA Labor and Birth
Evidenced Based Birth -Water Birth
Penny Simkin YouTube Chanel
Delayed Cord Clamping-Penny Simkin
Please Review Before Your 32 Week Appointment
Spinning Babies
Belly Mapping
Packing Your Birth Bag
Pain Clarification
Please Review Before Your 34 Week Appointment
10 More Reasons To Breastfeed
LLL Laid Back Breastfeeding
LLL – Diaper Log
LLL Feeding Cues
Pumping & Storing Human Milk
Breastmilk Storage Guide
Please Review Before Your 36 Week Appointment
Group B Strep – Aviva Romm
GROUP B STREP CONSENT
Premature Rupture of Membranes – Evidence Based Birth
Recommended reading if you have a history of abuse:
When Survivors Give Birth
Please Review Before Your 37 Week Appointment
Vitamin K Informed Consent
Vitamin K – Evidence Based Birth
Preservative Free Vitamin K Injection
Erythromycin Eye Ointment
California Newborn Screening
Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects
Newborn Hearing Screening
Parent’s Guide to Childhood Immunizations
Shaken Baby Syndrome
Please Review Before Your 38 Week Appointment
LLL Safe Sleep 7
Carseat Safety
Local Carseat Safety Classes
Recommended Reading: The Fourth Trimester
Please Review Before Your 39 Week Appointment
Postpartum Vital Signs
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Birth Certificate & Social Security Card
Birth Certificate: We will fill out and drop off your birth certificate information to the recorders office. The recorders office will call you when it is ready to be signed. Make sure you take your drivers license with you when you go in to sign. We recommend you buy at least one copy of the birth certificate. The recorders office is located in downtown Sonora next to the courthouse at 2 S. Green Street.
Social Security Card: You can download the application for a social security card using the following link, it is form SS-5.
https://www.ssa.gov/forms/
You will need your child’s birth certificate and a second form of identification which we can provide (or you can use your child’s insurance card or medical records from another provider).
The Social Security office is located at 745 Morning Star Drive in Sonora.
More Breastfeeding Resources
Tuolumne County Breastfeeding Resources
La Leche League
La Leche League of Tuolumne County
Breastfeeding Resources-Stanford University
Other Resources
Essential Oils to Avoid in Pregnancy
Depression in Pregnancy – Aviva Romm
Baby Grower Blog
Thyroid Problems After Pregnancy
Natural Health After Birth
Essential Oils for Babies and Children
Local Photographers
Aviva Romm Natural MD Radio Podcasts
MommyMeds App – Look up medications and herbs for safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding