Documents

Practice Guidelines and Other Documents for Review

In order for our practice to provide you with the best care, it is essential that you are fully informed regarding the midwives model of care and scope of practice, what our training involves, as well as being completely informed about the risks and benefits of care with a midwife and planning for a safe homebirth. These documents offer you this information in a concise format. I am required to provide this information to you prior to initiation of care. Clients are required to sign a consent form before care is initiated indicating that they have had appropriate access to these documents and that they are informed about the health care choices they are making as well as their providers at Appalachian Birth Co-Op and Wiyama Midwifery. The CV about each member of the Wiyama practice can be found on the About Us page.

The Midwife's Scope of Practice (MANA Core Competencies)
This document outlines the skills and training each typically trained midwife will posess.

The Midwife's Guidlines for Practice
This document outlines the the customary care you will receive inside the Midwifery Model. This also includes health history and/or conditions that pose a risk for homebirth.

Midwife/Client Duties Responsibilities
This document outlines what you can expect from me, the midwife, as well as the responsibilities of each homebirth client.

Standards and Philosophy of Midwifery Practice
This document was created to outline my personal philosophy of the care I provide.

Wiyama Midwifery Practice Statistics
These are my personal midwifery practice statistics as of 12/31/2017

Midwives Alliance of West Virginia Grievance Policy
This document outlines the process for making a complaint against any WV midwife.

NARM Accountability
A complaint may also be made by reqursting so through the Certified Professional Midwives's certifying organization North American Registry of Midwives and requesting review by their accountability committee. This requires a records release.