Birth
Birthing support
Our team offers a model of care that complements medical expertise by supporting the emotional, physical, and personal aspects of childbirth. With a focus on continuity and connection, midwives often have more time to build relationships, listen closely, and tailor care to individual needs and preferences—working alongside medical teams when needed to ensure safe, respectful, and well-rounded support.
Environment
We encourage you to move freely and explore different birthing positions, as this can help you stay comfortable, enhance your labor progress, and give you a sense of control over your experience.
Core benefits
High Safety for Low-Risk Births
Our birth unit is designed to safely support low-risk births. If complications arise, there are clear protocols to transfer you to a hospital quickly. Communication with your obstetrician is of high priority to Estherea and is maintained throughout your pregnancy and labour. Midwives are trained to support natural processes and non-medical pain relief (e.g., breathing techniques, water immersion, massage), while still recognizing when medical help is needed.
Continuity of Care
Throughout your labor, you'll be supported by your midwife and familiar birth team, creating a sense of continuity and trust. This ongoing relationship starts during your pregnancy and continues through birth, ensuring that the team understands your preferences and needs. Having this consistent care can help reduce stress and anxiety, as you’ll feel supported by caregivers who truly know you and your birth plan.
Intervention
Midwife-led care is associated with fewer medical interventions
(such as cesareans, episiotomies, and inductions), which often leads to a safer and more personalized birthing experience.
It is especially appealing for those who want a natural or low-intervention birth, focusing on comfort, support, and the body’s natural ability to give birth.
Postpartum Care
We encourage families to stay with us for at least six hours after birth, allowing time to ensure both mother and baby are medically stable and gently supported in their early bonding. This immediate postpartum period is an important time to monitor vital signs, manage any unexpected changes, and offer help with feeding and recovery. It also gives space for skin-to-skin contact and emotional connection. As part of our birth package, we include three postpartum home visits to continue that care—supporting feeding, healing, emotional well-being, and the whole family’s adjustment at home.
Sensitive C-Section
What makes a Sensitive
C-Section different?
- Your midwife can accompany you into the theater for added support.
- Skin-to-skin contact happens as soon as possible—even in the operating room.
- Breastfeeding in the theater is encouraged, so you and your baby can bond right away.
- Baby stays with you the whole time—no unnecessary separation.
- Informed choices matter. Respectful care matters. You matter.
Doula Support
At Estherea, every mother has a birth doula by her side. A doula is there to support you during labour and delivery by offering reassurance, guidance, and comfort measures such as massage, breathing techniques, and positioning. She also helps you communicate with medical staff and supports your birth preferences, so you feel safe and empowered. We also offer in-hospital doula support, ensuring you receive consistent, one-on-one care no matter where you choose to give birth.