• You receive the same prenatal services available at your local hospital (such as laboratory testing, ultrasounds and counseling), but we spend from a half hour up to a full hour together at each visit so we have time to talk about preparing for the next phase of pregnancy and your baby's birth.
• We discuss each test and intervention thoroughly to ensure that you understand the test, feel informed about alternative options, and will be clear about the meaning of the results.
• Prenatal visits are available at both my Peterborough and Milford offices; I also offer occasional "home visits" - prenatal care in the comfort of your home.
• One-on-one labor and delivery care at your home with Sarah and a birth assistant. All assistants are available to meet ahead of time.
• Water birth tubs are available to rent and set up at home.
• Postpartum and lactation care for mom and baby provided in the comfort of your home. One to three home visits will be made in the first two weeks after your baby is born.
• Basic newborn care for the first month of baby's life, including screenings such as the metabolic screening and pulse oximetry screening, and standard newborn procedures such as Vitamin K and birth certificate filing. 

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When you choose a birth center birth:

• You receive the same prenatal services available at your local hospital (such as laboratory testing, ultrasounds and counseling), but we spend from a half hour up to a full hour together at each visit so we have time to talk about preparing for the next phase of pregnancy and your baby's birth.
• We discuss each test and intervention thoroughly to ensure that you understand the test, feel informed about alternative options, and will be clear about the meaning of the results.
• Prenatal care is available at my Peterborough office or at the birth center.
• Labor and delivery care at the birth center of choice.
• Water birth is available at both centers. 
• Postpartum and lactation care for mom and baby provided in the comfort of your own home in the days following your baby's birth.
• Choose between The Birth Cottage in Milford, NH or The Monadnock Birth Center in Swanzey, NH; please call me to arrange a tour of the centers or to schedule a consultation.

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How it works: During pregnancy, cell-free fetal DNA is released by the placenta and can be found in mom’s bloodstream. Using a small sample of mom’s blood, SneakPeek tests for the presence of male DNA (Y-chromosomes). Y-chromosomes would only be present if mom is pregnant with a boy. If no Y-chromosomes are found, mom is carrying a girl. This method is known as noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and is safe for both mom and baby. See the peer-reviewed published study that indicates this test is 99.6% accurate as early as 8 weeks into pregnancy in the Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health. (J Preg Child Health 4:358).

When Can I take the Test? To take SneakPeek, you must be at least 8 weeks into pregnancy, which can be calculated using either the first day of your last menstrual period, or baby's estimated due date. Use our Test-ready calculator to see if you're eligible!

How Accurate is the test? According to controlled laboratory testing, the SneakPeek Early Gender Test predicts a baby’s gender with over 99% accuracy (99.6% to be exact). If you want a little more background on the science behind that percentage, here it is: In controlled laboratory tests, SneakPeek Test accurately detected shared male fetal DNA (the presence of the Y-chromosome in the mother’s sample) in more than 99% of samples provided by women pregnant with a male fetus. (Note: all women in the study were 8 weeks or further along in their pregnancy.) Male fetal DNA was consistently not detected in samples from pregnant women carrying female fetuses. In a blind multi-center study performed in 2015 with samples collected at four clinics, SneakPeek showed an accuracy rate of 100% for fetal sex identification. The results of this study are available here. In at-home testing, a validation study presented at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Conference showed that SneakPeek Early Gender Test is highly accurate at determining baby gender as early as 9 weeks into pregnancy.

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You can book at either the Peterborough or Milford location here