Packages and Pricing
We are excited to join you on your journey through birth! Babies are blessings & the gift of birthing them is sacred, precious, & should be supported & protected so that each new parent can look back on their child’s birth with joy & fulfillment. That’s what our birth team is here to help do!
Birth Center Package
ALL-INCLUSIVE BIRTH CENTER PACKAGE
$6,500When you give birth at our center we have every detail in mind. From water birth to newborn metabolic screening, we have you covered.
Midwifery Care Included:
All prenatal appointments
3 postpartum visits
- Anatomy scan ultrasound
Standard Labs and Bloodwork (obstetric panel, glucose screen, a second CBC, GBS)
Birth and any medications or equipment required for the safest birth experience possible and several hours monitoring postpartum
Filing birth certificate and social security
- Birth assistant trained and certified in neonatal resuscitation
- BIRTH BOOT CAMP COURSE (Offered in-office 3x per year)
Newborn Care:
Immediate assessment and care at birth
Newborn exam
- Optional recommended Vitamin K injection for newborn
- Optional Erythromycin newborn eye ointment
- Newborn screening lab tests
- Newborn congenital heart defect screening
Birth Center Services:
Birth suite and general facility use in labor and immediate postpartum
Water birth and other comfort measures available
All labor and birth supplies
Any necessary medications or IV fluids during birth
Birth Center Package
ALL-INCLUSIVE BIRTH CENTER PACKAGE
$6,500
When you give birth at our center we have every detail in mind. From water birth to newborn metabolic screening, we have you covered.
Midwifery Care Included:
All prenatal appointments
3 postpartum visits
- Anatomy scan ultrasound
Standard Labs and Bloodwork (obstetric panel, glucose screen, a second CBC, GBS, HIV, HSV, A1c, UA)
Birth and any medications or equipment required for the safest birth experience possible and several hours monitoring postpartum
Filing birth certificate and social security
- Birth assistant trained and certified in neonatal resuscitation
- BIRTH BOOT CAMP COURSE (Offered in-office 3x per year)
Newborn Care:
Immediate assessment and care at birth
Newborn exam
- Optional recommended Vitamin K injection for newborn
- Optional Erythromycin newborn eye ointment
- Newborn screening lab tests
- Newborn congenital heart defect screening
Birth Center Services:
Birth suite throughout active labor and immediate postpartum hours
Water birth and other comfort measures available
All labor and birth supplies
Any necessary medications or IV fluids during birth
AL LA CARTE
Early Gender Detection Blood Test: $160
NIPT Testing: Price determined by insurance coverage
Birth Boot Camp Natural Childbirth Education Series:
$350 to non-patients; included free for all patients of Journey Birth Center, qualifying you for a $150 discount if present at all classes; offered 3X per year:
- BBC prepares couples for the BEST births—we truly see those who take this course have the smoothest, most peaceful births.
- This is the BEST Childbirth Education Course we have seen! Highly recommended, ESPECIALLY if this is your first natural birth.
- BirthBootCamp.com for more information
DISCOUNTS & FINACING OPTIONS:
We are so excited to now offer third-party financing! JBC has partnered with a financing company who will finance your birth package with JBC. They charge a 5% fee and payment plan is set up with them. Please inquire at your consult for more info!
DISCOUNTS MAY BE STACKED UP TO $400 OFF BIRTH PACKAGE:
· Paying in full at intake -$200
· Paying in full by 20 weeks of pregnancy -$100
· Hiring a doula (certified with at least 10 births experience) -$100
· Hiring one of our recommended doulas -$150
· Completed Birth Boot Camp in-office -$150
· Completed Birth Boot Camp with another instructor or online -$50
· Completed Bradley Classes or Hypno Birthing, in-person -$50
· Military/Minister -$100
· Repeat client of The Journey Birth Services -$200
· Previous vaginal delivery elsewhere -$100
Please note:
- We only accept 5 first time moms (those having never birthed before) and primary VBAC moms (those having their first vaginal birth after a previous c-section) per month.
- We also require first time moms and primary VBAC moms to hire an experienced doula, qualifying them for our doula-discount. This is because studies show hiring professional doula support greatly increases your success at achieving a natural birth and we want you to be set up for success!
Equipment and Medications
Though the need for any medical intervention or use of medication is minimal, we are prepared at every birth with the following equipment and medications, among other supplies:
- fetal doppler
- blood pressure cuff and stethoscope
- amniotomy supplies
- catheterization supplies
- sterile suturing equipment
- medications to control excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
- medical charts and records
- neonatal stethoscope
- baby resuscitation equipment
- oxygen tank and supplies
- baby scale
- pulse oximeter (tests newborn for congenital heart defects or disease)
- sterile birth supplies (hemostat, clamp, scissors)
- birth tub
- IV fluid and sterile IV supplies (the need for IV therapy is rare).
The consultation appointment is free.
PAYMENT POLICY AND METHOD:
An initial deposit of nonrefundable $700 towards the full fee is due at your intake appointment. After that, a minimum of $200 is due prior to each prenatal appointment, with half the package price paid by 25 weeks gestation, and the remainder paid in full by 35 weeks gestation. All payment (unless cash or check) is made from the convenience of your home through our online invoicing system prior to your appointments and accepts all major credit cards, bank transfer, and electronic check. This allows families to pay towards their balance at a pace that works best for them in order to pay off the balance on schedule. The birth team is not on call for labor if fee is not paid in full.
REFUND AND TRANSFER POLICY:
In the event that your care is transferred for any reason prior to 37 weeks, you can be refunded for the amount you already paid, minus the $700 deposit and $185 per prenatal appointment scheduled. Refunds are unavailable after 37 weeks, regardless of the location and method of the birth. Refunds are not available in the event of a precipitous delivery or necessary/elective transport to the hospital during labor or postpartum. Midwifery services are to make sure you get the best possible birth and this includes recognizing the occasional need for transport, or accommodating the family should they elect a transfer. If you transfer care, whether prenatally or in labor, the midwife will facilitate a timely transfer of all charts and records, and if in labor will call ahead to ensure the hospital provider is ready to receive you upon arrival and promptly fax your records. Though labor transfer is very rare (less than 10% for first time moms/VBACs and less than 1% for those who have had a vaginal birth before), it is highly recommended that you hire a doula as your doula’s only job is to advocate for you and will accompany your delivery even in the rare event of transfer.