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Prenatal, Postpartum &

Newborn Care

Continuing to offer prenatal care from conception to 36 weeks. We are the only health center that offers postpartum and newborn couplet care.

Step One:
Confirm that Dar a Luz meets your needs

These conditions are not eligible for care at Dar a Luz:

  • Pre-existing diabetes
  • Bleeding disorders
  • Heavy cigarette smoker
  • Current drug user
  • Chronic high blood pressure
  • Severe heart disease
  • Epilepsy/seizure disorder
  • Hyper-thyroid disease (over-active thyroid) (Note: low or hypothyroid disease that is well managed is acceptable)
  • Myasthenia gravis
Dar a Luz solo acepta clientes que habla ingles en este momento debido a la falta de personal bilingüe.
(Dar a Luz accepts only English-speaking clients at this time due to a lack of bilingual staffing.)

Step Two:
Learn About The Services We Provide

Prenatal Care

  • Pregnancy testing 
  • Management of early pregnancy complications including fatigue, nausea/vomiting, bleeding
  • Comprehensive prenatal labs
  • Referral for dating and anatomy ultrasound 
  • Prenatal visits with a nurse-midwife from conception to 36 weeks  
  • Treatment of conditions and infections related to pregnancy 
  • Choice of birth classes 
  • 24-hour access to a nurse or midwife
  • Home-like environment; private room; freedom to move, eat and drink; and attentive care during pregnancy visits 
  • Whole-food supplements, breastfeeding supplies and herbal support in our retail shop 
  • Support in transferring to any Albuquerque-based hospital provider at 36 weeks for the remainder of prenatal care, labor and birth. For more information about hospital providers for your birth click here.
  • Advocacy in early discharge from the hospital when clinically appropriate, and return to Dar a Luz for postpartum and newborn care

*** Sadly if a miscarriage were to occur, we offer support and management of pregnancy loss, after care, and options counseling ***

Postpartum & Newborn Care

  • Parents and babies seen together as a couplet
  • Postpartum care
    • Postpartum visits after hospital discharge through 1 year
    • Evaluation and treatment of postpartum complications including vaginal tears, infections, high blood pressure
    • Birth control planning such as natural family planning, pills, IUDs, Nexplanon, Depo 
    • Perinatal mental health conditions including postpartum anxiety, depression, OCD
  • Newborn checkups (first six weeks)
    • All state-mandated screenings
    • Evaluation and treatment of newborn complications including tongue/lip ties, weight loss and jaundice
    • Newborn classes including carseat, newborn care and feeding
  • Feeding support
    • Visits with Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) available 7 days a week 
    • Evaluation and treatment of breast conditions including engorgement, mastitis, clogged ducts, and low milk supply 
    • Breastfeeding support groups and classes

Step Three:
Signing Up For Care

If you are interested in Prenatal and Postpartum care please fill out the forms below and e-mail them to newclient@daraluzbirthcenter.org. Once you are notified that you are approved, you may call at your convenience to schedule your first appointment. If you have additional questions about this process, you may call us at 505-924-2229, EXT 0

Prenatal & Postpartum Intake Forms