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Transfer of Care

Dar a Luz is committed to helping you transition from our prenatal care to a birth provider as smooth as possible

Our Consultants

The providers at Dar a Luz consult and collaborate with many other providers throughout the Albuquerque area and surrounding communities including nurse-midwives and physicians at University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH), Presbyterian Hospital, and Lovelace Women’s Hospital. None of our consultants are on staff and do not care for our clients at the center.

We will support you in making a decision about a practice/hospital for your birth by your 32 week prenatal week visit. Our midwives will help you transfer to any Albuquerque hospital provider at 36 weeks for the remainder of prenatal care, labor and birth. We will advocate for early discharge from the hospital when clinically appropriate, and return to Dar a Luz for postpartum and newborn care.

Birth Transfer Options in Albuquerque:

UNM Family Medicine Obstetrician

Dar a Luz has a well-established relationship with the Maternal Child Health group since our inception. This group of providers is comprised of Family Medicine physicians who have supported many Dar a Luz families with their births throughout the years. These physicians are also trained to perform cesarean sections should the need arise.

UNM Midwives

UNM has a robust midwifery practice. They see patients at various locations around the city. They have been caring for pregnant people for over 30 years at UNM! Some of the midwives at Dar a Luz have worked with some of these midwives over the years. They are an excellent group of midwives.

Presbyterian Medical Group (PMG)
Midwives

PMG is a large collaborative physician/midwife practice. They are the only practice that offers birth services at both Presbyterian hospitals. They have 24/7 midwifery coverage on L&D at the Downtown hospital. At Rust, they have coverage from 7am-7pm.

Women’s Specialists of New Mexico (WSNM) Midwives

WSNM is a collaborative physician/midwife practice that offers birth at Lovelace Women’s Hospital (LWH). Please check their website to make sure your insurance is accepted. WSNM has one midwife and one physician on call at LWH at all times.

Lovelace Medical Group (LMG)
Midwives 

LMG is a collaborative physician/midwife practice that offers birth at LWH. Please check their website to make sure your insurance is accepted. LMG has a large midwifery practice. They always have 2 midwives on call at the hospital as well as a physician.