Karen Gartner

Midwife
Gaffney, South Carolina
About me

I am a South Carolina Licensed Midwife (LM, CPM) offering homebirth services to families in South Carolina within an hour from Shelby, NC, where I live (about 15 min north of Gaffney, SC) I provide comprehensive prenatal care, birth services including waterbirth in my client’s homes and postpartum care for mom and baby through 6 weeks postpartum. I provide holistic mother, baby and family-centered care and believe in the mothers’ rights to sacred, supported, peaceful birth. Please text me to set up an interview if you are interested in learning about my services.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2000)

Certification and training

Certified Professional Midwife (2023)

Birth Doula Certification (2017)

Childbirth Educator Certification (2017)

Credentials
BSN-RN CPM LM
Specialties
Home Birth
Languages

English

Service introduction

My services include comprehensive prenatal care (hour-long prenatal appointments monthly through 28 weeks, then every 2 weeks until 36 weeks, at which time I come to your home for a home visit, then weekly appointments until you give birth), Labor and birth support through at least 2-4 hours postpartum (until mom and baby are stable) including a birth assistant to assist me and a full head-to-toe newborn exam, and postpartum care for mom and baby including a home visit within 48 hours postpartum plus postpartum appointments at 2 weeks and 6 weeks and continuous access for urgent and emergent questions throughout pregnancy, labor and postpartum. I’m on-call for my clients during their due window. In the case of the need for a hospital transfer, I will stay with my client until 2 hours after their birth for labor and birth doula support and will continue to provide follow-up care through 6 weeks postpartum to mom and baby.

Packages
Comprehensive Midwifery Services
Full, Comprehensive Prenatal Care (hour-long visits: monthly until 28 weeks, then every 2 weeks until 36 weeks, at which time Karen will come to your home for a home visit, labor and birth support including Karen’s birth assistant to help her and a full head-to-toe assessment, a home postpartum visit for mom and baby at 24-48 hours and a 2 week and 6 week postpartum visit for mom and baby. Also included: continuous access to Karen for urgent and emergent support between visits through 6 weeks postpartum. If you are within 30 minutes of Karen, you will receive a travel discount.
$5,000.00
USD Flat rate
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