Homebirth midwifery blends evidence based medical care with traditional holistic skills, offering families a safe and comfortable birthing experience with fewer interruptions and interventions.
I invite you to read through the following information then follow up with your questions or schedule your FREE no obligation consultation.
Why choose homebirth?
People chose home birth for a variety of reasons like...
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preferring to be in control of the process
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wanting an environment where partners can be more involved in the labor and birth
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desiring a birth without routine medical intervention (if not needed)
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preferring to move freely in familiar and comfortable surrounding
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belief that a calm environment will help them relax better in labor
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wanting to eat and drink as they like
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not wanting to ride in a car during active labor to get to birth location
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wishing to keep children and family with them
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not wanting to birth baby in an environment with other sick individuals
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preferring to know who your care providers and support team will be
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belief that home birth is a safe and responsible choice for themselves and their babies
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belief that recovery after birth will be easier in the comfort of home
How safe is homebirth?
The safety of homebirth is well documented in numerous clinical studies. Homebirth supports the need for fewer medical interventions and boasts numerous positive health benefits for low-risk mothers and babies - over 80% of all pregnancies are considered low-risk. Midwives such as myself, who are specifically trained in out of hospital settings, hombirth or birth center, are skilled in continuous monitoring of clients in pregnancy through labor, ensuring they remain low-risk.
The following are a sampling of available published studies on homebirth outcomes.
MANA Homebirth Safety Outcomes
NACPM Homebirth Evidence
Journal Of Perinatal Education
Outcomes Of Planned Homebirth vs. Planned Hospital Birth
Mortality of Low-Risk Planned Homebirth vs Hospital Birth
Outcomes For Care For Low-Risk Pregnancies In The United States
What equipment is brought to my birth?
A certified home birth midwife provides the same basic emergency medical equipment that a birth centers offers, right in the comfort of your home. In essence, we bring the birth center directly to you.
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Schedule your free consultation to learn more about the medical equipment and emergency procedures that we provide for safe and comprehensive care to you and your baby.
What about the mess?
It's no secret that there are fluids involved in birth. However, there is a misconception about how messy it becomes.
Like you, we prefer a tidy space. Planning your birth space starts prenatally when we discuss your birth preferences. You’ll likely labor in various locations but you may have a preconceived idea as to where you’d like to birth, such as in the birth tub or in the bedroom. When we arrive at your birth we set up these areas so we can easily maintain cleanliness. We have many tricks of the trade like utilizing protective liners under sheets and disposable absorbent pads called Chux. In most cases we are able to continually switch out your Chux pads before you even notice.
After birth, while you're bonding with your baby, we’ll be quietly tending to clean up - sanitizing surfaces, starting laundry, taking out the trash, and breaking down the birth tub if you had one. Before we leave your home, the only traceable sign of a birth will be the new baby in your arms.
I'm afraid of labor pain. Can you help me?
We will be with you every step of the way! While we can not completely take away the work of labor, we will offer numerous suggestions based on your needs that will make it more tolerable. For some clients that is simply being present and protecting their birthing space. For others it includes helping them navigate the many different pain relieving options that can be applied at home - various labor positions, water immersion, massage, acupressure, focused attention, TENS stimulation, sterile water injections, robozo techniques, etc. Depending on your desires at various stages of your labor, we will be as involved in the process as you need.​
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We highly encourage you to view the following pain management series, particularly those applicable to out of hospital birth, for more information on pain reduction.
Evidence Based Birth Pain Management Series
What services do you offer?
Every family is unique. Our goal as your midwives is to provide personalized care by presenting evidence-based information that empowers informed consent and observes you as the leader of your care. We will discuss each service and test so that together we can choose a care path that best fits your family’s unique needs.
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unlimited phone and texting access to both midwives for questions or concerns prenatally and during postpartum
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whole food nutritional education, herbal and supplement recommendations
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prescription medication through collaborative provider as needed
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initial prenatal labs, glucose screening, GBS screening, newborn metabolic screen, CCHD newborn screen
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full schedule of prenatal visits that typically last 30-90 minutes: once monthly until 28 weeks , bi-weekly until 36 weeks, weekly until birth
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use of our labor tub (if desired)
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access to our trained birth support team
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4 postpartum visits in the first 6 weeks after birth (more visits available if needed)
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natural family planning support or birth control prescription through collaborative provider
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referrals to specialists
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Payments & Insurance?
We do our best to work with each family's financial needs and preferences. We offer payment plan options for cash pay clients and work with a billing service for clients who want to seek out insurance reimbursement . Upon request, our biller can pre-verify your insurance company's policy and will bill your carrier after the baby is born for the charges involved in your care. Depending on your carrier and policy, some companies and sharing plans cover all or a portion of home birth costs.
We encourage you to schedule a consultation to discuss cash pay and insurance options in more detail.