Why Choose a Midwife?

  • Midwives specialize in supporting healthy, low-risk pregnancies with personalized, evidence-based care.

  • Studies show midwifery care leads to lower rates of cesarean birth, induction, and interventions (Lancet, 2014; Cochrane, 2016).

  • Families report higher satisfaction and greater emotional well-being with midwifery-led models (Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 2010).

  • Midwives prioritize informed choice, shared decision-making, and respectful communication.

  • Midwifery care supports physiologic birth, allowing labor to unfold with fewer disruptions when safe to do so.

  • Home birth with a licensed midwife has been shown to be a safe option for low-risk pregnancies with excellent outcomes (Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 2014).

What Is the Midwifery Model of Care?

  • A holistic approach that views pregnancy, birth, and postpartum as normal life processes, not medical conditions.

  • Focuses on the whole person—physical, emotional, spiritual, and social well-being.

  • Provides continuity of care with the same provider throughout prenatal, birth, and postpartum.

  • Emphasizes time-rich appointments, deep listening, and building trusting relationships.

  • Supports your autonomy and intuition, while offering clinical skill, safety monitoring, and evidence-based options.

  • Respects cultural traditions, gender diversity, and your lived experience as essential parts of your care.

You’re likely a good candidate for midwifery care if you

  • You are experiencing a healthy, low-risk pregnancy, some high risk factors are as follows but not limited to uncontrolled gestational diabetes, fatal anomalies, previous preterm laboratory, multiple cesarean sections, placental abnormalities, or preeclampsia.

  • You want to feel seen, heard, and respected in every decision

  • You desire continuity of care with the same provider throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum

  • You value informed choice and shared decision-making

  • You’re planning to give birth at home or want to explore that option

  • You want longer prenatal visits that focus on your body, mind, and emotional well-being

  • You are looking for care that is trauma-informed, inclusive, and body-positive

  • You prefer a physiological approach to birth, with fewer unnecessary interventions

  • You want a provider who will trust your body and honor your intuition

  • You’re seeking support from someone who brings both clinical skill and deep presence

  • Baby is in a cephalic (head down) position, you are carrying one baby

  • Pre existing health conditions which are as follows but not limited to: hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, blood clotting disorders.