Natural Beginnings Midwifery Care

I didn’t think it was going to be possible, but I gave birth to my son at home in peace.
After 2 rough (to say the least) hospital births, I was dreading having my third baby the same way. At 20 weeks pregnant I decided to make the switch to Natural Beginnings Midwifery. They took me on no problem, working with my insurance, even though my iron levels were so low when I started with them that I wasn’t sure if I would even be able to have the birth I was hoping for. They put me on a natural iron and herb supplement and within a couple weeks I was doing much better. I always felt relaxed and comfortable during every visit I had with Marie, Melissa, and Chelsea. They are extremely knowledgeable and helpful, but not pushy or judgmental.
Even though I was nervous about having my first home birth, my prenatal visits with them made me feel more confident and relaxed.
When my labor started, they made it to my home quickly and immediately began preparations. I felt safe and comfortable the entire time they were in my home. During the birth I was able to do things as I felt right and they allowed it to be a family experience, only stepping in when it was necessary. I had a water birth in my room with my family surrounding me and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I will remember the experience for the rest of my life and I’m thankful that I had such a great midwife team in the process.
A few days after I had my baby I did have to stay in the hospital with him to treat his jaundice. They continued to offer support and check up on us, answering any questions that I had.
For prenatal care, birth, and postpartum I 100% recommend this midwife team to anyone looking to do things the natural way.

Marie & Michele are incredibly knowledgeable, caring, empathetic and simply amazing midwives! I have had two babies previously at a hospital and did not have good experiences. I was able to do a home birth with baby #3 and Michele was my attending midwife. She made sure baby and I stayed safe while my body simply did what it naturally knows how to do! One of my favorite things about going this route was that it was so much less intervention unless necessary. However, I never felt worried, knowing that both midwives were highly experienced, have excellent medical training and intuition...that if medical intervention of any kind was necessary they WOULD intervene. I had two small tears that Michele inspected and she said that stitching them might actually make healing harder. Everything ended up healing VERY nicely and I saw a pelvic floor physical therapist postpartum who concurred. If you are even slightly considering home birth with midwives I say go for it! It was a life changing experience. I want to do it all over again. And you better bet Michele & Marie are who I would go see again!

I HIGHLY recommend Natural Beginnings. Marie and Michelle were my midwifery team for both my second and third kiddo.

Marie and Michelle provided wonderful prenatal support. They listened, were emotionally supportive, and provided evidence-based research. They offered choice with typical "standards of practice" & were thorough. AND how many health care providers really know you well enough to hug you each time you leave? I felt welcomed-- they always had time to be with me and my family.

Marie & Michelle were great at including my 2 and 4 year old in the appointments (letting them help measure, for example) and my older son at the birth -- though he was very prepared by my husband and I - these midwives continued to talk to him about what was happening during birth, further explaining the umbilical cord and suturing, for instance.

During both my births in 2017 & 2020, Marie and Michelle's presence in my home was so calming, so involved and yet respectful, just what was needed to let my body do its work. They made me feel strong, beautiful and safe.

I truly believe that I have been able to handle motherhood because of the way it started. I was and continue to feel empowered each time I think of my babies coming into the world.

These midwives changed my life. Seriously consider them.

My wife and I hired Marie and Michelle for our first child’s birth last year and were very impressed by their knowledge, experience and professionalism. We were able to do a home birth and at first I was reluctant to proceed with the idea but they eased any concerns I had and answered all questions I had. From a father’s perspective they helped me feel at ease about the care my wife and newborn would receive. During the birth Marie was very informative, calm and professional. Marie made sure that the experience was focused on my wife and I and that I felt included in the process. I was extremely happy with our experience and have already and will continue to recommend their services to everyone I can. Thank you Marie and Michelle!

Marie & Michele are absolutely incredible midwives and I cannot recommend them enough! The two of them together are an amazing team with a wealth of knowledge and I owe so much to them. Because of them I was able to have a supported, informed, empowered, beautiful, natural birth of my twins safely at home under their watchful and expert care. Every step of my pregnancy they were responsive, caring, helpful, and encouraging. I always looked forward to every prenatal visit because I would always leave feeling so "filled up," cared for, and at peace that everything was all well. I truly trust them both with my life!! They were so thorough in providing resourced to be able to make informed decisions every step of the way. Knowing their experience and how good they really are at what they do kept me at such peace leading up to birth. I knew I was in the best of hands, and that really proved to be true! Birthing twins at home definitely adds a lot to the table of considerations and precautions, and every step of the way they guided me and assured me with confidence moving forward. During the birth of my baby B, he had some trouble transitioning and his first breath did not come right away. They swept into action immediately and quickly got him breathing on his own. To this day I am so impressed at their preparedness for those scary moments and how expertly it was handled. They are amazing midwives when everything goes perfectly, but I really got to see even more of an extent of their level of experience when things were urgent. I look back at my entire birth experience with such joy and cherished memories, and I know it could have been a much different story had I been under different care. Marie and Michele will always hold a very special place in my heart!