Midwives have been overseeing and guiding births basically as long as women have been having babies. Today, these trained medical professionals are still providing care and assistance for births with a minimal intervention approach, meaning the birthing mama takes the lead! If you’re considering an out-of-hospital birth, you’ll want to find a midwife that you trust to help deliver your baby in an incredibly transformative and empowering experience. Here are some Houston midwives known for their expertise, compassion, and experience!
11321 Richmond Ave, Suite M101, Houston, TX 77082
Yellow Rose Midwifery Group is a collective of three midwives and four student midwives/birth assistants who are dedicated to supporting Houston women and families from early pregnancy through childbirth and beyond. They offer personalized care to meet your unique needs and wishes, as well as education and massage therapy that can help you prepare for your birth experience. While they will happily assist you in a home birth, you can also opt to deliver at their lovely freestanding birthing center.
(Mobile – comes to you!)
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Jane Hitch has been practicing midwifery since 1987. She worked as a childbirth educator and lactation counselor even before then. Her home birth services ensure the intimacy and serenity you deserve in a home birth. She treats you as a person and not a patient. In addition to being your support and guide throughout labor and delivery, Jane also offers comprehensive women’s healthcare, as well as prenatal and postnatal care and breastfeeding support.
637 W. 20th, Houston, TX 77008
Midwives Jackie Griggs and Diana Nash have decades of experience helping Houston families welcome new babies in home births, birth centers, and even hospitals. Their years of experience, in addition to their own successful home births, help them create individualized care plans for moms and families as they prepare for the emotional, physical, and practical aspects of childbirth. They’ll help to create a supportive atmosphere in which you are totally in control – they’re simply there to support and make sure everything is going as it should.
3311 Richmond, Suite 214, Houston, TX 77098
Kellier Moeller, CNM, is the owner of HomeBirth Experience. As a midwife, she believes in bringing birth back to the heart of the family and the home, celebrating it as the intimate, private, and natural process it’s meant to be. In addition to comprehensive prenatal care, Kellie will be by your side throughout labor and delivery. She also employs the help of an RN birth assistant when delivery is drawing near. Kellie will help you recognize your own strength and power. Above all, she follows your lead as your body navigates this incredible, natural experience.
6550 Mapleridge St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77081
Heart of Houston team of midwives and birth assistants believes “pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and parenting are whole-person, whole-family, and whole-community experiences which deserve whole-hearted care.” Their holistic approach to pregnancy and childbirth empowers and supports your family, whether you’re giving birth in the comfort of your home or at their beautiful birth center. Check out the Whole Heart Collective, too. This branch of their practice brings together pregnancy, birth, and parenting resources for Houston-area families.
Midwives are incredible resources when it comes to out-of-hospital births. But you can also find some working in hospitals, too! So if you’re planning a hospital birth but would like a more minimal-intervention approach, talk to your labor and delivery unit to see if they staff midwives. These Houston midwives are known for their compassion and expertise and can help guide you through the most empowering birth experience you can possibly have. Spend some time doing your research. Then, set up a few consultations to find the midwife of your birth journey dreams!
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