preemptive CONGRATULATIONS!!

I LOVED my midwife this last round (have three babes). She had just the right mixture of hands off, but there if you need her. She's a naturopath / midwife AND a pediatrician, her name is Jennifer Gibbons and she is one of the head naturopaths at the Natural Childbirth and Family Clinic. You can opt to birth in their facility, which is GORGEOUS btw with a giant jacuzzi tub, soft comfy bed, kitchen, couches, view of an atrium... wow.

Importantly, but not MOST importantly, her fees are totally affordable. We had insurance (which payed 90% of the homebirth cost). I think her belonging to a collective, helps.

She helped me facilitate the EXACT birth I had imagined and was there to peel me off the walls during the tough times, and when my husband felt like he was going to pass out!

www.naturalchildbirthclinic.com/

I highly recommend Pamela Hines-Powell www.midwifemama.com/ She is n incredible midwife who truly trusts mothers and babies and the birth process... There is an amazing one media pictoral posted several moths ago of several births she attended...

I also know and can speak highly of Madrona Beaudrau www.mydwyf.com/

If you desire a birth center Andaluz is excellent...

Tia Rich
Student Midwife AAMI
www.inner-serenity.org

Just to name a few:

Marlyn Milestone and Beth Sagali

Kate Holloway

Jennifer Gallardo of Andaluz Waterbirth

Holly Scholles

Ellie Lagare

Melissa Magnus-Gordon of Alma Midwifery Birth Center