Don't hesitate -- they are truly the best! I had the pleasure of having my first baby at a birth…read morecenter with Lilly and Anna, and it was already such an amazing experience. So when I was expecting baby #2 and they told me they were now doing home birth with Melanie and Sheily on their team, I immediately knew that's what I wanted. They are so knowledgeable, professional, friendly, caring, and fun. They really take the time to go over every question, worry, and option, and truly get to know you, connecting with you like family or friends. Their care is exceptional before birth, during birth, and postpartum. They even come to you for appointments, which is a huge plus--especially when you have other kids. My husband loved being involved and catching our baby at the birth center, but he was still concerned about living far from a hospital if something were to happen at home. We went through every possible risk with them, and thanks to their hospital experience, they've seen so much that they truly know the risks, solutions, and options. They made us feel safe and confident, encouraged us to trust our instincts, and always made sure we knew they had our backs. Once we had all the information, we knew home birth was the right choice for us--and we are so incredibly grateful we did it. Being able to text or call them anytime--whether you have concerns or aren't sure if it's real labor or just a false alarm--takes away so much stress. You can't control birth, but with them, you feel empowered--you're able to follow your instincts, move freely, and stay connected to the process. They work with you (your baby and partner) to guide you, support you, and take action if anything doesn't go smoothly. Knowing you're in such good hands makes you feel safe and protected, giving you the space to really stay connected to the process, and feel deeply empowered. And being at home makes everything so smooth and personal--your own space, your comfort, your shower/bath, your own warm birthing pool, surrounded by people you know. There's no stress of delivering in an uncomfortable car ride, no unnecessary interventions, no pressure of time. You can choose to have your other children with you if you wish. Did I mention the shower and the warm pool?! It feels sooooo good. Welcoming your baby this way and then staying together in your calm, cozy bubble, surrounded by warm water and peace, is so magical. I honestly believe my birth would not have been the same--or nearly as amazing--without them. They changed everything. Having them as your birth team gives you the best chance to experience the birth you dream of.

Let me tell you guys my story & how midwives of Miami saved my birth . When I found out I was…read morepregnant (37 years old) I knew I didn't want a hospital birth but I wanted to be at a facility that was near a hospital just in case. I called nearly every midwife and every location in Miami and around. I ended up going with magnolia even though it was far. But towards the end my husbands and my gut was telling us this wasn't the place. I still hadn't met the midwives that were going to attend my birth in that practice after being ther over 6 months! , just students etc. it just felt very disconnected and we decided to leave at around 7 months. (I wanted to feel secure in my decision of magnolia and I waited and waited but never did.) I ended up going the homebirth route after much thinking, found a midwife from a recommendation. (Won't mention her name because she apologized for what happened & returned my money). I debated in getting a doula until the last minute, which was Lili (from midwives of Miami), best decision i ever made. I followed my gut! My water broke 10 days before my due date. Lily was in my house in less than hour. I never felt alone w her. She asked me to also text my midwife and I did... but my midwife kept pressuring me about giving birth within 24hrs or she would have to hand me to a hospital.. which created more stress because my labor kept stalling. Well long story short, My midwife never showed up. So in the middle of my labor I no longer had anyone to help me in my birth. I was devastated, my labor completely stopped from the stress. Lily with me through the entire time, kept trying to give me hope and options... and tried to keep me calm. She said her best friend was a midwife and we could make it happen. But I didn't know Lily too much or anyone else. So I decided to take a leap of faith because I did not want an unwarranted hospital transfer. Lily came through brought Melanie, sheily and Ana. These women showed up for me last minute so I wouldn't be left alone. They left from work and came to my home to help me deliver this baby at home. With confidence!! Between them all they had so much experience in the medical field, specifically labor & delivery. (Years of experience). So I felt confident in their ability. But they trusted my ability to give birth to his baby more and I felt it! Melanie was an angel on earth, such calm. Her calm made me feel calm. I needed coaching towards the end and I followed, then my baby was out in no time!! They all acted so quick! In everything. Melanie sowed me back up, right there on my bed. Then I went straight to sleep after breastfeeding. They cleaned everything up. And I rested. I will be forever grateful for them all and for coming through in such short notice. These are the women you want on your side!! Because they TRULY love what they do! You can see& feel it. Now Lily offers postpartum care... I would jump on it all!! I wish that was an option back then. Couldn't have done it without Lily. My husband was there with me every second, but there's something about having a woman with experience there for you. My baby is about to turn a year old, and I can't wait to tell him about the angels God send my way. Love you girls so much. Thank you for the bottom of my heart I will never forget you. Ps I have to add this, Melanie never lied to me when i asked how much I have left or anything Which I appreciate! Also, they are very pro choice without judgement!! And Dr Ana now has her practice. Which is amazing, imagine not having to leave your home for that first newborn visit. She's also very pro choice.

Mary helped me deliver 3 of my children at home, all natural, amazingly peaceful and competent. She…read moreis the best.

Absolutely positively amazing!! I love Mary dearly, the service she provided me during my…read morepregnancy, delivery, AND postpartum was more than I could have ever expected. She's has such a calming energy, professional, experienced, and has a great team. My home birth with her was everything I hoped for. I am now pregnant with my second baby and I have hired her as my midwife again. I would highly recommend Mary for any mom looking for an amazing home birth.

I highly recommend Esther and her company. She exceeds expectations. She was compassionate, kind,…read morecaring, and extremely knowledgeable. Childbirth is a highly personal and important part of your life. Esther was right there for the family to support this precious journey. She was always available and connected us to others in the community, which was helpful. Fun facts 1. She graduated top of her class at a rigorous pre-medical program in high school 2. She also attend University of Miami on a scholarship 3. She is a mother of 4 very healthy boys 4. She speaks multiple languages 5. She has connections all throughout Miami Dade, which is helpful for a new mom 6. She's not just available before and during birth, she is available AFTER birth as well. 7. She has connections to midwives, physicians, and community leaders 8. She will support you throughout the entire birthing process. This is critical. 9. She is highly communicative - if you message her, you will get a response 10. She has a deep understanding of the human body given her background as a UM grad and high school medical program. She is a sweet and kind person as well. Her work has been featured throughout the country, and she is considered an expert in her field. She mentors other doulas and is a successful business woman, but she will still make you feel like a priority despite her busy schedule. You will never feel like a number. In your most intimate moment of life, you want someone who is there for you. Your child is your most important asset, do not leave it to chance. As I close this, I want to mention that Esther understands breastfeeding. Breastfeeding and pumping takes intention, strategy, and planning. Having a doula who is also a breastfeeding expert is extremely helpful and saves money down the line (no formula if that's your desire). As someone who is extremely discerning about services, I whole heartedly recommend Esther and you won't be disappointed.

Esther came to my rescue to help with nursing the day we were discharged from the hospital. I did…read morenot get adequate guidance from the hospital staff but thankfully for Esther, I was able to feel most confident in feeding our baby. She was supportive, encouraging and extremely knowledgeable. She was readily available to respond to any of my questions as we continued our breastfeeding journey. Highly recommend.

I absolutely recommend this place a 100%, the midwives Tannia, Renee and specially Carol. They took…read morecare of my pregnancy, my labor and my postpartum. I had a home birth, Carol was my midwife and Renee was her assistant, they were extremely professional and Carol is such an amazing midwife, experienced and knowledgeable. I had a water birth, a 100% natural, and my experience was beautiful. I had a healthy and strong baby, my first baby at 37 after 12 hrs labor work and she didn't even have to stitch me up, I had a speedy recovery and my baby is a month already. Carol also educated me with breastfeeding. I'm so grateful I found them, I'll miss them for sure!

I would NEVER BIRTH WITH ANYONE ELSE!!! They walk you through everything step by step- the most…read moreloving, exceptional care you will ever receive through your birth journey. Because of this team of amazing women, especially TANIA & DAHLIA, who are responsible for bringing my dream of having a first-time, all-natural birth at home, trauma-free, for baby Violet Joy and for me, GOD BLESS THIS PRACTICE AND THE BEAUTIFUL, KNOWLEDGEABLE BIRTHING ANGELS THAT WORK HERE. THEIR TEAM AND PROCESS IS EVERYTHING.

Not only is Kim amazingly sweet but she's fast and offers reasonable prices! We used her to…read moreencapsulate my placenta and had it just a few days after my baby was born with instructions, a sweet card and piece of my placenta shaped like a star that's totally going on my Christmas tree this year. I didn't have any sort of postpartum depression and haven't had a single problem with milk supply since taking my placenta pills. Would definitely recommend to everyone.

Kim encapsulated my placenta after our daughter was born. Her instructions were thorough. She is…read morevery pleasant to work with and adds a lot of love and care to the work she does. The placenta products (capsules & tincture) have helped me heal very quickly and my mood has remained upbeat and even despite lack of sleep and so many changes. We also did the the vaginal steam. It was very relaxing and soothing. She was able to care for my new born daughter while I enjoyed the treatment. We love CABU!

I chose Hollywood Birth Center based on glowing recommendations from friends and my doctor's wife…read more I'd had a terrible hospital birth with my first daughter and wanted a calm, supportive environment this time. Unfortunately, since the new owner, Gelena, took over, my experience was extremely disappointing. First, I was told they accepted my insurance (Ambetter), only to find out later they didn't. After weeks of fighting with the Marketplace to switch plans, I was told the new one wasn't accepted either. I ended up paying $5,000 out-of-pocket. Communication was another nightmare. The MobileMidwife app constantly malfunctioned, and emails were frequently missed or lost. I had to make a new email address just to keep up, and once I did, the app stopped working altogether. When labor started, I followed their "5-1-1" rule (contractions five minutes apart, lasting one minute) before heading to the center--but my labor moved too quickly. By the time my water broke, I couldn't leave the house. I ended up giving birth at home. Thankfully, the midwife made it just in time to deliver my baby--but I have a friend who also used them, and her neighbor had to deliver her baby because the midwife didn't arrive in time. To make matters worse, my baby's birth certificate listed the wrong address, and I spent weeks emailing back and forth to fix their mistake. This entire experience was stressful, disorganized, and far from the safe, empowering birth I was promised. Avoid this place at all costs.

Had my second birth at home with the staff from Hollywood Birth Center and it was perfect. Mimi is…read morean incredible midwife. Not only did I feel comfortable with her the entire pregnancy but she was so calm and reassuring during labor. I truly loved both of my experiences with HBC and would never want to go to a traditional birth setting in a hospital. It is so apparent during every visit that these women truly care for mothers and babies.

After 2 years this experience still haunts me and if this can save even one future mama from what I…read morewent through.... Horrible horrible horrible experience with the doula who I paid extra for because of her experience not only as a hypnobirthing doula but also as a midwife and LC, named Sharon. I went to their open house and it was a very warm experience. I thought it was an informative experience as well but now I realize I wasted hours of my time there. Why? Because they just yes yes yes-ed me on everything. This one payment covers the entire time I am in labor? "YES". What if it takes hours or days? "Yes it's still covered" No matter how long?!? "Yes no matter how long" Can they advocate for me if the doctor does something I didn't want? "Yes absolutely" So they will confront the doctor? "Yes" Will the doula take pictures and videos of the birth? "Yes" My doula will come to me to labor at home and then we go together to the hospital? "Yes" Every single question I had I was told yes by both amazing births and the doula I ended up hiring. Of course, that was just so I end up working with them. They will tell you everything you want to hear. In reality that is not the case. My doula came to my home to labor with me in the beginning stages. I ended up in the tub alone and I'm not sure where she was but she was sleeping. At a certain point I tried to get out of the tub myself and after failing over and over I had to keep calling my doula until she woke up and came to help. When it was time to go to the hospital suddenly my doula said she has to go home to take care of a few things but will meet me there. Ok. Wish she would have informed of that earlier because I was told by her AND amazing births that she will come with me to the hospital. So she went home, fed her cats, took a nap etc. Too much time had passed and she never arrived to the hospital - I was already checked in at this point and had gone for a long walk to help progress labor (kept asking my doula what I can do to help progress my labor, should I walk because my friends doula told her to do that, but Sharon kept insisting that there is nothing I can do. Yet the second I got to the hospital the nurse told me to walk walk walk their hallways to progress the labor.) I called my friend to ask what moves I can do on the birthing ball to help and got yelled at that why am I paying for a doula and where is my doula that's her job to help me with this stuff. That's when I realized my doula has been missing for a very long time and I called her. I MID LABOR HAD TO CALL HER. She said she will be right over. Then some time passed. ALOT OF TIME. Still a no show. No phone call or follow up text either. So I had to call her again and she said the police had locked down the street and she can't get out and was still home. A health care professional in an emergency can't get out?! Really?! Only after we inquired for the backup doula was she suddenly able to sneak out. My doula did nothing to help me with my labor pains. She just sat in her chair while I tried to do breathing techniques on my own. She didn't do a single hypnobirthing technique nor did she massage me. It was a horrible experience. I had to deal with each contraction on my own and in the end couldn't handle it anymore and had to get epidural and pitocin. I also looked to her for advice on the epidural and pitocin but she just kept insisting she didn't know. She also said that if a certain Dr was the delivery driver then she had no power and it would be his way. Funny though because during the interview I told her I was looking for someone specifically to work with this doctor and she said she has it handled and in the past had even had to take him out of the room and argue with him. Ah more lies she told. So this women who didn't touch me didn't massage me and completely neglected me during labor when it came time to push guess who was right there holding my leg?!!! I was so taken aback!! No one asked her to do that. In fact we specifically had asked her to take pictures and videos during the birth. And I was stuck pushing the entire time thinking look at her standing there proudly like she earned that spot when she didn't do a single thing. Thank gd my husband realized and asked one of the hospital staff to take videos. Of course we missed out on some of it. And when the baby was born guess what Sharon did then? Snapped a picture of us on HER OWN PHONE WITHOUT OUR PERMISSION!!! Who does such a thing! I had to ask her to delete it. There's more but Yelp only allows a certain length. We were so let down by the entire experience we did not bother with the follow up. Which was a shame as my baby did need the help of an LC and ended up on formula. Choose wisely. Choose someone who you know personally worked with a doula. Don't hire blindly regardless of how great they sound on paper or in the interview. Sometimes you are better off with a good friend or family member.

This place is incredible. I went for pregnant chiropractic care and I felt so much better. Vivian…read morewas the sweetest and so gentle. I can't wait to go back!

Dr Owen is friendly, kind and caring. She takes a very holistic approach while using many different…read morestrategies, machines and tools to treat my pain. Definitely will be back if I injure myself again or flare-ups.

I had an auto injury and couldn't sleep because of headaches, neck and back pain. My first…read morechiropractor couldn't help. I was happy to find Dr. Lisa she is very professional and has helped us so much. I recommend her highly.