Mary and her team were spectacular. It felt like I was in the hands of angels for my second birth…read more I would 100% work with Mary again.

i had two previous positive birth center experiences and never really thought home birth would be…read morefor us. After a glowing recommendation from an OB I work with and trust I decided to look into birthing with Mary. From the first visit Mary and Ellen conveyed confidence, compassion, experience and humor. It was clear that a safe birth was the top priority even over achieving a home birth if necessary. Her experience and philosophy of birth gave us confidence in trusting her with our care. Best decision ever. During labor Mary was so in tune with me and my progress she recommended a cervical check at just the right time to address a stall on progress caused by my posterior cervix. This timely intervention saved me from potential hours of exhausting and unproductive labor. After just 5 hours and in the comfort of my own home our daughter was born into Mary's loving hands. During pushing Mary took care to prevent perineal lacerations and after delivery she took steps to mitigate risk of postpartum hemorrhage for which I have a history. Both allowed me to experience the best postpartum recovery yet! By the time Mary and Ellen left, my daughter and I were clean and fed, our home looked as if nothing had even happened and I got to sleep in my own bed knowing help, advice and encouragement was just a text away. Mary is truly invested in the care and wellbeing of her moms and babies from the first visit through the postpartum period and beyond. Hearing Mary speak of her identity as a midwife is inspiring. To her midwifery is a calling, a way of life and a service to her community. It's a part of who she is to the core. I am so thankful to her and can't imagine birthing any other way.

My life and the life of my child was put at risk choosing this place. At 38/39 weeks an ultrasound…read morecaught an issue. The diagnosis was something that the midwives said they could handle. However the ultrasound doctor strongly advised to give birth at a hospital. At the time we didn't understand why or the urge to sway us away from the birthing center. When we told the midwive she immediately tried getting rid of me as a patient. I had to call around different doctor offices trying to be seen at 39 weeks which was impossible to get an appointment. My husband finally bugged the midwife enough for her to tell me to "go to a hospital, lie about having contractions" that she would make a call and have some random doctor that I've never met claim me as his patient for me to be admitted. We were left with no doctor, no help, no answers, told to lie to medical staff. It was completely stressful. No medical facility should ever treat someone like this ! Especially someone who is pregnant . It turns out that OUR midwive was responsible for the death of a baby during labor. 3 months prior to my delivery. Along with a list of previous medical misconduct. In the end we lucked out with a healthy baby, but literally shame on all of you. You all knew what was going on and you guys could have stepped in and provided the necessary care. https://mediaassets.abc15.com/html/embeds/Midwives%20database/Karin%20Braun.pdf KARIN BRAUN I HOPE YOU NEVER GET YOUR LICENSE BACK!!

Ladies beware! I paid the $15 for the insurance quote and never heard anything back from this…read morebusiness. Emailed and called to be told that their billing is not directly reachable and they do not answer emails. The last thing we need while trying to find care is to be SCAMMED. I can't imagine if they can't handle a $15 insurance quote what else they fail to do. Stay clear!

I hired Michelle as my birth doula through Modern Mama and overall had mixed feelings about the…read moreexperience. She is clearly knowledgeable and experienced, and I am thankful for the role she played in my birth. During transition and pushing, she offered guidance and support that was helpful in those intense final hours. I do believe she understands birth well and brings expertise to the room. That said, there were a few things that did not sit right with me. At multiple points during contractions, when I looked up, she was visibly on Facebook and Instagram. I understand that long labors can involve downtime, but she was only physically present at the hospital for a few hours during transition and pushing. Given the relatively short window of in person support, it felt disappointing and inappropriate that she was on social media during that time. It made me feel like she was not fully present in such a vulnerable moment. There were also moments where her reactions felt disproportionate, such as when the toilet water unexpectedly splashed up. Her response heightened the situation rather than helping me feel grounded and calm. In addition, I found the overall value of the package to be underwhelming compared to other doulas I interviewed. Many offered formal childbirth classes (which were extra through MM) and ongoing support groups as part of their services, whereas Modern Mama primarily offered monthly mini classes on rotating topics, which did not always feel directly relevant or comprehensive. For the investment, I had expected more structured education and support. Though I was appreciative of the nice photos that were included. I am grateful for her knowledge and the role she played in helping bring my baby into the world, but I do wish the level of presence, professionalism, and overall value had been stronger throughout the experience. I likely won't hire Modern Mama again although I don't have experience with the other doulas.

The support, care, and commitment that we received from Modern Mama and our night Doula ( Kristin)…read moretruly allowed our family to get the jump start that we needed. As first time parents, we found that we didn't have a true understanding of what was best to do once we brought our little guy home from the hospital. Sure - we had read a lot and had additional support to help us get ready, but with Modern Mama, we found a professional who specializes in exactly what we needed - "what does good look like?" / "what should we be doing?" / "what are we doing right/ wrong?" From the moment that Kristin walked into our door, we were met with a calm and welcoming presence that shared recommendations for getting to sleep, eat, and dressed appropriately. She shared with us what most parents do and what is truly a choice for us. What's more, she was an incredible support for my wife who was breastfeeding for the first time, encouraging her and helping her to establish appropriate techniques and set her up with pumping appropriately, which would have taken us weeks without the support. Lastly, Kristin also followed up with us multiple times after the nights that she had stayed, seeing how we were doing and following up with great resources tied to the questions that we had + other professionals that could help with some of the areas that we were looking to develop. We'd highly recommend the support from Modern Mama and specifically Kristin as a doula for and first time parents - I truly believe they were a primary reason for us to start off on the right foot at home. (For reference, we had the 3 night package for the first couple of nights at home)

My wife and I are extremely pleased with the services Alicia gave us. We had a really horrible…read moreexperience with our first child (ended in emergency c section). My wife didn't want to go through the same thing with our baby girl and so she researched and interviewed many different midwives In the metro Phoenix area and decided to hire Alicia. She was very encouraging through the entire pre-natal care assuring my wife that we could have a successful V-back at home. Our daughter was born 3-15-17 @ 8:22am deliver by Alicia and her assistant. I highly recommend Arizona Midwife LLC and Alicia to assist and deliver!!! If we ever have another child we will certainly use her again!

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I would recommend Sara to ANYONE! She is down to earth, experienced, respectful, selfless, honest,…read moreeasy to communicate with, and is all about helping you to have the best experience possible. Sara caters her services to your needs and desires and is such a comforting advocate. She helped me feel empowered, in control, and confident. I learned the power and importance of a mother's intuition, and because of that, our birthing experience is something that I am very proud of. Sara goes above and beyond and always seemed to know what we needed without us even having to ask. Being first time parents, everything was new to us. She helped educate and prep us before the birth of our baby, and has continued to support us with postpartum visits. I cannot imagine what our experience would have been like without Sara. I look forward to the future knowing Sara will be there by our side.

Sara was great! She was so helpful with information and always available to answer questions I…read morehighly recommend her

If i could give Bellibind 10 stars I would. This was exactly what I needed for my postpartum…read morerecovery journey. This was my second birth which thankfully was not traumatic compared to my first. I found Bellibind via a search for postpartum care. At first I was skeptical of paying for a bind when I could easily buy one for less online however I was moreso drawn to the recovery experience that Bellibind offers. I decided to go with the 5 day package and added on the massages. The massages were amazing! I worked with Princess who is the founder of Bellibind - she made me feel so comfortable, relaxed, and confident during the whole journey. The massage included a womb massage which was incredible as I've never had anyone focus on that space during previous massages. During the actual binding, Princess was so patient and helped me bind on my own. Eventually I got the hang of it. I highly, highly recommend Bellibind!

This was just what I needed for my last postpartum experience. Loved working with April & having…read moresome calm time that was just mine in the chaos that is the early days of postpartum. It forced me to slow down & focus on my breath, my healing, & destressing. The binding itself was so comfortable & supportive, so much better than the binds in the market & I've tried them all.

My review will stay at five stars, because they care that we received through our midwives was…read moreexceptional and refreshing after so many negative meetings with OBs for our prenatal care. Diane and Belinda are educated, caring, and very intentional when it comes to the care for both mom and baby. Finding Willow birth center was an answered prayer. The purpose of updating my review is the transparency of the billing team or whoever is in charge of finances over there. NOT GOOD. Bad enough to dampen the overall experience. With our first child, we left with a $1000 credit that no one told us about until we went back with our second child. We were overcharged and not told. With our second child, we chose to use insurance which helped, because our insurance team was able to help us keep track of the tasks that they were billing for. With our third and fourth child, we were only able to receive prenatal care. WHICH I AM SO GRATEFUL, Willow is the most comforting and reassuring group of midwives in Arizona (in my personal experience) However, from our first appointment with Willow for our third and fourth children, we were told by both them, and by our insurance company that all of my prenatal care was completely covered.... MY KIDS WERE BORN IN AUGUST AND IT IS DECEMBER AND WE ARE STILL RECEIVING BILLS FROM THEM. I HAVE CALLED THE FINANCE TEAM, WILLOW, AND THE NUMBER ON THE EMAIL TRYING TO BILL US. WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A CALLBACK. THIS IS MY REVIEW AND MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, HOWEVER, THE FRIENDS THAT I'VE SENT TO WILLOW TO HAVE BABIES ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE FINANCE TEAM A LITERAL YEAR AFTER HAVING THEIR CHILDREN. When I go to have my fifth child, God willing, I would so quickly call Rachel and Rubyan for a home birth if they have those qualifications by then, *wink wink* My suggestion is, if you choose Willow, WHICH I DO HIGHLY RECOMMEND, pay upfront in cash. Do not mess with their finance team. Not because you won't win, but because you'll be fighting a long time and that's the last thing any family or new mother needs postpartum. ***side note, all the first time moms upset about being sent home... that's totally normal to have a long birth. Your body has literally never had a baby before. With my first baby, I was sent home twice during my 19 hour labor. Healthy 9 pounder was born at 41 weeks and 6 days. STOP. BLAMING. YOUR. MIDWIFE!!!

This review is for a woman who gave $4,000 before this center closed and has yet to receive a…read morerefund. How can you in good faith take money from a pregnant woman while knowing your business is failing? It's disgusting and shameful. Embarrassing and disrespectful. I hope they do the right thing and pay their dues instead of hiding behind bankruptcy and lies.

Emergence Midwifery is top notch when it comes to prenatal, birth, and postpartum care. They treat…read moreeach mother as if she is the only client they are seeing that day, never rushed, and always very attentive to their needs. I felt so lucky to be able to trust them to safely birth my baby at home. They gave me confidence in my own body's abilities and respected every wish I had for my birth. I recommend emergence to anyone I talk to about birth!

DO YOU WANT YOUR WIFE TO RESUSCITATE YOUR VERY OWN NEWBORN? Why did MY wife have to perform mouth…read moreto mouth on my dying and deteriorating newborn with medical professionals looking on ? What about your wife asking for EMS when a call should have happened 14 mins prior? Gas lit and told it was only a minute or two. Thank GOD for EMS records! TIME IS BRAIN. Emergence isn't qualified for EMERGENCY. My family travailed the tension of life and death in our story, and while satisfactory, and normal physiologic experiences are great, hearing how licensed medical professionals handle dire, forlorn clinical scenarios is of utmost importance in precisely displaying a facet of skill and level of care that literally cannot be displayed at any other time, other than conjuncture. Making my testimony especially meaningful. If you had no complications, you can't speak to the things I can, because quite frankly both my baby and wife faced life endangering encounters and the assumed ability to manage such was sorely lacking, from not 1 but 2 tenured midwives who attended my wife's delivery. You could statistically bank on the likelihood of a normal birth and be fine BUT when it's not fine, it is catastrophically and preventably not fine. Survival bias is real. CPM midwife Caitlyn has 13 violations with the state regarding this birth, and may have license revocation later this year. Look up AZ care check to follow objective details. CNM owner Nancy has an open investigation with her board as well. She has spoken publicly on other midwives "deficiencies" and failure to uphold scope and statutes - and ironically has violated the same statutes she condemned others for while functioning like she wasn't also accountable to Arizona rules and regulations. Do your wife and your baby a LIFE SAVING favor and get someone who knows how to use a FREAKING AMBU-BAG.

Great success with Dr. Michelle Barraza! After three months and changing my diet, I lost almost…read more20 pounds reducing my high blood pressure to normal, no more heartburn, 95% of my pain from my sciatic nerve is gone(reduced inflammation) and no longer any need for ibuprofen, high blood pressure medicine, or heartburn medicine Thank you Michelle!

To begin, my family and I have been patients of Dr. Tellier's for over 8 years now and I thought it…read morewas past due to write a review of this wonderful practice. This practice, its doctors and staff operate from the heart. I have never felt more seen and heard from a medical professional as I have here. They have come alongside our family in our every health need, from day to day preventative care to acute illnesses to life-threatening situations we have faced - always with professionalism, guidance, phenomenal medical care and a grace and softness that has made us feel like family. I highly recommend Health For Life Naturopathic any time I am able. When I meet a friend or family member seeking guidance for any health related issues be it physical, hormonal, mental or chronic - its the first number I give. Dr. Tellier has been a light in so many moments in my health journey, my motherhood journey and to my family and I'm forever grateful to her and her staff.

I could not recommend Birth You Desire / Ursula / Jenn more. Jenn has been simply the best doula we…read morecould have asked for. During birth, she was able to tell when my husband needed some extra help, asked the hospital staff for what he needed on his behalf when he was not mentally able to, and gave us guidance based off of my preferences and state of mind that led to an incredibly successful birth. Her postpartum care has honestly been the highlight of her services. I did not realize how much help we would need overnight and the help and resources that Jenn provides have been invaluable. Jenn claims she is not magic - but she is. You are in the best hands with Birth You Desire.

Jenn Carlson is an amazing person and doula who went above and beyond for us during our birth and…read morepostpartum journey. Our baby was born during one of the worst snowstorms in years and she made sure she was prepared and there to support us (even if it meant getting snowed in at the hospital). Without her care and experience we would've had a very different birth that likely would've ended in an emergency c-section. I had a lot of anxiety about giving birth but Jenn helped put me at ease and explained things very well. She is warm and has an evidence based approach to her work. She also looked out for my partner which I really appreciated, ensuring he ate and rested. Afterwards we also used Jenn's overnight doula services to care for our infant and she was just as fantastic with him. Not only did we get a good night's rest when she was here (priceless), we also felt so supported with learning about newborn care and dealing with all of the emotional aspects of becoming parents. Our journey would've been different without her and we will forever be grateful that we had her support.