Hmmm where to start. I will do my best to keep this review professional, unlike our experience here. Not everyone that works here is uncaring... but long story short my wife's pregnancy took a turn for the worse. We found this out from a phone call after a test. The lady on the phone was eating what sounded like chips dustheap phone call!! Iam not kidding she was crunching away, it was beyond disgusting. Let me ask you a question. If you were given traumatic news, and someone on the other line was eating crunching away, smacking their lips. How would you feel? I feel hurt and sick writing this review. Oh yeah, one last thing never a follow up phone call or anything. They got their money and that's all they cared about for real. read more

Giving birth at California Birth Center was one of the most empowering experiences of my life. Everything is impeccably clean and thoughtfully designed, which gave me full confidence in the professionalism and safety of the care I received. The center operates with a team of midwives, and you meet a different one at each appointment. I genuinely appreciated how intentional and unhurried the prenatal care was. Each visit lasted a full hour, giving us the time and space to connect with the midwives, ask questions, and feel truly heard. Nothing ever felt rushed or overly clinical -- every appointment felt like a deep check-in, not only with my physical health but also with my emotional and spiritual well-being throughout the pregnancy. During labor, a midwife and an assistant were present. They held space for me with such grace -- never intrusive, but always present and intuitive when I needed support. After the birth, we were thoroughly cared for and sent home with everything we needed. The following day, they visited our home to check on both baby and me. They offered helpful lactation support, guidance, and continued postpartum care for both of us in the weeks that followed. I felt seen, heard, and deeply respected every step of the way. I truly cannot recommend California Birth Center enough. read more

This was more than a great prenatal care and labor experience, this was a life changing period of time for myself that I will hold onto forever. I have had three previous children with Kaiser- prenatal/birthing/postpartum. The care was always okay at best. However, the treatment I received during my fourth pregnancy was so unprofessional and horrifying that I switched at 6 months pregnant to CBC after a recommendation from a friendLet me tell you, the care was like night and day. I HAPPILY drove from Galt to Rocklin each appointment, knowing that I was visiting a loving and safe space. California Birth Center's staff and midwives became like family. All of my prenatal appts were informative, relaxed, and an hour long. Every concern or question that I had was patiently explained to me or a solution proposed. My labor was exactly what I wanted it to be and my birth plan was respected and encouraged. I wasn't poked and prodded and questioned a million times. I knew my body and they trusted me 100%. The room had everything I needed in there. During postpartum, lactation support was given and as they checked on baby, they made sure to check on mom as well. I was made to feel like a human being and not another name on a chart. My daughter received amazing care. This place and this experience was healing, empowering, and something I wish for all mothers. I cannot sing it enough praises. I can talk about this place for hours. Thank you, CBC, for everything! read more

I've been wanting to write a review about this place as soon as I started going! I wanted to wait until the end though so I could give my full experience, and boy has it changed from beginning to end! (This is going to be a long one) In the beginning, 5 stars for sure! How I feel about it now, 1 star. I'm giving three stars because I do like the staff. I just can't help that I feel like I totally got ripped off and taken advantage of financially! Why my opinion changed was because at my 36 week appointment I found out my baby was breech. The midwife really didn't talk much about it, just that she was running late for her next appointment, and sent me home with 'homework'. A few pages she printed and told me to let her know if I had any questions. I read it over and didn't think much about it. My next appointment they let me know about scheduling a C-section at a hospital and that they don't deliver breech babies. My own fault for not doing research, but they told me it is illegal. I was SO disappointed. They had mentioned if you needed to get transferred to a hospital a midwife from the center would go with you. While you're getting your care here you have an appointment with each of their midwife's so whoever is on call when you have your baby, you have met and have a rapport with. The midwife's are nice, they definitely all have their own opinions, so one might say something different than the other. Your appointments are about 45 mins -1 hour long. It's mostly about nutrition. Usually on time. I took one of their PP classes and the teacher was 45 minutes late 0_0 Anyway, with their recommendation, I spent about $1,000 trying to get my baby to flip. I had an ECV done, acupuncture and appointments with a chiropractor, unfortunately nothing worked. I eventually had my C-section at Sutter Sacramento, and I had a great expierence! I should add that my insurance that they sent over for my ECV at Davis and for my delivery at Sacramento did not get transferred correctly. I also had to work on scheduling my own appointment for my C-section, which never happened because I ended up having contractions and going in earlier than I wanted! The last few weeks of my pregnancy was STRESSFUL because of this (but I'm sure also because my baby was breech). A midwife did not meet up with me at the hospital like I thought. It's only if you are in labor there at the center.....then get transferred. I understand my circumstance is unique because I had a breech baby, but I just wanted to share because I really value reading reviews and thought this might be helpful to someone. This was my first baby. I really had high hopes for this place, but the hospital was actually wonderful and wouldn't mind doing it again for my second. At my last appointment they told me they have PP mom groups that meet there, but I never was told about any dates or was contacted about them. The Birth Center did reach out about three weeks later asking about a scale they had given me to weigh my baby, but I had left it at my last appointment with the midwife. Overall I paid the Birth Center over $3000 (for appointments!!!) and I did not deliver a baby in their care. They did not do any of my blood work there and also no ultrasounds!! (Toward the end they did a couple quick ultrasounds from their cell phone to verify the baby was still breech) I did ask for some sort of discount and they said no. I guess one of the papers I signed in the beginning explained that. So out of luck for me. ***reminder this was just my expierence and I had a breech baby!!! Slim chances this would happen to you but wanted to share regardless. Would not deliver here for my next pregnancies. read more

I gave birth to my second child in October at the rocklin birthing center and was so pleased. The prenatal and postnatal care was amazing and I felt very cared for and supported. Christy S. was the midwive that delivered my baby and she was absolutely amazing. I would definitely deliver here again. This was truly an amazing experience. Thank you to the entire team. read more

I had my daughter at the birthing center in October of 2023. I could not have asked for a more beautiful experience. This was my second child, and I felt like I was not listened to my whole first pregnancy or during my birthing process at a near by hospital. The midwives and all of CBC really validated my feelings, listened to my concerns, and just really showed they cared about myself, my unborn child, my partner and my family. All of the staff were just so loving and supportive. I cannot recommend the California Birth Center enough! read more

If you want to birth at a place that cares about your wishes and informs you of choices, this is the place to go. They will never force you or shame you about certain choices you want to do during pregnancy and birthing. I felt very supported the whole time even though unfortunately I wasn't able to birth at the hospital. Even during my transfer, the midwife on duty that night (Cristy) drove all the way to inform the staff of my situation. And during one of my post partum appointments, the director Rachel was so encouraging and gentle, without minimizing as I struggled with guilt and shame if things not going as planned. Overall, my experience was pretty good before and after birth. My only critiques would be that the the prenatal and postpartum appointments seemed repetitive but maybe that's because my pregnancy wasn't complicated. My other critique would be during the birth itself, I would have liked more information on the effects of each treatment being done to help me progress in labor and the potential side effects. read more

4/19/2023 The owner reached out to me to apologize and tried to rectify the situation. This was appreciated. 9/12/2022 I've been pondering about writing this review for a while now, I didn't want to write it when my emotions were high but a couple of months passed and I was able to go back and reflect on what happened and realized that my experience would be beneficial to someone who is thinking about going to the birth center so I decided to share. So from the very beginning I had some reservations about giving birth at the birthing center and I made them known. I was told that I have time to decide since the majority of the fee is the birth itself. This made me comfortable to proceed being seen by the midwives before I made my final decision. I was also told, that if they can no longer see me and transfer me to the hospital, they would only charge me for the services I received. This seemed understandable to me. Fast forward to my labor, I came in and labored for about 13 hours, six of those hours I was at 9 centimeters. During that time, I didn't not feel supported by the midwives (even though at my last appointment they asked me how to support me, I told them I wanted them to be very hands on since it was my first pregnancy). At one point, my midwife tried to put a diaper on me while I was laboring (at 9 centimeters). I was walking the halls and they didn't want to get their floor dirty I'm assuming. During those 6 hours at 9 centimeters, I asked multiple times for her to break my water and the responses I got was "I don't know if your water is broken or not, but I will try and break it" and when they were transferring me to the hospital, my midwife told me that her and the other midwives discussed it and "they"decided it was best not to break it. After 13 hours of laboring, they told me that I have stalled labor and there is nothing else they can do for me ( during my appointment they told me they can break the water to encourage the labor along, but didn't do it). I had to wait for them by the door to do their paperwork and then my husband drove us to the hospital. After my giving birth at the hospital, I reached out to the birthing center to get a refund on the services I didn't not use (giving birth, and postpartum care), and I was told that the amount they charge patients is a bundled rate but they charge insurance around $25k. So if you just see the midwives for your regular appointment to the 37 weeks of pregnancy, you will hit the bundle rate. This was shocking to me because it was the first time I heard of it. In the beginning I was told that the majority of the fee is the birth itself. When I explained this to them, they told me that I signed a financial agreement stating this. I told them I never did since this is news to me, upon more research they couldn't find my signed agreement, therefore I didn't ever see it. They would not refund me my money and said this is how all midwives do it and I should have known. I am not sure who does business this way, they pretty much tricked me. Coming out of the birthing center, I felt unsupported, talked down to and lied to. It was a horrible experience and I do not recommend this place. I am giving one star because the appointment and classes were beneficial and educational. read more

I wanted a different birth experience for our last baby and I'm so glad we went to ca birth center. The prenatal visits with the midwife's were so much more informative than what I received at the hospital with my prior babies. Evening of my labor, midwife Maya answered as soon as we called and met us there. I had hired a doula for more support for myself, and Kylie from birth center was great at helping during my painful back labor. All the staff knew what was happening before I did and they gently guided me along to birthing my baby boy. We loved not being interrupted every 30 minutes and just enjoying our new baby and going home later that morning. The post partum care is excellent. Highly recommend, call Joanna for info :) so thankful for them and giving me a natural birth experience that I was looking for. read more

Great service and provides an intimate and holistic experience. I would highly recommend anyone who is having a baby to consider using a midwife as it provides a less traumatic experience for the baby. read more

I was sent away from the birth center at week 39. It traumatized me. The hospital nurses were really nice but the experience from going to the birthing center was traumatic because I expected to give birth there and paid money for it. They weren't very nice. They knew I had higher blood pressure but didn't send me away until the end of pregnancy. I think they should have sent me away in the beginning if they thought they would eventually, that would be a lot less painful for me. read more

I literally could not have had a more beautiful pregnancy and that's definitely due to the support of these lovely ladies. From beginning to end I felt welcomed, heard, and cared for. Scheduling appointments and billing were a breeze due to Amanda and her great customer service. Pauline and Mackenzie were so knowledgeable and calmed any worry I had as a mother birthing for the first time in a birthing center. I welcomed a beautiful boy on February 20, 2020 and although giving birth is not a easy thing to do, the knowledge and support of both my doula and midwives present definitely made my experience better than anything I could have imagined. I am so grateful to have had this experience with such great people. I definitely wouldn't birth anywhere else. read more

California Birth Center was one of the best decisions we made about our pregnancy and birth. Not only is the staff incredibly knowledgeable but they radiate passion and truly love what they do. After every appointment I was left feeling more excited and empowered. This was my second birth (first in a hospital) and I would not hesitate to birth here again! read more

I birthed my daughter at California Birth Center October 2019. It was the most amazing experience! The front office manager is so kind and easy to reach for scheduling. The midwives were so awesome. We always had a full 60 minute appointment and I had all of my questions answered. They are a quick call or text away which is amazing. The doulas are the same way! A quick text or call and they answer any questions or concerns. The birth rooms are absolutely stunning, and have the option to labor and deliver in a huge tub. It was the most relaxing birth I've had and I had so much support. This center definitely empowers you during your pregnancy and labor. The care I experienced was phenomenal. I would have a dozen babies here if I could! I also love that I can do my well women's checks here as well! Women I already trust and know there for me! It's perfect. 10/10 recommend. read more

This review is long overdue. What an amazing experience. I'm 45 and we just had my first baby. My fiancé has 2 of her own which I consider mine as well. Makenzie, Pauline and Amanda are amazing. We had the most amazing experience We could ever imagine. These girls all made us feel like we were family. They were so good about everything. I would do it again and again and again if I chose to have another child. From beginning to end they were nothing but loving and professional. I highly recommend this experience if you're looking to have a natural childbirth. read more