My wife and I were expecting our third baby and came across a familiar name during our search for…read moremidwives - Sarah West Brown. She was our doula for our first pregnancy 6-years ago and she was absolutely fantastic! Genuine, kind, compassionate, supportive and truly cared for the well-being of my wife! We knew she'd make a wonderful midwife someday and she absolutely was! During our third pregnancy, hiring Sarah as our midwife was like having a family member and spiritual warrior care for you. Her knowledge, skills and insights are invaluable. She even reviewed our health insurance to see if we qualified for a free breast pump and recommended a great site to shop from (a site that my health insurance did not disclose to us and only gave us two breast pump options). Sarah made my wife feel comfortable, educated and well-informed during the pregnancy and it was obvious to us that Sarah's heart was with her patients. She loves what she does and it shines brightly through the incredibly warm and nurturing care she provides. The postpartum care my wife and newborn received was top-tier! Sarah has a calming presence about her and it put our family at ease knowing someone with her level of expertise was there. Her gentle, sweet and authentic personality was something my two little boys gravitated towards too. They followed her around like little chickens and asked her tons of questions (which she kindly answered all of them!). Not sure how she was able to do what she did with all these Curious Georges hanging around her but she did it with professionalism and class. We're beyond grateful and feel so blessed to have found Sarah! The experience we had from start to finish was magnificent and we cannot thank Sarah enough! This was truly a blessing from the Lord! THANK YOU AGAIN, SARAH!!! TL;DR - We HIGHLY RECOMMEND MAMA BABY!!!

I will shout off the rooftops how amazing Sarah is till the day I die!!! This was the most AMAZING…read moreexperience working with Sarah and mama baby midwifery. If you are looking for a midwife that is full of genuine care and love, kindness, and peace bringing clear and direct information while allowing you to listen to your body, then Sarah is your girl!!! She was the biggest blessing for us and she helped facilitate the most sacred and holy birth. She helped bring so much peace and security as I prepped for this birth mentally, physically, and spiritually. She is extremely personal and never pushy. I shared with her my deep love for the lord and desire to include the Holy Spirit in my birth and she would pray over me in our prenatal appointments, prayed over us and the birth and the spirit was palpable and so clearly present. I am forever grateful for the way she so clearly expressed her love and peace from the lord and poured it out on me and my family. For some extra details: The prenatal appointments were all concierge service and she came to my house once a month. This was amazing because we became comfortable with her in our home, and most visits felt like a sweet friendship catchup while still having the perfect balance of professional and personal. Once 37 weeks hits we meet weekly. She was amazing with communication, what to expect, always available to answer questions mid week and happy to help with any discomfort or issue arose. The birth was amazing, I did most of my laboring in my living room before she arrived. Her and her assistant Christine arrived and set up our birth pool. I got in the pool and only had 3 contractions before baby was here. It took about 30 or so minutes for the placenta to come and they didn't rush me one bit. It was such a sweet and empowering experience. They cleaned everything so fast and I was so impressed that we didn't have to deal with any messes and that it was just sweet having them in our space. If you're considering a home birth, use mama baby, and read pain free child birth by nessa Andrew's!

I found Labor of Love by doing some of my own research online. And thank God I did! My doula,…read moreKaren, was my rock throughout my labor and was 100,000 percent amazing--I'll definitely be working with her for my second! A little backstory: I was overwhelmed and so nervous about finding "the one" person to be a part of the most important event of my life. After doing my research and reading through all these bios, I honestly was left feeling overwhelmed, especially knowing how indecisive I can be. I knew I just had to trust my intuition and my gut on this one! After looking at Karen's bio on their website, I had such a good feeling. Staci (the owner), who was super friendly and professional, helped me get connected with Karen, and I booked an interview right away! Karen was so sweet and asked me about my pregnancy experience so far. We discussed how I wanted my birth to go and any concerns I had. There wasn't any pressure to hire her, and it just felt like she was already invested in me, like I was already family. I even had her video chat with my husband to make sure we both felt comfortable and vibed well together--and we sure did! Overall, Karen ended up being the perfect balance of knowledge, experience, and professionalism. It was the most perfect amount of care I could have asked for. She was also such an advocate for my birth plan to work out. Before, during, and after my labor and birth, she was always naturally in tune with what I needed. She was never overbearing, worked so well with my husband, and gave him space to be a part of my support team as well. I am so grateful to have come across Labor of Love

The business owner is quite the opposite of the type of person any vulnerable new mom should have…read moreto work with. My experience with Labor of Love was almost two years ago now but continues to upset me when thinking back on my experience. We hired Lauren as our doula, who made it clear she expected us to go far past my due date as a first time mom. While it's possible for that to happen, it didn't in my case. At 39 weeks and at 5am while in active labor and getting ready to head to the hospital, she let us know she had Covid. Her backup was Karen, who I wish we hired to begin with as she is far more caring and professional. Though unfortunately our experience still fell short and we ultimately delivered without Karen present. We were left feeling like we invested a lot of emotion and money into this process with ultimately no help. Staci has been incredibly rude to us since then and even revoked our access to watch her training videos, sending me a link to pay her once again when wanting to rewatch for our now second baby on the way. Karen herself even recommended we ask for a partial refund due to our experience, but Staci lacks the professionalism and courtesy to her clients. Truly mindblowing that she revoked access to the training videos after we had already paid for them. I would stay far away and recommend a more experienced and caring doula group.

Ana is very professional and knowledgeable, yet deeply caring and respectful of your opinions and…read morevalues. Even though this was my third pregnancy, I learned so much about how to care for myself and my baby. I loved that she wasn't pushy, but gave us the facts and let us make our own decisions. We often covered the importance of exercise and nutrition, and I made changes from that, which I believe contributed to a smoother and easier pregnancy than my first two. She also was so calm and professional throughout my labor and delivery. My husband noted how much he appreciated her composure during the most intense moments of my labor. She's the kind of person you'd want by your side when you're not in the right frame of mind. She also collaborated very well with her assistant, respecting her skills and experience during my postpartum assessment. We loved having her as our first midwife and home birth experience and will definitely be reaching out to her again in the future!

Ana is a godsend. When I was planning to have my 5th baby, the one thing I knew for sure is that I…read morewanted to have him at home. I interviewed so many great midwives, but as soon as I met Ana, I knew she was the right fit. She took me on late in my pregnancy (27ish weeks), and onboarding with her was so easy. The care that I received from her was supportive, kind, compassionate and steady. I appreciate how calm and nurturing she is while staying firm in her knowledge of pregnancy, birth, and of a woman's body overall. Her care is holistic and evidence-based, and she makes her clients actual partners in their care. We never did anything that I was uncomfortable with (which is almost unheard of in a hospital birth). When I started to go overdue, she was there to reassure me, and because she genuinely trusts the process of birth, she helped me trust my body as well. I had an absolutely amazing birth experience that my husband and I wouldn't trade for anything. My baby is two now (sorry this is so late!), but I still think of Ana often and so fondly. She became part of our family for the time she was with us and I will always love her for helping me have the birth experience of my dreams (even at 43 years old). Thank you Ana!

I'm so grateful I found Jacquelyn. I used her Birth With Confidence book and it honestly helped me…read moreunderstand my prenatal appointments and what labor would actually look like. I felt way less anxious because I finally knew what was happening and what my options were. We also did the one-on-one birth plan creation meeting and it made a huge difference. My husband left feeling confident and actually knew how to support me during labor instead of just guessing. We followed our plan and I was able to have the natural birth I was hoping for. I also chose her placenta encapsulation and the turnaround time was really fast. She checked on me postpartum and made me feel very cared for during recovery. Everything was worth it. Highly recommend Jacquelyn if you want to feel prepared and supported going into birth.

Jacqueline is 1000% the person you want by your side during birth. She is so down to earth,…read moreknowledgeable, kind, and amazing at her job. I had an unmedicated birth with my first baby - my husband & I both agree that we could not have done it without her. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a doula. Will definitely hire her again if we decide to have any other children.

I can't say enough good things about Brittany. She was easily reachable and answered so many of my…read morequestions. She gave me lots of information regarding her specialty and what she had to offer. She came to my home after the birth of my son to grab my placenta and make me a smoothie which was so delicious. She made me capsules, a tincture and a salve. Super impressed and happy with her services. If youre looking for a placenta specialist, Brittany is your girl!

My husband and I just had our beautiful baby girl early and she is in the NICU. I found Brittany…read morethrough searching online and loved what I saw. I didn't think she would be able to help us since it was so last minute. But she made the placenta pill process VERY smooth. Especially for a very intense/joyful period of our lives. She picked up the placenta at the hospital. Was flexible when plans changed, and dropped off the pills at my home. She has a very supportive can do attitude and I'm so happy that I found her. I definitely recommend The Joyful Tree.

We were planning a cross country road trip with our toddler and for peace of mind I wanted to make…read moresure our car seat was installed correctly and there were no changes we had to make to it. We hired Amanda to come to our home and help us out. It was so convenient and she was amazing! She recommended some changes to make safety wise and showed us how to install them and let my husband and I each do it in our own cars so we felt comfortable, especially since I will be getting a new car soon and will have to learn to. She gave us some great tips and sent us a follow up email with a ton of resources and information. Overall I would highly recommend this service to make sure everything is correct with your car seats, car seat safety is so important and I feel so much better knowing my son is as safe as he can be.

AMAZING experience with Amanda. She helped us installed two different car seats in two different…read morecars. She is very knowledgeable, I learned a lot from installing the car seats to how to keep our baby safe in them, because it is not only about strapping the harness around your little one, it's about doing it right. Thank you Amanda.

Christy is seriously amazing. Finding the right midwife was really important to me because birth is…read moresuch a personal experience, and I knew I needed someone I felt 100% comfortable with. From the moment we met her, we just knew she was the perfect fit for us. This was our first baby, and she guided us through everything. She answered all of our questions, made us feel so supported, and honestly exceeded every expectation we had. I also really loved that she's the perfect balance of holistic, but will absolutely speak up if something medical is needed. You can tell her top priority is always keeping both mom and baby safe. We also took her Bradley Method class, which was so helpful and made me feel way more prepared and confident going into birth. We learned so much, and I've already been recommending it to everyone. I fully trusted her the entire time, which made such a difference for me going into labor and birth. Throughout my labor, she was there at any time of day to answer my calls and questions, and she always helped me feel calm and educated about what was happening. On the day of the birth, she was calm, confident, and completely in her element. She made the whole experience feel so smooth and magical. I recommend Christy to anyone, and I already know I'll want her as my midwife for all of my future babies

Safe, warmth and validation. Three words that I experienced with Honey Midwifery during my second…read morepregnancy and birth that I didn't experience with my first. The team at Honey Midwifery has been cultivated with love and education. Every step of the way we talked through my concerns and we talked about the vision of how I wanted my birth to look. My partner was included at every appointment and together we celebrated each new milestone in my pregnancy with love and guidance from Christy and her team. When it was time for my son to make his earthside debut, Christy and her team created a safe space for me and my partner. It's hard to describe but they knew exactly when to check in and when to respect my space. Christy was right there when I needed her wisdom the most. Her words provided the warmth and safety I needed in my most vulnerable time. Honey Midwifery is committed to not only caring for mothers and their families during pregnancy (and postpartum), but also in providing education so families can make informed decisions. I am so glad we chose Honey Midwifery for our health team!

I didn't know where to start in searching for a doula, and I'm so glad I came across this marching…read moreservice. It was an easy and quick process that helped me find a doula with some pretty specific preferences I had in mind. They gave me several great options and matched me with my doula who I absolutely love!

The Doulas of Orange County is a wonderful service that helped my wife and me out tremendously in…read moreour search for a birth doula. With so many doulas available, it was overwhelming knowing where to start our search. Doulas of Orange County simplified everything by first gathering a list of what we wanted and matching us with the perfect doulas who aligned with our vision and our budget. The process was easy to understand, and they consistently informed us every step along the way to keep us in the loop. Thank you, Doulas of Orange County!