I don't even know where to begin other than to say... WOW. Marie is such a gentle and calming human…read morebeing. You get the sense immediately after meeting her that not only does she understand you, but she's fully supportive of you. She's on your side completely. They say "you don't know what you don't know," but Marie makes it easy to understand things you'd never even think to ask about. She's your support person, and voice when you may not have the ability to speak for yourself. While she's there to educate you, relax you, and empower you, she's also very supportive of any stance or choice you make, without question. You won't regret choosing Marie to be by your side before, during, and after your birth experience. If you're on the fence... don't wait another minute to team up with Marie! If you work with her, you'll feel ultimate confidence, relaxation, and in tune with yourself as a woman and a mother.

From the owner: Birth and Postpartum Doula serving the Rogue valley. I accept OHP and private pay clients only at…read morethis time.

I'm so grateful to have had Jackie as my midwife for my first pregnancy. I delivered almost a month…read moreearly and she was right there with me super available at 2 AM when my water broke, helping me make the best informed decisions but her amazing care definitely didn't start there. It started months and months earlier during my prenatal visits. Jackie is kind. She's very smart. She supports and advocates for natural birth, but she also doesn't push limits into realms that are risky when there are complications. She doesn't mess around trying to do things naturally, when time is of the essence in more emergent situations for example. My birth was very much like that I wanted to have a natural birth at home, but my water broke early, and I was not going into labor. We worked with the doctors at rogue regional to create a plan, so that I could try and get onto labor, naturally but that didn't happen and I was able to partner with her on the best plan of action for getting induced. I'm so incredibly grateful to have worked with her because I didn't get to have the natural birth that I wanted due to the circumstances of my water breaking early but I did have an amazing hospital birth and she was right there at my side along side with my Doula Maddie and a great team at rogue regional. And Jacqie has been beyond phenomenal ever since the birth as well, coming to my home, a few times after the birth to do my check ups. She's been so amazing with my infant son. She's been super available to support me with all the wacky things that come up with a newborn. She has tons of information and she's helped me a lot with breast-feeding and the challenges around it. I cannot recommend Jackie enough. She is an angel.

I had the good fortune of using Jackie's services as a doula after my son was born. My only regret…read moreis that I didn't find her before his birth. She showed me compassion, calmed my nerves and gave me confidence. I would recommend her without hesitation to anyone. Sometimes you meet someone and realize they are the perfect fit for the occupation they chose and Jackie is definitely one of those people.

Words can not describe how blessed we as a county are to have Sue and Shasta Midwives available as…read morean option to birthing women. Peaceful, informed, prepared, empowered, minimal intervention, fear-free, joyful... birth as it was meant to be. My birth at the Shasta Midwives birth center was the best day of my life. Restored my faith in myself as a strong capable mother. The midwives protected our family space, carefully monitored our safety, and trusted my mothers instincts...and there was not one instant where I did not like or felt out of control with what was happening. If you desire an out of hospital birth you cannot get better. thank you Sue

Words cannot express the gratitude that I feel for Sue Wolcott, Theresa Maurer (midwife assistant)…read moreand Andrea (assistant) who assisted me dar a luz, "bring light/birth" into this world in December 2016 to a healthy boy. I was so lucky to find Sue after my family and I relocated to Shasta when I was 37 weeks pregnant. From the very beginning my interactions with Sue and her team were always positive and full of learning. Sue has such a kind way of explaining everything there is to know about birthing and answering all questions in a non-judgmental and knowledgeable manner --she's also extremely funny which made all of our visits a delight. Such a profound honor it is to be stepping from maiden into the birthright that is Mother and it's a real privilege to be cared for by a strong, kind, and powerful women. I am deeply grateful to Sue Wolcott and her assistants for holding patience and positivity during my long labor. They drove during a blizzard, had little sleep and despite it all showed love and compassion all the way through. From a deep place in my heart words cannot explain the gratitude that I have even more than these words can express for these three women. Sue and her team provided excellent, personalized care that every wombyn needs during such a delicate time. She trusts your body to do what it was meant to do and works as your advocate throughout the whole process - including the post-partum period. As I said earlier on, I couldn't be more grateful and happy with my experience and strongly recommend Sue's services to everyone. I do intend to return to this center for my second birth. Holy Ix Chel Mother of all pray for us now and at the hour of our trials.

Mischa at Artemis Midwifery has been a blessing for our new family. She is kind, attentive and will…read moredo everything in her power to make sure you can have the birth you would like. We are grateful for her and highly recommend her in the Ashland and Rogue Valley region. Once you work with Mischa, you will not only have care but you will also become a part of the many mothers and families that have received her care in the past.

Sarah brought me so much peace of mind throughout my entire pregnancy and birthing experience. I…read morehad a high risk pregnancy, and Sarah blew me away with all of the resources she collected for me, including digital resources and also connecting with her network of doulas to share with me stories of women with similar pregnancy complications. She helped my husband and me prepare for the hospital--both our physical belongings and creating a list of things we wanted to educate ourselves on so we could advocate for ourselves. Our prenatal meetings were so helpful, as Sarah was incredibly organized while I was still suffering from pregnancy brain. Sarah was supportive in the hospital, reminding me of the questions I told her I wanted to ask the medical staff. When my labor became active and progressed incredibly quickly (like, 2 hours quickly), Sarah helped to keep me as calm as a contracting woman can be, got the nurses in the room for me, and was the most amazing coach. I don't remember much from my active pushing time, but I do clearly remember Sarah's suggestions and how I noticed the helped me to be more efficient with my energy. If I have another child, I will not hesitate to snag Sarah as my doula again.

Amazing Doula, she was everything we didn't know we needed. Would recommend and hire again.read more

Amazing! This woman is magical! She was my angel and encouragement in helping my dream HBAC come…read moreto fruition! I am forever grateful to Theresa for this gift. If you are considering a doula for your birth, Theresa is the best choice I could think of. Well worth every penny:)

From the owner: Individualized, private care, for all homebirth and well woman servicesread more

When I found out I was pregnant, I initially started off looking for an OB within my insurance…read morenetwork but after calling a reputable doctor's office and told that I needed to submit an application and see if I'm accepted first, I began to really reconsider what it is that I wanted. Like many other women, I had had past experiences with OBGYNs that leave you, frankly, feeling like cattle. Just in and out and sometimes not even a "bye" before leaving the room. That same day, I looked further and made an appointment to meet with Naomi, not really knowing much about midwifery. When I met with her, and we discussed unmedicated birth and home birth and what she and her staff offer, I just knew that this was right for me. I had not really ever wondered about a birthing experience for me but this felt so right. I still remember anxiously thinking, "oh, please have room to take me" as she calculated my due date and reviewed the births she already had scheduled for the month of May. To my joy, Naomi had room for me and so our journey began together until several weeks after my son was born safely at home. During our appointments, Naomi took all the time we needed to ask questions, hear our baby, and connect. I never felt rushed, judged, and truly felt cared for by Naomi and her staff. I feel so blessed to be able to look back at my birthing experience and feel so much love for this beautiful tribe of women (Naomi, her staff, Mariah and Krista, and my doula) all working together, calmly and soothingly coaching me, to assist me in brining my baby into this world free or chaos and to validate all my overwhelming postpartum tears and meet them with such love and compassion. I don't know that I will have another child but if I do, I know that I will look forward to seeing everyone at Redding Midwifery as much as I would look forward to seeing my belly grow.

I have had 1 midwife, and then a group of nurse midwives before Naomi. She is by far the most…read morenutritionally educated midwife I have ever encountered! She has a gift for teaching, and always has an agenda of things she wants to discuss or ask questions about, so I felt sooo informed and confident after each and every appointment! I highly recommend her to anyone wanting an amazing, wise, calm and skilled midwife! My water birth was seamless and baby has been amazing.

I called Alaska Air to make a travel change since my grandson is overdue, and mentioned that we…read morewere going here for care. The travel agent raved about the birth of her grand child, Ozzy, at this Birthing center and how wonderful the staff was pre and post birth. Small world! My daughter doesn't want to go anywhere else. So, Im gonna give them a 5 for the awesome input from the travel agent and the fact that my daughter loves the place.

I had an amazing experience delivering my daughter here. The midwives are fantastic and attentive…read more I love the care provided, accessibility to homemade herbal tonics, placenta encapsulation, and the warm loving environment. Highly recommend to moms wanting a natural birth not in a hospital environment but not wanting to give birth at home.