Services

A decade ago, I attended my first birth as a doula.  Since then I have had the great privilege of supporting families  as a midwife primarily in Santa Barbara ( Chumash Territory) and the Bay Area (Ohlone Territory).  I am committed to continuing to learn alongside midwives globally and have been fortunate enough to be invited to work with midwives in Mexico and Madagascar. I have been a part of over 200 births, in all birth settings possible, every single one inspiring me to continue this work. I am honored to be back in the Central Coast, practicing midwifery in the place I grew up and call home. 

- Licensed Midwife- Medical Board of California

- Certified Professional Midwife- North American Registery of Midwives

- Midwifery Degree- Maternidad La Luz, El Paso

-BS in Human Biology & Global Health - University of California, San Diego

-  Certified in CPR  & Neonatal Resuscitation

- Fluent in Spanish, Italian, French, and conversational Portuguese

Prenatal, Birth, and Postpartum care tailored to your specific needs to prepare for birth at home. This includes routine prenatal screening and diagnostic tests, referrals to specialists as needed, labor support, water birth, and ongoing in-home postpartum care (at days 1,3, 5 and 10) through six weeks after birth, including lactation support.

*In CA, a home birth is considered safe from 37-42 weeks gestation. Midwives are able to use medications in birth to prevent infection, postpartum hemorrhage, and local anesthetics when suturing is needed.  

Prenatal Schedule:

• every month until 28 weeks
• every 2 weeks until 36 weeks
• every week until the birth. 

Hiring a midwife for your planned hospital birth can prove to be the best of both worlds. There are a couple ways to do this.

Concurrent Care with an OB: This option includes full midwifery care throughout your prenatal, birth, and postpartum in addition to visits with your OB of choice. 

Monitrice services: Three prenatals, midwife labor support at home  (ex. dilation checks and fetal heart tone assessment), labor support in the hospital as a "doula", & 2 postpartum home visits including lactation support.