The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
In California, LM's and CNM's have similar legal status. (The CPM designation is not recognized in California.)
As independent, solo practititioners, it is important for homebirth
midwives to participate in some kind of peer review process, where difficult
cases are presented for feedback from other midwives. This provides
a level of accountability that maintains professional standards of
midwifery care and ethical practice.
Renee Anker, LM, Half Moon Bay, 650-851-6833 (since 1996) - Home birth midwifery services & well-woman GYN
Rosanna
M. Davis, LM, CPM, Los Altos, 650-964-2229
Private practice midwifery care specializing in normal childbirth;
comprehensive prenatal care; homebirth (Greater South Bay and Peninsula);
postpartum and well-baby care. Also, hospital birth assistance (monitrice)
for women delivering on the Peninsula (Mountain View to Burlingame) and
Birthing From Within childbirth preparation -- certified BFW mentor.
Faith
Gibson, LM, CPM, community midwife, Palo Alto, 650-328-8491
(since 1981)
Home-based midwifery services, Birth preparation classes, Hospital
labor support for people with special needs, e.g. twins, breeches, VBAC,
first-time mothers
Carol Knight, MD, CPM, CLE, CHT, Palo Alto - Carol retired as of May, 2006. Thank you, Carol, for your many years of caring for women, babies, and other midwives!
Yelena
Kolodji, CNM, Los Gatos,
408-353-1118
Homebirth midwifery services
Kathryn
Newburn, CNM, Burlingame,
650-347-6943, accepts Medi-Cal.
Homebirth midwifery services.
Harriet Palmer, CNM, Los Altos- Harriet retired as of March, 2009. Thank you, Harriet, for your many years of caring for women, babies, and other midwives, and especially for training the midwife who trained me!
Sunshine
Tomlin, LM, CPM, 831-335-3211
Homebirth midwifery services, Well-woman GYN care, Birth tub rentals,
Doula care in the hospital, Newborn Screen (PKU) blood test done in your
home.
Diana Vallarta, CPM, LM, Felton, 408-886-4961
Homebirth midwifery and doula services from San Mateo to Santa Cruz, naturalmidwifery@gmail.com
Veronica Wagner, CNM, has moved out of state.
I also maintain a referral list of California Licensed Midwives.
Unfortunately, there are people who call themselves midwives who are untrained, unlicensed or may practice as renegades, without regard to local standards of care and professional ethics. Please use good judgment in choosing your midwife, as you would with any healthcare provider. If it is important to you that your midwife conform to local standards of midwifery practice, ask prospective midwives about their participation in a local peer review process, including how many meetings they've attended in the past year.
The only local homebirth midwife I know who is able to accept Medi-Cal is Kathryn Newburn, CNM, Burlingame,
More information about How to Find Midwives
| CPM - Certified Professional Midwife | CLE Certified Lactation Educator |
| LM – Licensed Midwife | CHT Certified Hypnotherapist |
| CNM – Certified Nurse Midwife |
Medi-Cal Providers
Kathryn Newburn,
CNM,
Burlingame,
650-347-6943, accepts Medi-Cal.
Well-Woman GYN Care – Pap Smears – Family Planning
Ronnie Falcao, LM, MS, CHT, Mountain View
Birth Preparation Classes
Faith Gibson, LM, CPM, Palo Alto
Monitrice / Labor Support – Doula Services – Labor
Midwifery Services
Rosanna M. Davis, LM, CPM
Faith Gibson, LM, CPM, Palo Alto
Diana Vallarta, CPM, LM
Waterbirth Tub Rentals
Ronnie Falcao, LM, MS, CHT, Mountain View
Sunshine Tomlin, LM, CPM
In Memoriam
Donna L Driscoll, LM, CPM, passed away on Nov.
29, 2008.
We miss you, Donna!
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