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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, 650-851-6833 (since 1996) - Home birth midwifery services & well-woman GYN
Rosanna
M. Davis, LM, CPM, Palo Alto, 650-289-0809
Private practice midwifery care specializing in normal childbirth;
comprehensive prenatal care; homebirth/waterbirth (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.
Donna is on sabbatical for 2007.
Donna
L Driscoll, LM, CPM, Palo Alto, 650-328-4517
(since 1976)
Private practice midwifery care specializing in normal
childbirth; homebirth and hospital birth assistance (monitrice) for women
delivering at LPCH/Stanford. Also provides in-home heelstick for Newborn
Screen (PKU) around Day 5 or Day 6.
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
Olga
Libova, CNM, RN, MS, Mountain View,
650-988-7470 (since
1995)
Olga is now part of a two-midwife team with hospital privileges at
El Camino Hospital, working with the Altos Oaks Medical Group,
2485 Hospital Dr., #330, Mountain View, CA 94040
Kathryn
Newburn, CNM, Burlingame,
650-347-6943, accepts Medi-Cal.
Homebirth midwifery services
Harriet Palmer, CNM, Los Altos,
650-948-9527
(since 1977)
Homebirth midwifery services, Well-woman GYN care
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.
Veronica
Wagner, CNM, San Jose,
408-395-7261
Homebirth midwifery services, Well-woman GYN care
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.
I don't know of any local homebirth midwives who are still able to accept Medi-Cal.
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 |
Birth Preparation Classes
Faith Gibson, LM, CPM, Palo Alto
Labor Support – Doula Services – Labor Midwifery Services
Donna L Driscoll, LM, CPM
Rosanna M. Davis, LM, CPM
Faith Gibson, LM, CPM, Palo Alto
Discounted Waterbirth Tub Rentals
Ronnie Falcao, LM, MS, CHT, Mountain View
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