FAQ
Have questions?
Here’s some answers!
How do i go about hiring a homebirth midwife?
Click here for our simple guide in finding/ hiring a homebirth midwife!
How does payment work?
As of 2026, our all-inclusive midwifery fee is $7,000. Please review our What We Offer page for more information about what is included in our fee.
We are not in-network for any insurance companies, but we are happy to get you in touch with a professional billing specialist to see if you are eligible for reimbursement & they can also provide you with a superbill if needed.
We want our care to be accessible for those who want it and we don’t want for cost to be a barrier to accessing my care. With that being said, we offer discounts for those on Medicaid, early pay, cash pay, c0-care and we also encourage barters. Do not be afraid to reach out based on cost, we can usually find a way to make it work together!
If you are not currently pregnant, but hoping for a homebirth, consider signing up for a health share instead. Some examples of highly recommended health shares that other clients of mine have used are, Samaritan Ministries, Christian Healthcare Ministries, and Zion Health. They cover homebirth midwifery care 100% and would cover a hospital transfer if necessary as well. They are a great alternative to traditional health insurance for those planning to give birth at home.
For those looking for holistic midwifery prenatal, postpartum, and well body GYN care. I offer appointments weekly. Sliding scale available for those who are currently uninsured, unemployed or on Medicaid.
Please be in touch with any questions!
How do I transfer care to you?
Great! You’ve decided that a homebirth is the right choice for you and your family! There are two options:
Get your records from your current provider. It’s great to just have a copy for yourself, so let them know you’d like a copy of your records (any ultrasounds, labwork, prior labor and delivery report, and current prenatal chart) are all helpful to have. You can also have them faxed directly to me 856-823-1811.
Stay with your current hospital based care provider for collaborative care. You can continue appointments with them, most people do an abbreviated schedule of care for instance: 20 weeks for the anatomy scan, 28 weeks for GDM screening and 36 weeks for GBS testing. This is a great option especially for VBACs. In case you needed to transfer you would have an established relationship with this practice and your labwork/ ultrasounds would already be one file.
Can you share your statistics?
I am happy to share my statistics with you. I believe in full transparency & encourage you to ask any provider you are interviewing for their transfer rate, cesarean rate, etc.
Click here to view our statistics. Our Instagram page also has our most current transfer rates pinned for each year.
Our transfer rate is approximately 15% for primes and 8% for those who have given birth vaginally previously as of 2024.
What happens if i need to transfer?
As a homebirth midwife my goal is NOT for you to have a homebirth. My goal is for both you and baby to be healthy and safe. 85% of the time for my clients that happens at home, the other 15% that happens in the hospital. While an emergency can occur spontaneously, many times there are signs leading up to a complication. I do not wait for an emergency to happen.
At the 36 week home visit we discuss a transfer plan, if needed. If there are any red flags indicating that it may not be safe to continue at home, we collectively make the decision to transfer to the hospital for a healthy outcome.
Some complications that may lead to a transfer of care prenatally or during birth/ postpartum:
Pre-eclampsia, HELLP
Uncontrolled gestational diabetes
Signs of infection during labor
Non- reassuring fetal heart tones
Abnormal vaginal bleeding
Maternal exhaustion
Cord prolapse
Prolonged second stage (pushing), with little to no progress
Retained placenta
Postpartum hemorrhage/ shock
We are unable to provide care in the hospital in the event of a transfer, so we highly recommend hiring a doula for your birth, especially for first time parents/ primary VBAC. Doulas are able to attend and provide support in the hospital. We have a great collaborative relationship with Jefferson & Reading Hospital, so in non-emergent situations we highly recommend going there if needed. We have found that they provide the best care in the area for transfers by treating both the home birth parents & homebirth midwives with acceptance and respect, making it a smooth transfer experience for all. We can talk this through in more detail in person if you have further questions.
The most common reason for transport is maternal exhaustion. I cannot stress enough the importance of resting in early labor, especially for first time birthers. While I encourage natural birth to any and everyone who desires one, sometimes an epidural and rest is a wonderful tool to get a baby out…
Is Homebirth Safe?
Check this study out here regarding homebirth from ACOG.
“Recent studies have found that when compared with planned hospital births, planned home births are associated with fewer maternal interventions, including labor induction or augmentation, regional analgesia, electronic fetal heart rate monitoring, episiotomy, operative vaginal delivery, and cesarean delivery. Planned home births also are associated with fewer vaginal, perineal, and third-degree or fourth-degree lacerations and less maternal infectious morbidity. These observations may reflect fewer obstetric risk factors among women planning home births compared with those planning hospital births. Parous women comprise a larger proportion of those planning out-of-hospital births.”
Here is another study to check out, which was done in the Netherlands. The conclusion of that study: “We found no increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes for planned home births among low-risk women. Our results may only apply to regions where home births are well integrated into the maternity care system.”
I encourage you to do all of the research on the safety of homebirth in order to make a truly informed choice. Homebirth comes with risk, as does hospital birth. It is important to understand the risks & make a decision that feels safest for you!
what is the midwives model of care?
The Midwives Model of Care™ is a fundamentally different approach to pregnancy and childbirth than contemporary obstetrics. Midwifery care is uniquely nurturing, hands-on care before, during, and after birth. Midwives are health care professionals specializing in pregnancy and childbirth who develop a trusting relationship with their clients, which results in confident, supported labor and birth. While there are different types of midwives practicing in various settings, all midwives are trained to provide comprehensive prenatal care and education, guide labor and birth, address complications, and care for newborns. The Midwives Model of Care™ is based on the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal life events. The Midwives Model of Care includes:
monitoring the physical, psychological and social well-being of the mother throughout the childbearing cycle
providing the mother with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support
minimizing technological interventions and
identifying and referring women who require obstetrical attention.
The application of this model has been proven to reduce to incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section.
(Midwives Model of Care definition is Copyrighted © by the Midwifery Task Force, all rights reserved)