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Midwives Assist Women in Giving Birth - Naturally!

Midwives live by the philosophy that birth is a normal process of the female body. Midwives realized that birth outside of the hospital is the 'Gold Standard' and not an alternative way to birth a baby.

Midwives spend more time on wellness, prevention, and helping childbearing women maintain an optimum state of health. Midwives usually have a lower rate of interventions during labor and delivery. They care for each woman according to her individual needs and include women in the decisions that affect their care.

Over 90% of the world's population is born out of the hospital. Statistics support the safety of midwife-assisted child birth. Moms are happy. Dads are happy. And babies are happy with midwife assisted births.

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Certified Professional Midwife

A Certified Professional Midwife is a knowledgeable, skilled and professional independent midwifery practitioner who has met the standards for certification set by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and is qualified to provide the midwifery model of care.

The CPM is the only international credential that requires knowledge about and experience in out-of-hospital setting.



San Antonio Area Midwives

San Antonio, Texas is a wonderful place to experience a family centered birth. An amazing birth begins with a healthy mom that believes in her ability to give birth. Next the mother adds a knowledgeable, compassionate and friendly midwife and she has two of the ingredients for the birth of her dreams. San Antonio proudly boasts several qualified midwives and their assistants to help moms and dads welcome their babies into the world through non-medical births.

The San Antonio Area Midwives invite you to explore this site in order to answer questions you may have about your options regarding a low risk, low intervention birth. Midwives believe in the normalcy of birth. We believe that women are made to have babies and babies are made to be born. Statistics prove that birth at home is safe and our experiences prove that birth at home can be a fun and memorable family event.

San Antonio Area Midwives serve women in San Antonio, Boerne, Bulverde, New Braunfels, Schertz, Seguin, Spring Branch, Helotes, Floresville, La Vernia, Hondo and surrounding towns. All the midwives are licensed by the Department of State Health Services and abide by the rules and regulations of the Texas Midwifery Board. Please take time to browse the pages of our site. We hope that you will make an appointment with one of our midwives to discuss your pregnancy.

Midwives specialize in birth. We realize that birth can have many different characteristics. Midwives have varying experiences and some specialize in multiple births, breech deliveries, VBACs (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) and water births. We encourage you to interview several midwives that deliver in your area and choose the birth attendants that will help you have the birth of your dreams.

Peaceful birthing to you and yours,

The Midwives