Providing quality, experienced home birth & midwifery care to the Olympic Peninsula
Whether you are freshly pregnant, approaching the birth of your baby or planning your future pregnancy—it’s always the right time to find the right care provider.
The time around pregnancy and birth can be a mysterious and joyful time in a person’s life. Peninsula Midwives strives to facilitate the process into parenthood in a respectful and supportive way. I attend to the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of this journey by offering skills, experience, knowledge and heart.
Peninsula Midwives serves families in Jefferson and East Clallam Counties that live within a 30-45 minute radius from Port Townsend. (Very occasionally dipping into North Kitsap)
Most major insurance companies accepted, including Apple Health.
Read our Financial Agreement for cost details!
Clinical Benefits of Home Birth
Significantly lower rates of birth interventions including: episiotomy, vacuum or forceps deliveries, induction or augmentation of labor and cesarean birth
Increased rates of maternal satisfaction
Increased autonomy
Lower rates of vaginal and perineal tearing
Lower rates of postpartum hemorrhage
Increased breastfeeding success rates
Baby exposed to home microbiome, rather than a hospital’s
Perks of Home Birth
Water Immersion in labor and Waterbirth options
Privacy
Access to all your home comforts
Eat and drink your own food as your body dictatesSiblings, pets and any others being included in the experience as desired by you
Being tucked into your own bed with your new baby
Control over the birth atmosphere—lighting, music, etc
Deep consideration and respect of your birth desires
No need to get in a vehicle
And not to worry, your midwives will clean up after the birth—tub emptied and removed, trash out and laundry started!
Benefits of Midwifery Care for Pregnancy & Postpartum
Increased participation in your care and decision making
Longer appointments
Little to no waiting room experience
Provider trained in normal healthy pregnancy and labor with the skills and knowledge to recognize and treat or refer as needed
Having a midwife on-call for the duration of your pregnancy and postpartum time
Provider that treats you as a whole person—physical, emotional, psychological and social
Increased postpartum care for yourself and baby
Postpartum care that includes extensive breastfeeding support and knowledge
“I loved the holistic care experience in its entirety and appreciated the ease of discussions with Maya. Both comfortable and a good balance of medical speak and conversational check-in.”