FAQs

We are based in Portland, Oregon and serve the greater Portland metro area and surrounding communities. Your individualized care is received in our office as well in the comfort of your own home. If you’re outside our primary area, reach out. We’ll always do our best to find a way to support you.

We provide full circle of integrative midwifery & doula care, including:

•       Prenatal visits

•       Home birth attendance

•       Newborn care up to 6 weeks postpartum

•       Postpartum home visits and recovery support

•       Lactation and breastfeeding guidance

•       Holistic and herbal wellness consultations

•       Childbirth education, classes, and birth planning

•       Prenatal and postpartum care for families planning hospital births

•       Water birth support

What if I do not want a home birth?

We offer individualized care that meets you where you are. Some families feel called to birth at home; others feel most comfortable birthing in a hospital. We honor and support both.

For families planning a hospital birth, we provide:

•       Comprehensive prenatal care throughout your pregnancy

•       Holistic wellness support, birth preparation, and personalized birth planning

•       Facilitate Transfer of Care to Hospital Provider and maintain continuity

•       Postpartum home visits and newborn care after your hospital discharge

•       Lactation support and emotional care during the fourth trimester

You deserve continuity of care and a trusted provider in your corner, regardless of where your baby is born. We are honored to walk with you through every stage of the journey.

For low-risk pregnancies, planned home birth attended by a licensed midwife is a well supported, evidence based option with excellent outcomes. Safety is the foundation of every decision we make in our practice.

What we bring to every birth:

•       Thorough prenatal screening to carefully assess candidacy for home birth

•       Emergency equipment including oxygen, IV supplies, hemorrhage medications, and neonatal resuscitation tools

•       A clear, practiced hospital transfer protocol when additional care is needed

•       Collaborative relationships with hospital based providers in the Portland area

Our goal is never to choose between safety and the birth you envision, it is to provide both.

Absolutely! We love a great support team. Doulas, birth photographers, family, chosen family, and community members are all warmly welcomed.

We believe it takes a village to birth a baby, and we will coordinate openly with your full birth team so everyone is working together in harmony with you at the center.

Yes! We are able to take Oregon Health Plan OHP / Medicaid clients, (please note spots fill up quick!). We believe that access to respectful, high-quality midwifery care should never be determined by income, and we are committed to making our services available to all families in our community.

If you are covered by OHP or are unsure about your benefits, please reach out. We will work with you to understand your coverage and navigate the process with as much clarity and ease as possible.

Yes. We welcome self-pay and cash-pay clients and are happy to discuss our fee structure during your free initial consultation.

We understand that navigating the cost of midwifery care can feel overwhelming. We are committed to finding a path to care that is realistic and sustainable for your family. Please do not let financial uncertainty stop you from reaching out, the conversation is free, and we will always be honest and transparent about what is possible.

Payment options may include:

•       Flexible payment plans to spread your investment across your pregnancy

•       Sliding scale consideration on a case-by-case basis for families in need

We encourage families to connect with us as early as possible, ideally around 8–12 weeks of pregnancy. Early enrollment allows us to build a trusting relationship, complete all necessary health screenings, and create a truly personalized plan for your care.

If you are further along in your pregnancy and feeling called to midwifery care, please still reach out. We will always do our genuine best to welcome and support you.

We are a holistic community centered practice built to serve all families including a particular dedication to BIPOC families, low-income families, and those who have felt unseen or underserved by the conventional medical system.

Our care is rooted in healing traditions, cultural humility, and the firm belief that every person who births deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.

Your journey with Mother Roots Midwifery begins with a free consultation, a relaxed, unhurried conversation with no obligations and no pressure. This is a sacred opportunity for us to get to know one another.

During your consultation, we will:

•       Learn about your health history, your pregnancy, and your hopes for your birth

•       Share our philosophy, our process, and what care with us truly looks like

•       Answer every question you have, fully and honestly

•       Discuss your payment options, including OHP and cash-pay arrangements

If we feel we are a strong mutual fit, we will move forward with a detailed health intake, a review of your records, and scheduling your first official prenatal visit. We believe the relationship between a family and their midwife is one of the most important relationships in the birth experience, and it begins here.

We follow evidence based prenatal care guidelines with visits typically scheduled every four weeks in early pregnancy, every two weeks in the third trimester, and weekly as your due date approaches.

Our visits are unhurried and thorough. You can expect:

•       Physical assessments: blood pressure, fundal height, fetal heart tones, and baby’s positioning

•       Review of labs, symptoms, concerns, and questions

•       Nutritional, herbal, and holistic wellness guidance

•       Emotional check-ins and birth preparation conversations

•       Personalized birth planning support

Your schedule is adapted to your unique clinical needs. You will never feel rushed or unheard in our care.