Santa Barbara Birth Center

We are happy to announce that our practice has been joined by Frontier CNM student Brandy Hogg-Duncan RN, MSN, FNP-C. She has a wide range of experience in nursing, both in clinical practice and in teaching. She brings experience in primary and emergency care as well as OB and pediatrics. She is now focusing on midwifery and we are happy to help her gain the necessary experience to become a certified nurse-midwife. The art and skill of midwifery has always been passed down fr...om one midwife to another, for the most part through the apprenticeship model. Each one of our midwives benefitted from this process. We hope you will welcome Brandy as part of the team. You can expect to see her at your upcoming visits. Of course any hands-on interaction she has will be with your permission only. Thank you for supporting this ancient tradition. Love, the Midwives Welcome Brandy! See more

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It’s #givingtuesday and we need your help! Santa Barbara Birth Center was created as a non-profit to support the birthing people of our community and give access to midwifery care for those in need of financial assistance. Due to the increased need this year has required, our subsidy fund is almost gone. Please consider supporting love this holiday season by donating to help families that deserve the compassionate, comprehensive, loving care of midwives. ... Link in bio #midwiferycare #nonprofit #birthcenter #sbbirthcenter #peaceonearthbeginswithbirth

In the midst of the turmoil, isolation and uncertainty that have pervaded all of our lives this year, the sweet babies keep coming and fill us with joy and hope. In 2020 we had more births and far more requests for discounts and subsidies than usual. In response we awarded subsidies for the Birth Center fee for low-income families, and gave a reduced midwifery fee to women of color, Covid-related hardships and late transfer situations. By the end of this month, our Birth Ce...nter subsidy fund will be empty. Please consider a gift to support our continued accessibility to the community, as our services are needed more than ever. In times like this, SB Birth Center is uniquely positioned to help. More women need an option for safe birth outside the hospital, and the overburdened hospitals need their non-emergent patient burdens decreased. Midwives are a critical part of the solution. The Birth Center continues to offer virtual and socially-distanced in-person prenatal, postpartum and father's groups, offering a much-needed sense of community. In addition, the SB Birth Center offers women the option to have a vaginal birth after a c-section (VBAC) which is not currently an option at our local hospital. Now more than ever, we ask for your support. Our midwives show up. We connect and care for every client as a precious individual, deserving of all the love, education and intimate care we offer, as always. We proudly serve all these babies entering this crazy world to ensure they’re born in the safest, most gentle and loving way possible. We are here for them, we are not going anywhere, and with your help, we will continue to serve as many families as we can. To donate, please see the link in our bio. With love, Laurel Phillips President, SB Birth Center @mamathreebirds

Welcome to Matrescence! . Have you had a baby in the past year? Do you want to meet with other moms? Do you want support and empowerment your motherhood jo...urney? Do you want to learn about, bond with, and grow with your baby? Comment below for more info or tag someone who might be interested. @thematrescenceproject See more

Hey friends, does anyone out there have a used tablet or iPad (or even MacBook Air) that you no longer need? The midwives need one for our electronic charting during births that will live at the birth center and be at the ready. All it really needs to be able to do is get online, and a keyboard (which we could find separately). Thanks! the midwives