Now, the first step for you is to answer "Where do I want to give birth?" Your choices generally are at home, at a birth center, or at a hospital. Once you have decided that, then the question becomes "Who do I want to hire to deliver my baby at this location?"
If you have chosen a hospital birth we would highly recommend Valley Women for Women, MomDoc Midwives, and The Center for True Harmony. We have personal experience working with each of these offices and they have fantastic care providers. Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is a fantastic hospital to give birth and we love assisting here, we can't recommend this place enough!
If you have chosen a birth center we recommend The Birth Haven at LifeSpring Midwifery having personal experience working with them and using them as a care provider. There are a few other birth centers in the area including, Blossom Birth Center we know a few of the providers there and they are really wonderful, and Babymoon Inn,
If you have chosen a home birth we'd highly recommend Moxie Midwifery, we work closely with Moxie Midwifery and a Mother Roaster package of ours is now included with her Midwifery package! We also have personal experience with using Moxie Midwifery as a care provider. She is an amazingly spirited woman. Pam White is an extremely talented and experienced midwife. She is a really great midwife to work with and has 30 years of experience to pull from, we highly recommend taking n interview with her she has a very mothering presence and becomes part of the family. Freedom and the Seed I've had the pleasure of working with and teaching classes for her clients, she is very active advocating for the rights for homebirthing in Arizona and loves what she does, Beyond Conception Midwifery I've had the pleasure of working with, lots of experience and really knows what she's doing. Also recommended is Arizona Midwife, a great woman I've met,
Another question you could ask after choosing you primary care provider is "Do I want a Doula?" Sometimes you may hear the suggestion and wonder "What is a Doula?" and you can read our brief description of a doula HERE. Many women think that when they're choosing a hospital birth that a doula doesn't serve them when in fact in 2014 75% of Enchanted Desert Doula's clients were planned hospital births! Yes we go to hospitals, birth centers and home births! We do it all. Of course here is our shameless plug for Enchanted Desert Doula and our service menu. You can also go to Doula Match and search there for your perfect doula.
No matter where you choose to give birth, please remember, you are the consumer! Interviewing OBs and Midwives is the same process. Choose a few you'd like to interview because this is one of the most important decisions in your journey and you want the right people who share your goals, and always have you and your well-being in mind and not just the clock. There are many others around the valley these are just the ones we have used and worked with and know the most about. Do your research, be an informed consumer and have your best birth!
*This is an ever evolving list of care professionals we've worked with and had good experiences with. Check back often and share with friends and family for updated information!
