Birth Centers, Homebirth Midwives and Doulas in the Pittsburgh Area

As a Pittsburgh Birth Photographer, I have had the opportunity to work alongside some of Pittsburgh’s best midwives and doulas! In this post, I am going to list some of them for you.

In Pennsylvania, we have two types of midwives.

• Certified nurse midwives (CNMW) can not attend homebirths but they attend births at the Midwife Center and at some of our local area hospitals like Magee, West Penn, and Jefferson.
  
• Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) will attend homebirths.
  

Please read this article for further details.

Pittsburgh Birth Centers:

Unfortunately, Pittsburgh only has one freestanding birth center. Fortunately, the one that we have is amazing! I had two of my babies here! If you have any questions about my experience, I am happy to share, just send me a message!

I think it is important to note, unlike hiring a home birth midwife, you will not be connected to just one midwife during your pregnancy. At TMC, much like an OBGYN practice, although they do their very best that you get to know each midwife on staff, you will get whoever is on call when you go into labor.

However, all of their midwives are amazing to work with!

• The Midwife Center of Pittsburgh
  
  

Pittsburgh Homebirth Midwives:

While there are more midwives in the Pittsburgh area, these are the three that I have attended births with and that are currently accepting new birth clients.

• Meribeth with Glennvue Midwifery
  
  
• Joanne with Heritage Birth Service
  
  
• Jennifer with Pittsburgh Midwife
  
  
  
  Here are a few other midwives, however, I have not yet had the opportunity to work alongside them.
  
  
• Donna The Midwife
  
  
• Jeonna Hodges– Traditional Midwife
  
  
• Ellen Benek and Amanda Sheffler with Apple Blossom Midwifery
  
  
• CPM Mary Claire Tidwell -New Mercies Midwifery
  
  
• Chana Luba Etrel CPM
  
  
• Neena Cicirello
  
  

Here are the Midwife groups that are associated with a few of the Pittsburgh area hospitals:

• Midwives at Magee
  
• Nurse Midwives at Allegheny Health Network
  
  
  

Pittsburgh Doulas / Doula Services:

Most of these doulas will attend births at the hospital, birthing center, or home birth. Although there are many more doulas in the Pittsburgh area, these are the doulas (doula services) that I have had the pleasure to meet and/or attend a birth with.

• Pittsburgh Doula Network
  
  
• Golden Lotus Doula Services
  
  
• Lauren Wilson Birth Doula Services
  
  
• Birth Doulas of Pittsburgh
  
  
• Pittsburgh Born Photography
  -Jess and Kate are birth Photographers that also provide doula services! Since I take on very few births each year, I refer most of my birth inquiries over to them!
  
  

I hope that you found this list helpful!
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All images by Mary Beth Miller Photography 

Mary Beth Miller Photography specializes in family and newborn photography in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and many of the surrounding areas. Mary Beth has over thirteen years of experience photographing families, newborns and babies in Pittsburgh including Valencia, Mars, Wexford, Seven Fields, Warrendale, Bradford Woods and Adams Township  Her style is very relaxed and natural and your family session will feel like a stress-free Sunday afternoon with your family!