Practice Philosophy

Ideally, giving birth is a joyful deeply personal experience which leaves a woman in awe of her own strength and in love with her baby. As midwives we are privileged to support women and their families through this experience. Our role as midwives is to encourage a woman in her own ways of moving through pregnancy, labor, and birth. We work with her to promote a healthy pregnancy, and provide education to help her make informed decisions about her own care. We carefully monitor the progress of the pregnancy and labor, and recommend appropriate management if complications arise.

We consider the mother and child an integral unit at home, and give family bonding priority over routine procedures. Birth is a powerful and very intimate event; as midwives we wish to protect that intimacy and increase a woman’s sense of strength as she makes the transition into motherhood.

Mountain View Midwives is comprised of two Certified Professional Midwives (CPM) licensed to practice Midwifery in Virginia. Our CPM certification is administered by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM). www.narm.org