Top 5 Reasons to Choose Midwifery Care

In celebration of National Midwives Day, let’s take a moment to honor the heart of compassionate, connected maternity care—and why more families are choosing midwives.

1. Mother-Centered, Relationship-Based Care

Midwives don’t just check vitals—they listen. They take time to understand your story, your preferences, and your intuition. Appointments are often longer and more personal, with space for questions, conversation, and connection.

Home birth momma in birth tub

2. Support for Physiological Birth

Midwives are highly trained in normal, healthy birth. They support your body’s natural rhythms and offer evidence-based guidance that respects the physiological process—without rushing or unnecessary interventions.

3. Lower Rates of Intervention

Research shows that midwifery care is associated with lower rates of induction, cesarean birth, and other interventions—while maintaining excellent outcomes for moms and babies. Gentle, attentive care works.

For moms planning out-of-hospital births, transfer rates to the hospital are typically lower than the average cesarean rate for in-hospital births—which means fewer disruptions and more continuity of care, even when plans need to shift.

4. Continuity Through Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum

Midwives often provide care from the very first prenatal visit through birth and beyond. That kind of continuity builds trust—and it means you’re supported by someone who knows you, your baby, and your birth vision.

For moms who choose out-of-hospital midwifery care, postpartum support is often more in-depth—with home visits, breastfeeding help, and hands-on guidance in those tender early weeks when it matters most. Instead of a single checkup at six weeks, you'll be seen multiple times as you recover, adjust, and bond with your baby.

5. Care That Honors You as the Decision-Maker

Midwifery care is deeply rooted in informed consent and collaboration. You’re not just told what to do—you’re supported in making the choices that feel right for you.

Your body, your birth, your baby.

Today, we honor the midwives who walk alongside families with wisdom, skill, and love.

Whether at home, in a birth center, or in a hospital setting, midwives offer care that is truly centered on mothers and babies—and that deserves to be celebrated.

From my heart to yours,

Sumer