As a birth center led by licensed midwives in Texas, we provide personalized, evidence-based care that honors both the clinical and emotional needs of every family we serve. We believe trust is built through transparency, with the use of best practices and share decision-making. That’s why we openly share our training, credentials, scope of practice, and outcomes. Below, you’ll find a clear look at who we are and how we practice so you can feel confident, informed, and at ease with your choice.

Rooted in Excellence, Guided by Standards

At Center for Birth, our midwives are trained through MEAC-accredited midwifery education programs, the gold standard for preparing safe, skilled, and compassionate providers in out-of-hospital birth settings. This level of accreditation reflects a rigorous and standardized curriculum. One that ensures every midwife is equipped to provide high-quality, evidence-based care for families choosing birth center or home birth services.

A Strong Educational Foundation

Our midwives/owners were trained through MEAC-accredited programs in Washington State, including programs such as Bastyr University’s Midwifery program, known for its depth and clinical excellence.

Their education includes comprehensive coursework in:

• Anatomy and physiology

• Obstetrics and labor management

• Family planning and reproductive health

• Pharmacology

• Ethics and legal standards in midwifery care

This foundation allows our team to approach each pregnancy and birth with both knowledge, intuition, and clinical skill balanced with a deep respect for the physiology of birth.

A Unified Standard of Care

If a midwife joins our team without a MEAC-accredited degree, they are required to complete an official MEAC bridge program through an accredited institution. This ensures that every midwife at Center for Birth meets the same high standard: creating consistency, safety, and trust across our entire practice.

Hands-On Experience That Matters

Midwifery education extends far beyond the classroom. Through MEAC-accredited training, midwives complete extensive clinical requirements, including:

• Attendance at a minimum of 100 births, with progressive responsibility as a primary midwife under supervision

• At least 1,500 hours of clinical experience across prenatal, labor and birth, postpartum, newborn, and gynecologic care

• Training in multiple clinical settings to ensure a well-rounded and adaptable skillset

All clinical work is completed under the guidance of experienced preceptors, ensuring that new midwives enter practice confident, capable, and well-prepared.

Commitment to the Next Generation

We are intentional about who we train. Center for Birth only accepts student midwives who are enrolled in MEAC-accredited programs.

By upholding these standards in our preceptorships, we contribute to a future of midwifery that remains grounded in excellence, consistency, and evidence-based care.

Care That Honors Both Safety and the PhysiologicalProcess

At Center for Birth, our licensed midwives in Texas care for healthy, low-risk individuals throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum journey. Our approach blends evidence-based care with a deep respect for the natural physiology of birth while always prioritizing safety, informed/shared decision-making, bodily autonomy, and individualized support.

Comprehensive Care, Every Step of the Way

Our midwives provide full-spectrum care, including:

Prenatal, Birth, and Postpartum CareWe provide thorough prenatal care through detailed health histories, physical exams, and routine lab work. Throughout your pregnancy, we monitor for normal progression, identify any concerns early, and collaborate with or refer to physicians when needed—ensuring you always receive the appropriate level of care.

Supporting Normal, Physiologic Birth

In the birth center setting, our midwives are trained to manage normal labor and birth with both clinical skill and calm presence.

This includes:

• Monitoring labor progress and maternal well-being

• Monitoring baby’s heartrate

• Providing continuous emotional and physical support

• Administering select medications when appropriate (such as IV fluids or medications to prevent or treat postpartum hemorrhage)

• Repairing lacerations when needed

• Supporting the immediate transition of both baby and birthing parent after birth

Holistic, Whole-Person Support

Midwifery care extends beyond clinical skills. We offer guidance and education to support the whole family, including:

• Nutrition and wellness

• Supplement recommendations and guidance

• Informed consent and shared decision-making

• Lactation and newborn care

• Lifestyle support, including smoking cessation and overall health

Our goal is to nurture not just a healthy birth but a healthy beginning for your family.

Newborn Care

Our midwives provide care for healthy newborns immediately after birth, including:

• Full newborn assessments

• Administration of Vitamin K and prophylactic eye ointment

• Initiation of emergency care, including neonatal resuscitation

• Perform all necessary screenings if chosen: Texas NB Screenings, Congenital Heart Defect Screening, Hearing Screening

  Guidance and referral to a pediatric or family provider for ongoing care

A Commitment to Safe, Appropriate Care

We are trained to recognize when care extends beyond the scope of low-risk birth center care. If that happens, we facilitate a timely, respectful, and collaborative transfer to a higher level of care—because your safety, and your baby’s safety, always come first.

Behind every credential and every hour of training is a promise to care for you with steady hands, clear judgment, and a heart that understands the sacredness of this season.

Our 2025 Statistics + Outcomes

Transparency in our outcomes is a key part of building trust with our families. Below are our most recent statistics, compared to the national hospital averages:

• VBAC Success Rate

  • Center for Birth 74%

  • National Hospital Average 60-80%

• Cesarean Birth Rate

  • Center for Birth: 6.3%

  • National Hospital Average: 32.1%

• Vaginal Birth Rate

  • Center for Birth: 93.7%

  • National Hospital Average: ~68%

• Postpartum Hemorrhage Rate

  • Center for Birth: 2.7%

  • National Hospital Average: ~4.3% (some studies demonstrating up to 17.5%)

• Perineal Tear Rate

  • Center for Birth: 2.5%

  • National Hospital Average: ~85%

• NICU Admission Rate

  • Center for Birth: 1.8%

  • National Hospital Average: ~10–12%

• Home Birth Rate 43%

• Emergency Transfer rate

  • Center for Birth: 2.7%

• Preterm Labor Rate

  • Center for Birth: 4%

  • National Hospital Average: 10.4%

What These Numbers Mean for Your Birth Experience

Numbers can tell an important story, but what matters most is what they mean for you. Our outcomes reflect a model of care that prioritizes physiologic birth, careful screening, and continuous, individualized support.

• Lower Cesarean Birth Rate
  Our cesarean rate is significantly lower than the national hospital average, reflecting our commitment to supporting normal, low-risk healthy clients.

• Lower Perineal Tear Rates
  Compared to much higher hospital averages, our outcomes reflect a gentle, attentive approach to birth and hands-on support during the pushing phase in any position they choose.

• Low NICU Admission Rates
  Our NICU admission rate is also well below national averages, reflecting both the low-risk population we serve and our focus on continuity of care throughout pregnancy and birth.

These numbers aren’t just statistics they represent families who were supported, protected, and cared for with intention every step of the way.

Our Core Values

Our Ongoing Commitment to Safety and Excellence

At Center for Birth, our dedication to safety begins with our midwives’ rigorous education through MEAC-accredited programs and continues with our evidence-based scope of practice. By sharing our outcome statistics openly, we strive to help families make informed choices for their birth experience.

Have Questions?
We welcome inquiries about our training, credentials, or approach to care. Our team is here to support you every step of the way. You may request a full statistics report and safety plan at any time.

At Center for Birth, our care is rooted in values that reflect not only how we practice midwifery but who we are at our core. These principles guide every hand we hold, every birth we attend, and every family we walk beside.

Empowerment

We believe that birth belongs to you. Your body, your story, your choices. As a birth center led by licensed midwives, we are here not to lead you, but to walk alongside you. To offer knowledge as power, to reflect your own inner wisdom back to you, and to create a space where your voice is heard and honored. In every prenatal visit, every moment of labor, and every step into postpartum, we nurture your confidence, your intuition, and your sovereignty.

You are the expert of your experience. We are here to support your strength.

Integrity

In a world full of noise, we choose truth. We stand in the quiet clarity of what is right.

Our care is grounded in honesty, respect, and an unwavering commitment to your well-being. As providers of evidence-based midwifery care, we make decisions with intention—guided by both clinical knowledge and heart. Integrity means we will never offer less than our full presence, our honest counsel, and our deep respect for the sacred work of bringing life into the world.

Transparency

Birth deserves honesty. So do you.

We believe in open conversations, clear expectations, and the trust that grows when nothing is hidden. Whether discussing your care plan, financial options, or birth preferences, we create space for questions, understanding, and informed decision-making.

Transparency is how we build relationships—not just professional ones, but deeply human ones.

Community

No one births alone.

You are held. By hands, by hearts, by generations before you and those yet to come.

At our Texas birth center, you aren’t just another client. You are part of a circle of care. We value connection, collaboration, and inclusivity. Welcoming every family with compassion and respect. Together, we build a community strong enough to hold both the weight and the wonder of birth.

Holistic Care

You are more than a chart. More than a due date or another birth on the calendar.
You are body, mind, and spirit, and we care for all of you.

We weave traditional midwifery wisdom with modern, evidence-based care, honoring both the physical and emotional landscape of your experience. From nutrition to a gentle touch; from clinical safety to nurturing guidance; we offer care that sees you, whole and sacred through the full arc of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.