by sarah west brown
intentional midwifery
Home Birth
in Orange County
Gentle, safe, & supported care in the comfort of your own home.
Home birth is about more than just a location...
love, familiarity, & peace
It’s an approach to care that centers safety, family, & trust. For many families, it means welcoming their baby in the place that already holds so much of their story & memories (& yes, sometimes even the place they were created-or maybe not!). No matter what your journey looks like, home birth allows you to bring new life into the world surrounded by
07. Empowerment & trust in your body
Why families choose home birth?
Planned home birth with a Licensed Midwife is a safe option for healthy, low-risk pregnancies. Families often choose it because it offers:
01. Freedom from unnecessary interventions
02. The comfort & privacy of your own space
03. Unhurried, personalized care
04. Family-centered involvement
05. Immediate bonding & protected golden hours
06. Holistic & evidence-based safety
Why families choose home birth?
Evidence shows midwifery clients experience fewer inductions, epidurals, & cesareans, without compromising safety
01. Freedom from unnecessary interventions
Planned home birth with a Licensed Midwife is a safe option for healthy, low-risk pregnancies. Families often choose it because it offers:
Why families choose home birth?
You decide the lighting, the sounds, who is present, & how you move through labor. No harsh interruptions, just the environment that feels most like you to keep the oxytocin flowing.
02. The comfort & privacy of your own space
Planned home birth with a Licensed Midwife is a safe option for healthy, low-risk pregnancies. Families often choose it because it offers:
Why families choose home birth?
Instead of rotating shifts & quick check-ins, you’ll have a midwife who knows you, your family, & your wishes.
03. Unhurried, personalized care
Planned home birth with a Licensed Midwife is a safe option for healthy, low-risk pregnancies. Families often choose it because it offers:
Why families choose home birth?
Your loved ones can help listen to fetal heart tones at prenatal visits, tuck you in after birth, & siblings can meet their new baby brother or sister in the living room they play in every day.
04. Family-centered involvement
Planned home birth with a Licensed Midwife is a safe option for healthy, low-risk pregnancies. Families often choose it because it offers:
Why families choose home birth?
Those first sacred hours are respected & minimally interrupted. You set the pace for exams, feeding, & rest.
05. Immediate bonding & protected golden hours
Planned home birth with a Licensed Midwife is a safe option for healthy, low-risk pregnancies. Families often choose it because it offers:
Why families choose home birth?
With skilled monitoring & emergency preparedness, home birth blends the best of tradition & modern care for healthy families.
06. Holistic & evidence-based safety
Planned home birth with a Licensed Midwife is a safe option for healthy, low-risk pregnancies. Families often choose it because it offers:
Why families choose home birth?
Home birth gives you the freedom to move, to listen to your instincts, & to experience birth as an unfolding. Birth is seen as a life event, not a medical event.
07. Empowerment & trust in your body
Planned home birth with a Licensed Midwife is a safe option for healthy, low-risk pregnancies. Families often choose it because it offers:
