The Birth Center Experience …
You are in charge of your pregnancy and childbirth options. The Women's Health and Birth Center is your partner, with its expertise and resources at your service. As a client of the Birth Center you can expect:
- A safe birth in a homelike setting without unnecessary medical intervention
- A partnership with your provider in an atmosphere of mutual respect
- Personal support that will help reduce anxiety and pain during labor and birth
- An opportunity to experience your pregnancy and childbirth in an emotionally positive way
- Support by a registered nurse during and after your birth. Home visits by an RN are a routine part of our care after your delivery, and a certified lactation consultant is available to help if breastfeeding concerns arise.
- Trained labor assistants (doulas) are available for all WHBC clients at no additional charge
- Midwifery care and support even if your situation requires transfer to the hospital. Our midwives have privileges at Sutter Medical Center (formerly Community Hospital) of Santa Rosa.
For many women, the experience of motherhood is the most profound identity shift of a lifetime. At the Birth Center, you are among friends.
Beautiful Birth Center Babies
Our Newsletter can be viewed on the News and Articles Page. So many beautiful birth center babies! Want to have your child included in our next newsletter? Send us your favorite photos of your new baby and see their sweet little faces in print! Please include your baby's first name, gender and date of birth. Want to send a copy to friends and relatives? Include their addresses with your submission and we will put them on our newsletter mailing list! We have a Baby Gallery online. Please let us know if you would like to include your newest family member there as well.
Please send submissions to whbcnurse @ gmail.com.
A Birth Story
Sometimes carefully made plans change unexpectedly. New Mom Sara Bixler planned to give have her baby in the
Birth Center, but had to go to the hospital instead. She delivered Milo Rafael there (that's his picture
at left).
She says:
I am extremely happy to have chosen the midwives at the Women's Health and Birth Center for my pre-natal care and the birth of my baby boy. I had planned a natural childbirth at the center, but in the end, circumstances brought me to Sutter for a medical induction and I gave birth in the hospital.
It was wonderful to have the continuity of care with the midwives (Rosanne in particular) during my 72 hours in the hospital (it was a long induction process!) I felt entirely safe and felt my baby was safe in the hands of such an experienced crew.
I came very close to an unnecessary c-section, but Roseanne's skill and attention kept that from happening — I was able to give birth to my beautiful son Milo, and hold him in my arms just as soon as I pushed him out.
It was an incredible day, truly an amazing end to a wonderful nine and a half months, and was made even more special by the nurturing care from Roseanne and Chris, and Jennifer and Parie. I am so grateful to them, and the entire staff of the birth center — Milo and I were very lucky to have such a great team behind us.
Go to the Milk Bank 
