Find a Midwife Near Me in Hamilton, OH

Hello! My name is Meghan Nowland. I am the founder of the Cincinnati Birth Center (CBC) serving the Cincinnati area, licensed in Ohio, and, as of 2020, the first licensed Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) in the state of Kentucky. I am a highly experienced midwife, doula, and lactation consultant. I and the entire CBC team have a goal to serve all members of the community equally no matter who they are or where they come from. I have a bachelor’s degree in midwifery from the Midwives College of Utah and founded the Ohio chapter of the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM). I volunteer to teach childbirth education classes for the community and Kentucky Home Birth Coalition. In 2017 I became certified as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Most of all, I care deeply about my clients and bring a calming and uplifting energy to my practice.

Emily is a holistic home birth midwife located in Yellow Springs, OH. After being born at home and having had home births herself (among a variety of other birth experiences - including breech, twins, and triplets), Emily has a passion for offering skilled and ethical home-based care. She advocates for unhindered birth where families feel deeply supported, heard, and loved along the way. Emily stays up to date with midwifery trainings, evidenced based care, and always exceeds the requirements to maintain her certifications. She frequently attends birth emergency courses to keep her skills sharp. In addition to being a Licensed Certified Professional Midwife, she is also a nationally registered EMT. Emily has a diverse medical background including working in pathology assisting autopsies (morbid, I know) - while maintaining a 4.0 during her nursing education. She also has nearly 20 years of nutrition, pregnancy, birth, attachment parenting, and lactation experience.

My journey into midwifery started with the birth of my first child Oliana who was born by cesarean after planning a homebirth. That birth left me excited to be a mother but also confused about healing and breastfeeding. I had a lot of support in the postpartum including from our local ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) chapter. Community was important in healing and building me up as a mother during my early parenting years and community is what drives me today. In 2009 I attended Birthing From Within training in Austin learning the art of mentoring new parents through the childbearing year. My youngest child Silas was born at home in 2011, I stepped back from birth work during my pregnancy and the years after he was born. I found I needed a lot of quiet contemplation during this time and he needed a lot of time with me. In 2014 I attended toLabor doula and activist training and started a midwifery apprenticeship with CHOICE. In 2018 I became a CPM (Certified Professional Midwife) specialized in out of hospital birth. I live in Columbus with my two children. We have a thriving backyard garden and are into composting and sustainable growing practices. I’m an avid reader and researcher. I try to keep up with current research around the pregnancy year and take multiple trainings a year to broaden my knowledge base. I support clients seeking homebirth and monitrice care in the Columbus, Ohio metro area and offer online coaching sessions to people who live outside of my radius of roughly an hour. I have a special interest in families planning a VBAC and HBAC (Vaginal/Home Birth After Cesarean). I am an Army veteran serving 4 years on active duty in Germany and 3 years in the reserves in Columbus. I have an undergraduate degree from Ohio State in Political Science and Women’s Studies (now Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies).

I am an empirical homebirth midwife serving most of Southern OH for 2 decades. I am also a monitrice, doula, childbirth educator, & author.

My journey began as a mom of 3 children who are now young adults. I have been attending births since 2007 as birth assistant and student midwife. Fast forward to now, I have been primary midwife since 2010 and have attended over 750 planned home births. For more information about my services and how to become a client, visit my website at www.mothernurtured.com

Nurtured Beginnings Midwifery Services offers personalized, evidence-based care to empower women in making informed health decisions for themselves and their babies. We prioritize accessibility to midwifery care, creating a safe and nurturing environment through education, advocacy, and collaboration, promoting trust and respect in maternity care.