Find a Midwife Near Me in Kalamazoo, MI

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.

Hi, my name is Tara O'Neill, and I'm a certified professional midwife licensed in the state of Michigan. I believe that the role of a midwife is to provide informed, supportive, and attentive care during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. In our practice, we recognize that each person and family is different and work to ensure that the care we provide meets the needs of each individual. We are committed to preserving client autonomy, and to ensuring that each client’s needs are met and that they are truly heard. In my free time, I enjoy spending time exploring the wonderful state of Michigan, reading, and spending time with loved ones.

I am a solo practice Certified Nurse Midwife with over 10 years of experience attending births in various settings in the Chicago area -- half of my midwifery career in several different types of hospitals; and the other half in home birth and at a free-standing birth center. My passion is to provide individualized, holistic, trauma-informed care to individuals and families seeking personal, loving support on their pregnancy, birth, and reproductive wellness journeys. Clients in my care will note that I am very knowledgable, warm, confident, and offer my service in the spirit of partnership with my clients. Anti-oppression is very important to me, and clients will find that my practice is inclusive, aware of the impact of social issues on health outcomes, and that I embrace a Health at Every Size approach. Additionally, my co-owner is a traditional birth worker who offers all of our clients the option of hiring her for individualized Birth Mentorship, as well as provides all home birth clients a postpartum closing. Her herbal products are also included in the birth kit, for a well-supported postpartum.

I help pregnant moms in the Milwaukee/Waukesha/Lake Country area have a calm and informed birth through personalized birth doula services. I earned my masters degree in nursing and am licensed as a registered labor and delivery nurse and certified nurse midwife in the state of Wisconsin (currently taking birth doula clients only). Each client receives compassionate care that fits their needs and values with evidence-based resources available to make informed decisions each step of the way. Also, immediate access to my online birth course, Fearless Birth Academy and portal of online resources! I look forward to meeting you and your birth support team!