Find a Midwife Near Me in Ohio

Hello and congratulations! I'm Stacy a mother two three children! I have been married for 19 years and started work out as a Medical Massage Therapist. I wanted more our of life and that is why I became a Birth Doula! I have been a Doula for over 11 years now and hundreds of births! I have a medical massage therapy background, accupressure and reflexology during the birth. I love taking photos also. I would love to get to know you and hopefully be apart of your birth journey.

Cheryl Bartone, MS, HCHI, CLD Cheryl brings a unique element to the birthing world with her passion for health-sciences and her love of natural solutions. She graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine with a Master’s degree in Epidemiology and has worked for The Christ Hospital in a research setting. The birth of Cheryl’s two children had such a positive impact on her that she decided to train with CAPPA to become a labor doula. She wants nothing more than to support women so they, too, can have the births of their dreams. Since hypnosis was the tool that she used to have her own joyful births she completed her training with Hypnobabies to become a certified Childbirth Hypnosis Instructor. When she’s not working on statistics or supporting a mother in birth, you can find Cheryl alongside her chef husband helping him with a catering event. You may even find her playing video games with her children, walking her dogs, or digging in the garden.

I’m a non-medical trained professional that provides women with emotional and physical support throughout pregnancy and birthing. I specialize in unmedicated, natural birth, but support all birth wishes. As a Doula, all I want is to be there for you and help you make informed decisions. Let’s get started.

Hi I’m Tiffany Becton. I’m a Certified Birth Doula. I support women throughout pregnancy and during labor and delivery. I support at home births as well as hospitals. With my services I provide 3 prenatal visits, day of delivery and a postpartum family follow up. I give mom a nesting party to prepare for the baby. Mom receives a gift bag with my No Cramps tea to drink after birth to help with the bleeding and cramping. I also bengkung bind mom the day after delivery to help with posture and prevent diastasis recti.

I am a doula in Columbus, Ohio and I believe expecting parents should feel empowered and confident throughout pregnancy, during birth and postpartum. Childbirth should bring out your highest self and you should feel informed and optimistic throughout your journey! I was called to birthwork for this reason.

Katie is a nationally board certified nurse midwife (CNM), certified professional midwife (CPM), and internationally board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She is partnered with another CNM as co-owners of the only CNM homebirth practice in Ohio, Wide Circles Holistic Midwifery. Katie has a foundation in the fields of reproductive and public health and has worked with women and birthing families in various roles since the late 1990s. Called to midwifery after her own community birth experience with nurse midwives at The Birthplace in Pittsburgh (now the Midwife Center for Birth and Women’s Health), she pursued training as a doula and childbirth educator before earning her BSN in 2008. She served in the field of public health in the roles of project director, clinical educator, and clinician for two sexual health and family planning clinics and completed her master's degree in nurse midwifery in 2016. Katie strongly supports empowered choice and bodily autonomy in all aspects of health and has been very intentional about specializing in low intervention community birth throughout her career as a midwife. She has supported families choosing out of hospital birth at an Amish and Mennonite birth center in Wayne County, Ohio since 2016 and is committed to serving as a preceptor for midwifery students pursuing community birth experiences whenever possible. A student of herbalism and integrative health, Katie weaves these practices throughout her midwifery work. Katie maintains certifications in BLS and NRP, and regularly attends Birth Emergency Skills Trainings (BEST) and other advanced community midwifery skills workshops.

Hello! My name is Staci and I am a homebirth midwife. We, my husband and 4 children, have lived in NEOHIO for about 7 years. As a homebirth midwife we are eager to to learn about the family and what moves them to birth at home. We walk with the family throughout pregnancy and give as much information as we can get our hands on to share with them so they can make informed decisions about their birth care. We do all of our visits and care in home. We spend an hour or more if needed at each visit. We cherish this time of intimacy. Health, through food, exercise, and herbs, is our utmost focus. We are continually trying to learn and grow and share with our clients all we can. Some clients prefer to have co-care with an OB OR nurse midwife while others want nothing to do with any hospital care (unless a case of transport). We love to customize our care to our individual families.

Navigating maternity care can be so daunting! I walk this path with families, helping them find the best personalized experience for them, and helping them make informed, empowered choices along the way.

Supporting parents emotionally, physically and informationally through pregnancy, birth & immediate postpartum

I grew up as the fifth child in a family of fourteen, having always been around babies and loving them. In 2010 I caught my niece at my sister’s home birth in Virginia, which led me down the path of becoming a midwife. I have a bachelor’s degree in midwifery from the Midwives College of Utah and moved to Cincinnati with a passion for improving Ohio’s maternity care. I’m the founder of the Buckeye Birth Coalition, a 501c4 grassroots organization to improve birthing outcomes in Ohio. Additionally, I formed the Safer Birth Foundation, a nonprofit that seeks to improve access to respectful maternity care by building midwifery centers. Before moving to Ohio, I lived in San Antonio Texas for two years and worked at Birth Center Stone Oak and with home birth midwives Robin Rabenschlag, Julie Hatfield, and Janet Dirmeyer. I earned my CPM certification in 2014, and have been practicing as a home birth midwife ever since. In 2017 I became certified as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Most recently I’ve been involved with legislative efforts to increase access to midwives and serve on the Kentucky Midwives Advisory Council, creating regulations for licensure of CPMs. In August 2020 I became the first Certified Professional Midwife to become licensed in the state of Kentucky and in January 2024 became licensed in Indiana.  My practice style is influenced by my personal health journey of healing from digestive issues, PCOS, infertility, and hypothyroidism. My healing came through self-care and by facing my trauma. Recently I’ve become an Arvigo/Tul’ix therapist. I’m excited to offer and teach this traditional Mayan healing modality which focuses on self-care and abdominal massage. With over a decade of experience in midwifery, Meghan: Navigates complex scenarios such as surprise footling breech, cord prolapse, infant resuscitation, shoulder dystocia, and placental abruption. Understands how to each and implement self-care. She practices daily self-care massage and keeps weekly self-care dates. She sets healthy boundaries Knows the female body. She can have 20 orgasms in a row and is a vaginal weight lifter. She’s healed from vaginismus. As a woman living with hypermobility and scoliosis, realizes the impact hormones have on the female skeletal system. Sees the power of facing your problems and healing trauma. She’s healed from PCOS, hyperthyroidism, hyperprolactinemia, and galactorrhea.  Believes gut healing is crucial. She’s healed her IBS, eczema, insulin resistance, and chronic yeast/gut dysbiosis by learning about and focusing on gut healing.

My desire is to support you in whatever type of birth you are dreaming of! My calming presence and childbirth knowledge will come alongside you and your support person to empower you to relax and savor this special event.

Hi everyone! My name is Nora Frankeny and I am an experienced women's health nurse based in Bay Village, Ohio. I have four years of labor and delivery experience and can assist with labor support, advocacy, lactation, and postpartum support.

Rebecca is honest, empathetic, and passionate about providing the right kind of support to people on their individual pregnancy and childbirth journey. It is important to her that you feel empowered and prepared emotionally and physically for your birth. Rebecca is committed to being with you to help transcend any fear, worry, or stress you may have surrounding pregnancy and childbirth - and to replace those feelings with confidence, calm, and readiness. Rebecca lives in Blue Ash with her husband, Joe, and son, Oliver along with their family dog, Penny. In her free time, Rebecca loves to cook food and entertain friends and family. She enjoys hiking, camping, canoeing, and yoga. She loves seeing live music, traveling with her family, and sitting around a campfire. Rebecca is also a Direct Care Volunteer with Hospice of Cincinnati, working one on one with patients, caregivers, and families. She is currently bridging birth and bereavement doula practices as a way to provide companionship and a comforting presence to a larger community. Rebecca is a certified Birth Doula through Childbirth International (CBI) and trained by DONA International and CBI.

My name is Leanne known to many as Tippy. My passion for women empowerment and caring for the most innocent. I believe being a doula to be my gift or calling from God.

Christine Cassella, M.S., is a mother of two young girls and has a broad background including training as a behavioral biologist, certified herbalist, and birth doula. Christine has been passionate about reproductive health and natural living throughout her life, but truly began to see the importance of an empowered pregnancy and childbirth when she was pregnant with her first child. It is her belief that birth is a pivotal time during a childbearing person’s life to claim their power, find their truth, and emerge as a new parent prepared to face all the challenges and joys that arise. Christine’s diverse skill set allows her to provide client care that is both evidence-based, intuitive, and parent-centered. Christine has special interests in teaching birthing people and their families how they can thrive using herbal remedies, and she is particularly interested in supporting parents desiring natural birth at home or hospital. She is a safe and inclusive doula for parents of all backgrounds and orientations.

I generally don't respond to requests through here, I can easily be found through various locations. 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).

Hello and congratulations on your upcoming birth! Birth is a gift. Working a birth doula since 2009 has been a great joy in my life. I love walking the journey with couples - providing caring support, calm confidence, and years of experience to help make birth the best it can be. Other than supporting birth, my favorite days include time with my family (4 grown children and one grandson), being out in nature, prayer, and reading a good book.

Hi there! My name is Farrah and I’m a birth attendant in NW Ohio.

I Hey, I’m Simone. I am a doula that services the metro Cleveland area. I’ve always felt when you start with the woman or the mother, you are saving the community. With that being said, one of my goals is to make sure I can help and educate women as much as possible, so not only are they getting the necessary information for them to have a successful birth but to set them up for success for years to come as a mother. When going thru the birthing experience it’s important to have an advocate who is there solely on your behalf and my job just that! After I had my daughter women’s health became a big priority for me, I made an instant decision that my goal is to help women have the opportunities during labor that I didn’t get, so let me give you that opportunity starting now. I am born and raised Cleveland native, and a mother of 1. I have a sassy 3-year-old whose going on 33, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. When I had my daughter, I had an advocate but unfortunately, I still had to have a cesarean section, which devasted me, that’s story for another day lol, but it allowed me to see the vision I wanted to partake in this health field world. As a child I always stated I wanted to be an Obstetrician, so being in Women’s Health and becoming a doula has been a great opportunity and let’s be honest full circle for me. Being able to have that 1-on-1 support and advocate for you during your birthing journey is a wonderful experience. I am a DONA trained Certified doula, a nursing student with plans on being in labor & delivery, as well as plan on furthering my education by becoming a Certified Midwife. Not only is my goal to service women during this time to help their needs and wants of their birthing journey come into fruition, but to change the narrative and help the mortality rate decrease for women of color. I have a passion for this and my compassion and empathy for women make me the perfect doula just for you! I look forward to meeting you and your baby!

Natatia Peterson, a lifelong resident of Stark County, recently completed her studies at the National Midwifery Institute in January 2024. Her unwavering commitment to addressing healthcare disparities within African American and other marginalized communities is evident in her current role as the Founder and Owner of yourWOMBllc Holistic Midwifery and Doula Services, where she serves as a Direct Entry Midwife. Actively pursuing her Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) certification, Natatia is positioned to drive significant advancements in the field of midwifery. Natatia holds a Master’s Degree in Education with a specialization in Family and Consumer Sciences from the University of Akron. As a certified Family Self Sufficiency Specialist, she brings a wealth of experience in working with low-income and underserved communities. Her role as the Health and Wellness Coordinator at the Alliance for Children and Families since October 2020 underscores her unwavering dedication to enhancing the well-being of those in need. With over six years of experience as a DONA-certified birth and postpartum doula, Natatia has played a pivotal role in providing essential support to expectant mothers and families. Her active involvement as a member of the Alliance Family Health Centers Board of Directors and Strategic Planning Committee highlights her commitment to improving maternal health outcomes and increasing access to quality care. Furthermore, her esteemed memberships in the Black Midwives Alliance and the Birth and Breastfeeding Leadership Institute showcase her dedication to advancing the fields of human lactation and midwifery. Beyond her professional accomplishments, Natatia holds certifications as a Red Cross Certified First Aid and CPR Instructor, Certified Children's Vision Screener, SOARS Works Representative, Fourth Trimester Fitness Instructor, Lamaze certified childbirth educator, prenatal yoga instructor and is certified in Mental Health First Aid. Natatia has been happily married to her husband, Darryl, for over 14 years, and together they are proud parents of four children: Darryl III, Darryn, Daylon, and Dior. In her leisure time, she enjoys supporting her children in their sports activities.