Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum Care
Our midwives provide evidence-based, personalized care that supports your physical and emotional well-being every step of the way.
Before establishing care
- Review the list of conditions that may not be compatible with out care model.
- If you plan to use insurance for our services, please visit our insured patients page and follow the steps to verify your coverage.
- If you are a new patient to Minnesota Birth Center, please attend a (required) orientation!
Pregnancy
Prenatal Screenings
Labor and Delivery
Studies have shown that for healthy, low-risk individuals, giving birth at a freestanding birth center is as safe as giving birth in a hospital. Minnesota Birth Center specializes in normal, physiologic birth. To support this approach, we offer a wide range of comfort and coping measures including:
- Water birth pool in each of our birth suites
- Birth balls
- Birthing stools
- Labor slings
- Aromatherapy
- Nitrous oxide
- Postpartum herbal bath and freshly baked bread
- Bluetooth speaker for personal music or guided imagery tracks
- Affordable doula support
- Continuous labor support from your birth team
- A welcoming environment for family and friends, should you choose to include them
- Beautiful, calming surroundings throughout your care—research has shown these environments help raise oxytocin levels!