Shenandoah Home Birth, LLC

11/16/2025

11/07/2025

09/01/2025

Midwifery is an independent profession—grounded in expertise, relationship, and client-centered care. When midwives are allowed to practice to the full extent of their training, outcomes improve, costs decrease, and families thrive.

Unnecessary restrictions, like mandated supervision, create barriers to care and harm communities.

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03/29/2025

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OB care vs Midwifery care from the eyes of a momma who’s experienced both:

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“You walk into the OBGYN office and check in for your appointment. Your name is called and you’re placed alone in a cold medicalized room by yourself after an unfamiliar face asseses your blood pressure and gets your weight. A few minutes go by and you’re greeted by your provider. After a quick and informal “How are you?” your belly is measured and you listen to your baby’s heartbeat. “Everything is great. See you in a month.” They say as they leave. This is the medical model of care.

Three years later you’re walking into a new office. Everything is warm and smells of comfort. You’re greeted by your midwife with a hug. “How have you been feeling since we talked last? I was thinking about you the other day. Is the nausea finally subsiding? Do you feel more well nourished?” She celebrates with you in your new found relief. You sit down on the fluffy couch and talk for a while longer about how life is and your upcoming birth. When the time comes for you to have your blood pressure taken she explains the necessity of monitoring blood pressure during pregnancy. After that, she calls your children over to come listen to the baby’s heartbeat, even having one help hold the doppler to your belly. “That’s your baby sibling! He’s so happy and healthy!” She exclaims. The end of the hour long visit comes fast and you’re sad to leave, already looking forward to the next one. This is the midwifery model of care.

I will shout from the rooftops about how homebirth care has positively impacted my pregnancy and birth experience, but also just my general life too. I have experienced both. I have chosen to have both experiences and now I no longer choose to be cared for by people who have to look in the chart to remember my name. I go places where my care provider looks forward to our time together and I walk away feeling more educated, understood, heard, respected, and loved. If it’s wrong to share this with others in hopes that they may also choose to have this incredible and empowering experience, I don’t want to be right.”

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02/18/2025

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09/26/2024

Hi SHB Families! I am FINALLY working on publishing a website, thanks to Jessica Slonnaker! If anyone has any pictures of our time together that you are willing to give permission to be published on my website, please email them to shenandoahhomebirth@gmail.com
Thank you❤️

09/02/2024

Help me in celebrating the birth of new little one to this beautiful family. They could use some postpartum support in the way of meals.