Corpus Christi Birth Center

In 2003, Beth sat for the NARM exam (North American Registry of Midwives) and became a Certified Professional Midwife. She then went on to become a preceptor for NARM as well as several midwifery schools so that she could teach midwifery students.

Then in late 2011, Beth decided to pursue a dream to open Corpus Christi’s first free-standing licensed birth center. Her dream was to provide more options for more women and to build a practice of like-minded midwives who would work together in harmony. It wasn’t easy. Beth had to remortgaged her home and personally invested all she had into this dream but her investment paid off. Friends and patients jumped in to help, too. They donated furniture and supplies and of course spread the good news.

The Corpus Christi Birth Center opened in May of 2012. The first location was on Santa Fe street in an old home built in 1912. It was a charming old home but it was very small and was rented, not owned. However, since the birth center was so successful that first year, Beth was able to purchase her own building less than two years later.

Beth continued to teach and train new midwives and continued to look for those that would be a good fit for her vision. She loved teaching new midwives almost as much as she does bringing new babies into the world! As the Center continued to grow, two of Beth’s students caught the vision that Beth had for the Center and they were a perfect fit, too. Those ladies are Grace Frantz and Adlai Welfel. Grace was the first to finish. But Adlai also because licensed about a year later. They are both now Certified Professional Midwives. They are both Texas Licensed Midwives, and we are so pleased that they both chose to put down some roots at CC Birth Center as staff midwives.

The Corpus Christi Birth Center is still the only fully licensed free standing birth center for the greater Corpus Christi area. Combined experience for all our midwives is over 25 years! Even Adlai, our “least experienced” midwife has already attended 158 births (as of June 13, 2020). Beth is currently serving as the Clinical Director for the Center. She overseas the clinical practice and provides back up for the staff midwives as needed.

We currently have one student, Katie Hon. Katie is one year into her clinical training and is studying through a MEAC accredited school which is Mercy In Action College of Midwifery. When Katie completes her schooling and apprenticeship, she will become our first student to finish with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Midwifery. We are so excited to grow with the advancement of excellence in midwifery education as we help to advance quality care in our community.

We love the women we get to know and serve. We love all those beautiful babies, too. We hope you will come by and meet us in person, especially if you still have questions.

Well, that was the “abbreviated version” of our story. But all you have to do is ask, if you want to hear the longer version. ;-). Thank you for visiting us on Facebook. We hope that you will continue to follow us on Facebook and don't forget to visit our website and please call us today to schedule your free consultation. 361-883-2229 ext 1