The Village Midwife Birth Center

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The Village Midwife Birth Center

Our Village helps families grow by 2 feet! We are a midwifery practice serving the families of SE Virginia. We offer many different discounts, just ask!
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We specialize in Birth Center, Homebirth, Hospital Birth, VBAC, waterbirth, placenta encapsulation and delayed cord clamping. We have experience and offer support to pregnant people in many different situations including adoptions, alternative lifestyle, WOC, LGBT families, PostPartum Depression, PTSD, single moms, young moms and people with a history of sexual abuse. We serve families regardless of race, religion, orientation, gender identity, or financial status. We include your family and friends in any capacity that YOU choose because midwifery care is about YOU and YOUR choices. We provide you with all of the information that we have available and YOU get to make the decisions.

11/20/2025

Intermittent monitoring is what is best for low-risk pregnant people.

NYTimes Letter to the Editor ✒️

Many of you may have already seen the NY Times article "The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate" (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/health/electronic-fetal-monitoring-c-sections.html?unlocked_article_code=1.108.XT6J.Y2YuWc0Xc01e&smid=url-share ).
AABC sent a Letter to the Editor in response! Since our letter did not get published, we wanted to share it with you all here.
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Dear Editor,

Thank you for highlighting the overreliance on continuous electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) and its role in rising Cesarean rates.

There is a solution to this epidemic. Midwifery-led birth centers use intermittent fetal monitoring instead of continuous EFM. They are an evidence-based model that delivers outcomes comparable to those of the top nations globally by offering holistic, family-centered care that protects and empowers patients, thereby enhancing both physical and mental well-being in our community.

Birth centers are fully integrated into the healthcare system and guided by principles of prevention, safety, appropriate medical intervention, and cost-effectiveness. While midwifery care can occur elsewhere, birth centers are unique in offering this dedicated, physiologic model.
Outcomes speak for themselves:
-Cesarean rates under 6%
-NICU admissions less than half the national average
-Low rates of interventions with superior overall outcomes

These results demonstrate the clinical excellence and fiscal prudence of the birth center model, reducing complications and costs while maintaining world-standard safety, lowering maternal mortality risk, and prioritizing maternal autonomy and satisfaction.

Respectfully,
Kate Bauer
Executive Director
American Association of Birth Centers
Perkiomenville, PA

11/19/2025

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11/14/2025

Happy to serve.

11/13/2025

The Village Midwife has and always will be a ministry. We will serve all pregnant people regardless of age, race, color, gender, religion, or ability to pay.
We will always, always help those in need.

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11/12/2025

We have a mom that needs 18 mos fall/winter boy clothing. Please lmk if you can help.

11/10/2025

10/31/2025

We’ve been approved to add Nitrous to the things we have to offer!
Who would like nitrous to help with labor?

Address

2110 Hartford Road, Suite B
Hampton, VA
23666

Telephone

(757)4722936

Website

http://www.TheVillageMidwife.com/

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Jeni Rector, LM, CPM is a traditional, community midwife that serves the families of SE Virginia. She offers Individualized, Non-Interventive, Evidence-Based care for Healthy, Low-Risk Pregnant People. Jeni has been working in the birth community for 20 years and, as a midwife, for 16.

Jeni believes that ALL families deserve to have a wonderful birth experience no matter their economic status, their race, their family situation, their sexual orientation, or their spiritual convictions.

She offers prenatal care, labor support, and postpartum care in the Birth Center, your Home or even if you are planning a Hospital birth. She also specializes in Waterbirth, VBAC, Placenta Encapsulation, Delayed Cord Clamping, Breastfeeding, Doula training, Lotus birth, Midwifery training and more.

The Village Birth Center opened in 2016, to fill a HUGE void in the birthing community. It is the ONLY Freestanding Birth Center in ALL of SE Virginia. Because of it, more pregnant people are receiving care... which leads to safer outcomes. The Birth Center is a terrific option for families who desire natural, traditional midwifery care or families that are coming from out of the area.