Puget Sound Birth Center

03/13/2026

Apparently, Friday, March 13 is a very good day to be born! ✨✨

03/03/2026

Let’s have a couple of babies! I guess that full moon is really drawing them out?! 😍🌕

03/02/2026

Come and visit us Friday for lactation support!

02/28/2026

We hosted an NRP (neonatal resuscitation) class for Birth Assistants and Community Midwives this week. We take training seriously to ensure that in the rare case we need to assist your baby, we are ready for it.

NRP recert! The 9th edition is out. We hosted midwives and assistants at Puget Sound Birth Center for some hands on skills! We've been doing this for awhile now... (24 years) and we still learn new things!

02/20/2026

❤️❤️ it’s a good start!

"Midwifery models of care are models of care in which the main care providers for women and newborns, starting from pre-pregnancy and continuing all the way through the postnatal period, are educated, licensed, regulated midwives who autonomously provide and coordinate respectful, high- quality care across their full scope of practice, using an approach that is aligned with the midwifery philosophy of care, which:

i. promotes a person-centred approach to care;
ii. values the woman–midwife relationship and partnership;
iii. optimizes physiological, biological, psychological, social and cultural processes; and iv. uses interventions only when indicated.
In midwifery models of care, midwives provide integrated care, addressing the needs of each individual woman and newborn, within functional and enabling health systems, equipped with necessary resources and streamlined consultation and referral processes. They collaborate within networks of care as part of interdisciplinary teams characterized by equality, trust and respect. This approach guarantees that every woman and newborn receives personalized care, tailored to their health needs.

Midwifery models of care are adaptable to all levels of care and contexts, including home-, community- and hospital-based settings; the public and private sectors and public–private partnerships; resource-constrained environments; and humanitarian and crisis settings. This ensures wide accessibility, equity and relevance across different cultural contexts for women, newborns, partners, families and communities."

Read More: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240098268

02/07/2026

Our community is in need of more midwives! Many of our local midwives have graduated from MCU. If you feel called, check it out!

02/06/2026

Thank you so much for everyone who came out last night! We really enjoyed getting to meet so many beautiful birth workers in our community. We look forward to working with you all in the future. 🤍

02/05/2026

The answer is an ASTOUNDING YES. It doesn't mean your birth will go exactly as planned... but, statisically you have a signifigant less chance of having a C/S if you're in the care of midwives.

02/02/2026

Have you met our midwife teams? From left to right - (Our Eastside Midwife team) Kayla Watkins LM, CPM, Courtney Smith MSM, LM, CPM and Heike Hornsby LM, CPM. In the middle is Brit Zell, RN, LM, CPM (she helps out from time to time) and then ( Our Lake Washington team) Blake Stewart MSM, LM, CPM, Heather Stewart LM, CPM and Ali Toperosky LM, CPM. Not pictured is Ella Karpenko MSM, LM, CPM
We'll be introducing each of them one by one in the coming weeks! Stay tuned!

01/28/2026

A career steeped in community. Andrea, congratulations on your midwifery retirement! It has been an honor to walk alongside you during your tenure. Cheers to what is next!

01/27/2026

Some of you may remember our eagle friends from last year! Well, 2 eggs have officially been layed and we are so excited to watch these fine parents navigate their gestation! We hope this viewing will bring you a little joy in the world! Congratulations to Jackie and Shadow 🥚🥚

01/20/2026

We are a community rooted in care 🤍Behind every birth is a team that believes deeply in care, trust, and presence.
This community of midwives, students, birth assistants and staff have served thousands of clients, providing skilled, respectful, and heart-centered support across generations. We have been lucky to have had and have so many heart centered birth professionals working with us. We look forward to meeting our new families and celebrating with familiar ones this coming year! Bring on 2026✨