Roots and Wings Midwifery

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Complete maternity care provided by licensed professional midwives and integrative, holistic care with a nurse practitioner and pelvic floor physical therapist.

We’ve had a bit of a baby boom this week! This little one is the most recent addition and another family having their 4t...
02/08/2026

We’ve had a bit of a baby boom this week!

This little one is the most recent addition and another family having their 4th baby with Roots & Wings. 💜

My heart is full and my sleep tank is pretty low, so if you’ve reached out for more info or to share your birth story please give me a little grace and I’ll be in touch with you soon!

Love,
a happy, tired midwife

One of the ways we hold ourselves back is by not sharing our stories. We learn and grow through stories! And people stil...
02/06/2026

One of the ways we hold ourselves back is by not sharing our stories.

We learn and grow through stories!

And people still fall into the trap of believing birth should always look one way. But there is SO MUCH variation in what birth is like.

It breaks my heart when someone feels like they did something wrong because

they were loud/they screamed
they didn’t feel the fetal ejection reflex
they didn’t feel an instant bond with their baby
they chose not to breastfeed or weren’t able to breastfeed
they transferred to the hospital

Will you help me tell the story that often goes unsaid? Will you help me spread the word about the difference midwifery care makes for ALL births?

If you’re willing to share your story, send me a message!

02/04/2026

Weird pregnancy advice from your local midwife:
Drink one cup of NORA tea every day. ☕️

Why some we recommend it:
• Traditionally used for mineral support
• Gentle, food-like herbs
• Easy daily ritual

Why you don’t have to:
• It’s optional
• Not everyone tolerates herbs the same
• There are many ways to nourish your body

This is what informed, relationship-based care looks like — options, not rules.

Pregnancy care isn’t about doing everything “right.” It’s about figuring out what actually works for your body.

Are you a tea drinker — yay or nay?

These precious, wrinkly little toes joined us on their due date! This is my 4th time helping this family welcome a littl...
02/03/2026

These precious, wrinkly little toes joined us on their due date! This is my 4th time helping this family welcome a little one, but it’s their first due date baby 💜 👣

While the mechanics of birth stay the same, every baby tells their own little story and makes their individual mark right from the start. 🌎

What care with Roots & Wings is like: - Longer, on-time appointments- Familiar providers- Relationship-based care that e...
02/02/2026

What care with Roots & Wings is like:

- Longer, on-time appointments
- Familiar providers
- Relationship-based care that encourages informed choice
- Respect for the physiology of birth
- Educational and emotional support for birth and postpartum
- A whole team in your corner!

Our care is designed to feel informative, supportive, and steady, from the first visit through postpartum.

If you’ve been craving this kind of experience, we’d love to meet you! ✨

01/30/2026

Do natural techniques to promote labor count as induction?

I just read a book that talked about it and I don’t know that I’ve ever seen anyone write about it before!

What are your thoughts? Do natural techniques like herbs, pumping, and spicy foods count as induction techniques?

For me, it comes down to this: is what you’re doing something that nourishes the body so it has everything it needs for a straightforward birth or is what you’re doing something that is trying to stimulate or change the hormonal processes happing in your body?

What about you? Natural induction yea or nay?

Tell me what you think!

“You’re a midwife? That’s so cool! I love babies, I bet you get to hold babies all the time!” I hate to burst everyone’s...
01/29/2026

“You’re a midwife? That’s so cool! I love babies, I bet you get to hold babies all the time!”

I hate to burst everyone’s bubble, but this is usually as much as we get to “hold” babies—doing the newborn exam. 😂 Don’t get me wrong—this is a precious and sweet time and we love checking your baby out from head to toe and seeing them do all of their tricks! 😍

But we don’t do this to hold the babies.

We do it to hold the moms. 💜

One of our recent clients told us she has never felt so cared for by other women and it was such an empowering and healing experience to have us by her side through her pregnancy and birth.

We want that for EVERYONE.

Because while it’s true that some people need a doctor during pregnancy (although most people don’t),

Everyone deserves a midwife. 😘

📸 : (Thanks for all the support you give our clients and for letting us share this photo!)

I love that our clients can have their family around them while they’re laboring. Some of our clients have just one or t...
01/23/2026

I love that our clients can have their family around them while they’re laboring.

Some of our clients have just one or two people and some of them have a party! 🎉 Either way works for us, the choice is really about what you need and what will help you labor best.

This dad was such an amazing support for his wife. He was there physically and emotionally to support her through it all. Because even when it’s not your first baby you can question yourself in the moment and need some reassurance from someone who knows and loves you. 💕

Your family during labor support enables:
💜 Oxytocin to flow freely to fuel labor
💜 You to stay calm and relaxed even when labor is big and overwhelming
💜 Keeps you more relaxed and less likely to feel anxious

…which all works together to keep labor progressing normally! We could never fill the shoes of your loved ones and it fills our hearts to see our clients supported by the people who mean the most to them.

The bonds you build during labor and birth are like no other. What a gift to get to be there with each other in these transformational moments! 💜

01/22/2026

You know pelvic floor physical therapy can help you prepare and recover from birth but to be honest, this should be standard care for everyone.

Although it’s common to leak when you sneeze or cough, that doesn’t make it normal or just something you have to live with after you have a baby.

Let’s stop normalizing real female issues that have a solution. Emily can help you regain pelvic floor strength and integrity so you can do the simple things in life without worrying about leaks.

We are currently booking initial evaluations to get you started on the road to whole body wellness. Send us a message to book your first appointment!

Real question: Did you know umbilical cords can be short? This baby stayed right here for her skin-to-skin snuggles beca...
01/19/2026

Real question: Did you know umbilical cords can be short?

This baby stayed right here for her skin-to-skin snuggles because that’s as far as she could go!

Birth rarely follows a script, but it can still follow physiology with a little flexibility and support. 💜

What’s something about birth you wish more people talked about? 🤔

It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing this for more than a decade! I started Roots & Wings in 2014 and to be honest I had...
01/15/2026

It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing this for more than a decade!

I started Roots & Wings in 2014 and to be honest I had no idea what I was getting into! I just knew our community needed more options when it came to prenatal care and birth.

Being a business owner has been a wild ride, 😂 but every time I doubt myself someone randomly steps in and tells me how much Roots & Wings has meant to them and I know I’m right where I’m supposed to be.

So here I am! Still keeping at it and working to bring birth options and autonomy to the families in our community while also creating sustainability for midwives and holistic health practitioners.

I have no idea what the next 10 years will bring, but thanks for being on the ride with me and supporting the dream of creating holistic birth and postpartum support! 🎉🌟

(Also the “now” picture is really from several months ago, but it’s the most recent one of me holding a baby 😂)

I often struggle with what to write to celebrate these new souls that have entered the world. 🌎 I’ve done this work long...
01/15/2026

I often struggle with what to write to celebrate these new souls that have entered the world. 🌎 I’ve done this work long enough to know that my perspective is not always the same as that of the one who gave birth!

But as this story goes, she made her thoughts clear when she was holding her fresh little baby and said labor wasn’t as bad as she thought it’d be! That’s not usually what we hear from a first time mom! 😂

I’m so proud of her—for the preparation they did and her ability to let it be once labor started. For her strength and perseverance through the labor surges and being so tuned into her body as she pushed her baby out. It truly is a miracle and we are so honored to be part of it! ✨

Hooray for another lovely birth at the Roots & Wings Birth Cottage! 🎉 The Cottage is booked for the spring, but we still have some Summer availability—send us a message for more info!

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3715 Sutherland Avenue
Knoxville, TN
37919

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Roots & Wings Midwifery, LLC

Roots & Wings Midwifery began in 2014, when Rachel and Rebekah graduated from midwifery school and decided work together in Knoxville’s first group homebirth practice. In 2017, we were thrilled to add Libby to our team! We value evidence-based care, good nutrition, hydration, and exercise and the foundation of a healthy, low-risk pregnancy. We have an office in the Bearden area and provide all prenatal, postpartum, and delivery care, as well as all routine lab work, water birth, and postpartum group meetings. Please visit our website for more information or to schedule an interview!

www.rootsandwingsmidwifery.com