No Place Like Home Birth

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Providing a safe option for low-risk women who desire individualized and evidence-informed maternity care and would like to birth on their terms in the comfort of their home.

This couple was so much fun to serve! Every appointment was bursting with joy ❤️ They were so laid back, but dug into th...
02/02/2026

This couple was so much fun to serve! Every appointment was bursting with joy ❤️ They were so laid back, but dug into the books from my lending library and felt so well prepared that they did not ask for the team to come until she was feeling pushy! Love their squishy miracle baby 😍

The following is in her own words ❤️

“I couldn’t express how grateful we are for Ashley and her team to help us through our birthing adventure! My husband and I never thought we could have a little miracle of our own and with that we didn’t find out until we were 15 weeks along a whole 3 months before we realized we were expecting. After being together for 16 years we sure didnt see such a blessing coming into our lives. I knew I wanted a natural experience and loved the idea of home birth and was lucky enough to find Ashley shortly after. After meeting her I felt comfortable and was excited to have her help us through this life changing adventure! Every check up was so informative and helped me feel even more ready to be a mom, which again, I never thought I would get to be. Ashley brought more to the table than we would have ever expected from the knowledge she shared every visit and even when I was asking silly questions along the way. Going into labor I felt like I knew what to expect and wasn’t as scared as I thought I would be because of her, for sure! When I started getting contractions I worked through them thanks to her advice. We were able to get the team here and after they arrived we got to meet our sweet baby girl within 2 hours. I had started to feel like I needed to push and that was when I knew my husband had to get them on the way. After a solid 24 hours of contractions they showed up very shortly and did an amazing job to help me through the pushy part and working through the minor complications that arose they were still able to safely deliver our baby to us in the comfort of our home. We can’t thank them enough for everything they did for us and our family.”

Availability update!I currently have one more due date left before maternity leave! I have had a lot of inquiries for du...
01/20/2026

Availability update!

I currently have one more due date left before maternity leave! I have had a lot of inquiries for due dates during my maternity leave, so I wanted to update! There will be (primarily in-office) prenatal visits occurring for clients during maternity leave, just no due dates as I focus on my little guy ❤️

By August I will be back to births!

My 4.5 year old thinks waterbirth would be safer if babies came out wearing life jackets 😂 Here is a picture AI came up ...
01/19/2026

My 4.5 year old thinks waterbirth would be safer if babies came out wearing life jackets 😂 Here is a picture AI came up with!

Waterbirth can be a safe and gentle delivery option for most babies! Here are some circumstances that birthing in that water may not be the best option:

1. You don’t want to be in the water! Having a home birth doesn’t mean you have to labor and birth in water if you don’t want to!

2. You don’t feel grounded and effective in your pushing efforts and you want a more gravity-assisted situation. This is more common for first time moms or moms in extra big birth pools.

3. If there are reasons to believe your baby may come out compromised, like a concerning heart rate. An uncompromised baby should not take their first breath until their face comes out of the water, but a baby who is in distress has more potential to gasp and have complications that are better addressed outside the birth pool.

4. Shoulder dystocia. If there are extensive maneuvers required to help your baby out, getting out of the water can be a wise choice, plus, shoulder dystocia can cut off the baby’s oxygen supply, causing a compromised baby.

5. The water is too cloudy or bloody to see if the baby is needing help. Once the baby’s head is born then we should be able to see nice pink lips and reassuring signs your baby is doing well. If we can not assess your baby’s wellbeing, out of the water may be a wise choice.

6. The water is too hot or too cold. This is typically easily remedied, but if you are overheating in a birth pool and baby’s heart rate is going up, that’s a good reason to get out and cool down.

7. The water is too shallow. If the water is too shallow for your baby to stay under for the duration of delivery, it’s best to be out of the water. We don’t want the baby’s face to hit the air and then go back under.

8. Your midwife has not arrived. I request my clients do not get into the birth pool until I am present so I can assess the above considerations. Also, cord avulsion (cord snapping) is more common in waterbirth, it is a complication that must be addressed quickly so the baby does not lose a significant amount of their blood.

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01/19/2026

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So grateful for such a beautiful first full year as No Place Like Home Birth ❤️These are such small numbers since No Pla...
01/01/2026

So grateful for such a beautiful first full year as No Place Like Home Birth ❤️

These are such small numbers since No Place Like Home Birth is a small practice, and some years will (I’m sure) have some more complications and transfers. But this has been a really good year! Well supported moms and healthy babies ❤️ No medical transfers necessary for moms or babies at term ❤️

I am proud of every one of these clients for their strength and making the choices they did to have an informed and supported birth!

I thought the active pushing times would be fun! I count active pushing from when a mom’s body starts actively (and obviously) pushing, not just “feeling pushy” or 10cm. This is typically when the fetal ejection reflex (FER) starts.

I love doula support at births and it has been so fun to work with so many different ones! Some I knew already and some I didn’t!

I can’t wait to serve more families in 2026!

Merry Christmas! Wishing you the sweetest times with your families ❤️ Enjoy those babies ❤️ With warm winter wishes, Mid...
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you the sweetest times with your families ❤️
Enjoy those babies ❤️

With warm winter wishes, Midwife Ashley

Another sweet, wiggly baby ❤️ This little girl was so active while I drew her 🥰
12/23/2025

Another sweet, wiggly baby ❤️

This little girl was so active while I drew her 🥰

I must confess that Christmastime births are my favorite 🤫🤩🎄Actually, Christmastime is my favorite time to begin with, s...
12/23/2025

I must confess that Christmastime births are my favorite 🤫🤩🎄

Actually, Christmastime is my favorite time to begin with, so it only makes sense that I find Christmas births extra magical ❤️

It’s been a busy time for No Place Like Home Birth this month! Two beautiful births already and expecting one or two more before the month ends, and I am here for it 🙌 Can’t wait to support these moms and welcome these babies 🥰

With joy, midwife Ashley ❤️

To push or not to push?This topic has been a reoccurring theme in the past couple of weeks, on my mind at the last birth...
12/13/2025

To push or not to push?

This topic has been a reoccurring theme in the past couple of weeks, on my mind at the last birth I attended, then popping up again and again in conversations with local birth workers about their experiences.

“Breathing your baby out” is not unrealistic, women do let their body use the fetal ejection reflex to push while they just breathe and birth their baby. BUT, it is not one size fits all, AND it is not “better” or the “perfect birth” because someone never actively engaged in pushing.

MOST women in the home birth setting will get an uncontrollable fetal ejection reflex that starts involuntarily pushing. Not ALL women. My mother is a prime example, she had 6 home births and maybe felt that once.

Feeling an urge to push is your body telling you something. We, as midwifery care providers, don’t want you to start pushing too early and get exhausted. But also, if your cervix is wide open and your body is telling you it’s time to push this baby out, your body is asking for your participation! Refusing to participate is ignoring your body’s wisdom and fighting against it instead. If your mind is saying “My body is telling me to push, but the social media influencer told me to just breathe and not to push” then you are listening to a social media influencer and not the innate wisdom of your body to birth your baby.

The truth is, most women will beautifully and intuitively engage with their body and actively push when they need to when not influenced by outside voices telling them not to. Intuitive pushing is what I love to see. A mom who is listening to and engaged with her body in this beautiful process. This is not purple pushing or the breath holding and counting to ten (which does on have a place for some women, but not commonly).

When the baby is crowning, that is a good time to have encouragement to slow down and breathe, hand on your baby’s head, to have a very gentle delivery and reduce tearing.

The question is not to push or not to push, but rather, are you willing to trust and engage with the wisdom of your body in this incredible process of birth?

More belly mapping 🤰This baby was rather tricky to map out, but I think we got him or her figured out pretty well, consi...
12/10/2025

More belly mapping 🤰

This baby was rather tricky to map out, but I think we got him or her figured out pretty well, considering 😊 Big sister and big brother picked the colors ❤️

The birth where the big siblings sang Happy Birthday 🎶This birth was so beautifully captured ❤️ Every prenatal visit big...
12/06/2025

The birth where the big siblings sang Happy Birthday 🎶

This birth was so beautifully captured ❤️
Every prenatal visit big sister would want to play with the baby doll in my bag and big brother asked for the pelvis and placenta model 😊 When it was labor time, my client labored around the house and outside gracefully while big siblings watched on as this normal process unfolded.

This tricky 3rd baby decided to be ALL wrapped up in his cord with a hand up, but his mom was strong and this midwife was ready to lend a helping hand when needed. He was assisted in transitioning right where he was supposed to be, on mom’s chest ❤️

Postpartum was filled with sweetness as big brother and big sister were invited back in to meet baby ☺️ Big brother got the special job of cutting the cord and they sang Happy Birthday to little brother ❤️ So peaceful, so perfect.

What a joy to serve this family 🥰 And I get so much delight from sibling participation ❤️

Photo credit:
Special thanks to my lovely birth assistants: and ❤️

Photos and caption shared with client’s permission, as always!

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Lenexa, KS
66227

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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