Peninsula Midwives

Peninsula Midwives Peninsula Midwives provides holistic, individualized, experienced and respectful care during the full childbearing year. Peninsula Midwives is lead by licensed midwife Maya Horrocks.

Peninsula Midwives is based in Port Townsend, WA and attends births within a 45-60 minute radius including: East Jefferson, Clallam and Kitsap Counties. The practice was started by Kathy Luch in 1987. Kathy was joined by Maya Horrocks in 2012 and Kathy retired from practice in Jan 2022.

Maya believes that being pregnant and giving birth are not only normal physiological events but sacred ones as well. She believes that how a woman/birthing person, baby and family are treated during this time have lasting effects. Within the boundaries of safety, each family has the right to give birth in a satisfying and meaningful way. She focuses on the normalcy of the process and maintains the relevant skills to deal with the variations of normal as they arise as well as uses her clinical judgment to assess when transport is necessary to higher level care. The practice focuses on family-centered care and emphasizes shared decision making. Maya believes that the person who is the greatest experts on your body and baby are yourselves but is here share knowledge and care for you as you navigate through the childbearing cycle. Peninsula Midwives offers full spectrum care during pregnancy, birth and postpartum including: a free consultation, hour long prenatal visits, necessary labs and referrals for ultrasounds as indicated or desired, attendance for labor and birth at home (always bringing with a skilled birth assistant), breastfeeding support and care for yourself and your newborn in the postpartum period up to 6-8 weeks.

Welcome, Sweet Rowan! Born mid-October weighing 8 . He is tall, and so awesome, just like his parents and older sibling!...
11/10/2025

Welcome, Sweet Rowan! Born mid-October weighing 8 . He is tall, and so awesome, just like his parents and older sibling! This repeat family is so dear to me, and walking with them on this journey, with all its twists and turns was such an honor. (How cute is this profile picture of him?! 😍)

It was great to represent the midwifery perspective on safe sleep (for both infants and parents), mental health, and the...
11/07/2025

It was great to represent the midwifery perspective on safe sleep (for both infants and parents), mental health, and the deep importance of postpartum support at the First Steps Dream Team event with Allison Berry, MaryJane Ides from the amazing The hiβ€’dubaΕ‚ baΚ”as and Allison William from First Steps. One of my favorite take aways was the idea of "glass balls" and "rubber balls" when it comes to assessing what aspects of life you can let drop during the postpartum period. *Hint...your sleep is NOT a rubber ball!* Here's to destigmatizing bed-sharing and instead arming parents with the information they need to do so as safely as possible.

What was the best and worst advice you got around sleep when you had an infant?

I'll go first- Worst: Lady at the grocery store telling me that letting my baby sleep in a carrier was "spoiling" him and he'd never be able to sleep on his own. We do not "make" our babies one way or another, they are tiny humans who have thoughts and opinions (which will change over time) and our job is to interpret their needs to the best of our ability (which will both change and grow over time!)

Best: "Book end" sleep- having my partner take the baby for a few hrs in the late evening/early night and again in the early morning. He would get a solid chunk in through the middle of the night, and I wouldn't go into the night with evening dread and I'd start the day feeling (almost) rested. We did this well beyond the newborn stage. You shouldn't stop getting support at 2 or 3 months...

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Super excited about this offering next week from The Milk Circle and ! Erica from Discovery PT is such an amazing provi...
11/05/2025

Super excited about this offering next week from The Milk Circle and ! Erica from Discovery PT is such an amazing provider and human! You don't want to miss this!

I'm participating in a panel discussing Safe Infant Sleep, including safe bedsharing practices this Thursday in Port Ang...
11/04/2025

I'm participating in a panel discussing Safe Infant Sleep, including safe bedsharing practices this Thursday in Port Angeles.

πŸŒ™ **Join β€œThe Dream Team” for a Free Family Sleep Event!** πŸ’€

Because every family’s sleep journey is different, come connect with local experts to learn about safe sleep practices for you and your baby.

πŸ“… Thursday, November 6th
🍽 Dinner: 5:00 – 5:30 PM
πŸ’¬ Presentation & Panel: 5:30 – 7:00 PM
πŸ“ Port Angeles Library – Raymond Carver Room
2210 S. Peabody St.

πŸ‘Ά What to Expect:
✨ Expert panel on best practices for safer sleep
✨ Free dinner for all participants
✨ Safe sleep kits available (while supplies last!)
✨ All caregivers welcome

πŸŽ™ Featuring:

* Allison Berry, MD
* Allison Williams, ATR, LMHC, PMH-C
* Maya Horrocks, LM, CPM
* MaryJane Ides, Indigenous Doula/Birthworker

πŸ“² Free and open to the community!
To register or learn more please visit https://forms.office.com/r/jzWJRjFC9P

Hosted by Parents as Teachers at First Step Family Support Center in partnership with Wellpoint

I'll find more words soon, but learning from these two for 2.5 days and alongside a roomful of amazing Midwives with a v...
10/25/2025

I'll find more words soon, but learning from these two for 2.5 days and alongside a roomful of amazing Midwives with a variety of depth in Breech experience was amazing, and I'm so so grateful for the opportunity! Flying home tomorrow. πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’«πŸ’«

I'm on an adventure this week! Came to NY (Yonkers) yesterday for a Breech Birth Workshop! It starts this evening, so to...
10/22/2025

I'm on an adventure this week! Came to NY (Yonkers) yesterday for a Breech Birth Workshop! It starts this evening, so today, I'm going adventuring on the Metro down into the city! New things in big places are definitely an anxiety starter for this country bumpkin, so drawing on my youngest daughter's adventurous nature for my courage today!

When you have clients where the papa is an incredible Gyotaku artist, and are gifted the most gorgeous placenta prints y...
10/16/2025

When you have clients where the papa is an incredible Gyotaku artist, and are gifted the most gorgeous placenta prints you've ever seen! 😍😍 Thank you, Nam!

Welcome Darling Eudora! Born after a surprisingly very fast first labor in early Sept. The 2nd of another late summer "2...
10/15/2025

Welcome Darling Eudora! Born after a surprisingly very fast first labor in early Sept. The 2nd of another late summer "2 fer" on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, she was born only 4hrs after another Peninsula Midwives baby, weighing 8 pounds even. Her parents are appropriately obsessed with her sweetness! And I'm loving watching them find their way in parenthood, always an honor!

Welcome sweet Zephyr! This cute guy was born at the end of August just a few days before his due date weighing 7 #. His ...
10/03/2025

Welcome sweet Zephyr! This cute guy was born at the end of August just a few days before his due date weighing 7 #. His birthing parent had such an incredible team of support surrounding them after a multi-day labor that included a change of plans. And they got such fabulous care at Jefferson Healthcare after transferring. I'll carry such sweet summer woodsy memories from this birth.

After spending about 15hrs over the course of 3 days with this family, I got a few hrs of sleep and then had another long, and challenging birth that night/day/night. Sometimes, this work is EXTRA crazy! This was one of those weeks, and frankly entire seasons!!

Those cheeks, those lips, those chins, those arm rolls!!! Welcome Beatrice! The surprise "last last" baby. In early Augu...
09/30/2025

Those cheeks, those lips, those chins, those arm rolls!!! Welcome Beatrice! The surprise "last last" baby. In early August, after a slow ramp up, she joined her 4 siblings so very speedily weighing a heafty 10 ! So doted on, so darn chill.

(Getting caught up on birth announcements after a very busy summer and early fall!)

09/30/2025

πŸŽ‰ We’re excited to announce registration for our Fall BIPOC Doula Training is now open!
Virtual Classes start on October 13 and our in-person skill practice weekend will be held in Olympia, WA on November 1st and 2nd.

πŸ™Œ This training is offered FREE OF COST and is only open to BIPOC community members. Preference will be given to Washington State residents.

πŸ’» Attendance to both virtual and in-person sessions is required to receive certification.
This an approved training for the Washington Department of Health, so after completion, our doulas are able to apply for credentialing to start the process of billing Medicaid.

➑️ We have limited spots and the trainings fill up really quickly, so apply today!

πŸ”— Register here: https://forms.gle/sxAsKBXpgLs64agw9
Acceptance letters will go out on October 6.

Calling all peeps who have considered interest in birthwork and looking for a flexible side hustle!! Peninsula Midwives ...
09/05/2025

Calling all peeps who have considered interest in birthwork and looking for a flexible side hustle!! Peninsula Midwives is looking to add to our birth assistants and wanted to put out a broader call out into the community! I'm hosting a Q&A alongside my longtime birth assistant Claire to help fliah out some folks who are interested in training in this work. The training is DOE. Call schedule is set monthly and can be flexible. This work is a great option for someone either with some experience in healthcare or attending births, but this is not a requirement. Please join us, and please spread the word!!!

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1001 Water Street Suite 1015
Port Townsend, WA
98368

Telephone

+13603856667

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