S**opee Primary Midwives are Brenda Surabian Emerson CPM, Grace Pease CPM, NHCM, Danielle Mason, CPM, NHCM and Acadia Gantz CPM, NHCM
Comprehensive midwifery care for families in greater Portland and south western Maine
11/15/2025
Invitation to past clients to cozy up with a cup of tea one of these chilly November evenings and recall your birth story.
It’s so helpful for new parents and families curious about midwifery care and homebirth to hear your stories. So, if you’re willing to share, we’d love to get your story out there!
11/07/2025
Hi all! We are all booked through March but if you’re considering a homebirth this spring (or even early summer) we are ready to hear from you! Give us a call at 207-329-2111 or send us an email at sacopeemidwives@gmail.com to set up a consultation.
We look forward to connecting with you!
11/06/2025
Today at the .me parent group in Tamworth we talked all about the importance of reading with little ones for enhancing early literacy, supporting emotional intelligence and improving language skills.
Thanks to Amy from the Cook Memorial Library for spending the morning with us and for the gift of books from the Children’s Literacy Foundation! These little S**opee babies were so excited to explore their new reading material!
11/06/2025
See you at 10!
10/31/2025
When you hire S**opee Midwives, you hire a team. A team that cares deeply for you, and for one another.
When you come into our care, you will get to know all of us individually over the course of your pregnancy. Our appointments are an hour long, and there is plenty of time to chat and build relationships. When it comes time for your birth, you will have at least two of us in attendance. Postpartum care extends to 12 weeks, allowing space for lots of connection following the birth.
We communicate almost daily, and have scheduled meetings twice a week to review charts and keep each other up to date. We love the group practice model, as it allows us to collaborate as a team to provide the best care!
10/30/2025
Exciting announcement for current and future New Hampshire clients!
Starting January 2026, we will start doing some visits at the Tamworth Community Nurse Association.
We have loved hosting monthly parent groups in this beautiful new facility over the past 6 months and are excited about the opportunity to expand our practice in this way that we hope will increase convenience for our granite staters.
10/26/2025
Oh how we love these families 💓
Thanks to all that came out for another successful pumpkin carving party!
10/26/2025
In the quiet and stillness of their home, this sweet family welcomed baby number two ❤️❤️
10/24/2025
Please join us the morning of 11/6 for our monthly parent group in Tamworth. This is a great opportunity for parents of little ones to connect with each other as well as different community resources. In November we will be joined by Amy Carter, from the Cook Memorial Library, who will talk a little about early literacy! 📚
10/11/2025
We look forward to carving pumpkins with you all! See you two weeks from today! 🎃
10/04/2025
10/03/2025
To all the families we’ve had the honor of serving — your words mean the world to us!
We’d love for you to share your experience in a review. Not only does it help our practice grow, but it also helps other families as they look for care that fits their needs and desires.
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Home birth midwifery and wellcare for families in Maine
S**opee Valley Birthing Services
was born in 1994 and is now collectively managed by four midwives. Brenda Surabian, Lindsay Bushnell, Jodie Kaufman and Robin Illian share the responsibility equally which allows us to make midwifery sustainable for our families and provide you with experienced, client centered care.
The practice name describes the the Abenaki lands of the S**o and Ossipee River Valley where the practice started. We are grateful to be able to visit with our clients at one of our home offices near the confluence of the S**o and Ossipee Rivers. This area is peaceful, yet powerful...as birth is.
We have a central office in Portland at 640 Brighton Ave
Please take the time to read our biographies on our webpage at sacopeemidwives.org and get to know us a little before we meet.