Encompass Midwifery

Encompass Midwifery Home birth midwifery care in the Quad Cities and surrounding areas. 🏡 CPM, licensed in Illinois & Iowa.

We strive to empower families with education and preparedness. Serving with evidence-based, individualized and high-quality care available to all people regardless of ethnicity, gender identity, or economic status that encompasses the entire childbearing experience. Our hope is to reclaim childbirth as a fulfilling experience, our services are marked by loving hands-on support and a trust in both the human body and research-based practices.

🌳Student Introduction🌳Stephanie Thoms, RNStudent Certified Professional Midwife, Phase 2 with 🌳 What’s one thing you lo...
12/08/2025

🌳Student Introduction🌳

Stephanie Thoms, RN
Student Certified Professional Midwife, Phase 2 with

🌳 What’s one thing you love about your work?
Being invited into the next chapter of a family’s life - educating and laughing with each family.

🌳What do you enjoy doing when you’re not at Refuge?
Watching my kids experience life and spending time as a family unit! But I always love a house project!

🌳Go to coffee house drink:
Oatmilk Latte with a bit of brown sugar

🌳Fun fact:
I have been in school now for just about 35 years! I love learning! My family and I enjoy hiking, we have started section hiking the Appalachian Trail!

🌳 Student Introduction 🌳Lauren Maggi
Student Certified Professional Midwife, Phase 3 with , attending I support clients...
12/06/2025

🌳 Student Introduction 🌳

Lauren Maggi
Student Certified Professional Midwife, Phase 3 with , attending

I support clients during prenatal and postpartum visits, helping provide individualized, relationship-centered care. As a Phase 3 student, I attend births with Sarah as the Primary Midwife Under Supervision—offering hands-on support, monitoring, and comfort measures. AKA: making Sarah’s life easier!

🌳What’s one thing you love about your work?
I love the mix of chaos, courage, and pure wonder that comes with this work.

🌳What do you enjoy doing when you’re not at Refuge?
Mountains of school work and spending time with my family!

🌳Go-to coffeehouse drink:
Dirty chai (Sarah got me hooked!)

🌳Fun fact:
I have a bachelor’s degree in fine art photography with a minor in art history. I was a photographer for 16 years—13 of those as a wedding photographer! Birth photography is what ultimately led me to begin my journey to become a midwife.

🌳Provider Introduction🌳Sarah Moore, LCPM, LM CPM, BSMMidwife with Founder of I am a midwife and have had the honor of ...
12/04/2025

🌳Provider Introduction🌳

Sarah Moore, LCPM, LM CPM, BSM
Midwife with
Founder of

I am a midwife and have had the honor of serving the homebirth community for over a decade! Encompass Midwifery is the space where all my passion for intentional, connected, evidence-informed care comes to life. I still get goosebumps stepping into a birth space - this work is so sacred, tender, magical and I’m continually grateful for the opportunity to learn and serve.

🌳What’s one thing you love about your work?
I’m endlessly in love with the immediate postpartum. The quiet magic of meeting for the first time, settling into their rhythm, taking each other in — watching a new family take shape right before my eyes is just the most incredible thing.

🌳What do you enjoy doing when you’re not at Refuge?
Anything outside - hiking, kayaking, biking, rock hounding. And also knitting 🙂

🌳Go to coffee house drink:
Dirty Chai!

🌳Fun fact:
I’m a Master Gardener and love learning about plants

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This very loved first baby waited for just the right moment — right after mama finished her final school exam (talk abou...
12/01/2025

This very loved first baby waited for just the right moment — right after mama finished her final school exam (talk about timing!). Moments later, her water broke and the real work began.

Born on Grandma’s birthday — with Grandma and Auntie right there to witness the magic — and lovingly caught by Dad, this baby made her debut in the most meaningful way.

Welcome to the world, sweet Dannielle, you are so loved! 🪴

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❄️ So much snow and now ice on the horizon! If you’re expecting, take it extra slow—ice can sneak up on even the most ca...
12/01/2025

❄️ So much snow and now ice on the horizon!

If you’re expecting, take it extra slow—ice can sneak up on even the most careful feet.

Quick safety tips:
• Wear good-traction shoes (you can even add Yaktrax or something similar!)
• Take small, mindful steps
• Keep your phone charged when traveling
• Hydrate + rest

‼️ If you do take a tumble, please call your provider!

Stay safe and cozy, friends. 🤍🏡

The world continued moving in its steady rhythm—someone cleaning their gutters, a neighbor walking their dog, the mail b...
11/25/2025

The world continued moving in its steady rhythm—someone cleaning their gutters, a neighbor walking their dog, the mail being delivered. Everyday life unfolding just as it always does.

And then, in the quiet center of it all, this little boy slipped gently into the water and into his mama’s waiting hands.

A soft, powerful moment that made the whole world feel like it paused…just for him.

Welcome earthside, sweet Robin, you are so loved! 🌱

Doula team: Rachel & Amanda with
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There are moments in this work that stop me in my tracks—like when a parent lifts her baby to her chest for the very fir...
11/21/2025

There are moments in this work that stop me in my tracks—like when a parent lifts her baby to her chest for the very first time, leaning into the person who loves her most, strength and softness all wrapped together.

To be invited into these spaces… to witness you claim your power in physiological birth… it’s something I will never take for granted. I’m so grateful.

If you had to choose one word, what were you most grateful for in your pregnancy, labor, birth, or postpartum? I’d truly love to know. ❤️

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She called me on my way to clinic, “how was your super moon?” I knew she was ready for this baby. We patiently waited an...
11/17/2025

She called me on my way to clinic, “how was your super moon?” I knew she was ready for this baby. We patiently waited and a few hours later, my phone rang again, this time her husband “she’s ready for you!” We walked in and she gave birth to her second son within minutes, she was held and supported so well by her husband and her mama 💙 Bruno Babe, you’re so loved! 🌿

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We do Neonatal Resuscitation training at least annually around here - grateful to host in our new studio this time! đź’•
11/16/2025

We do Neonatal Resuscitation training at least annually around here - grateful to host in our new studio this time! đź’•

You’ve heard of the first, second, and third trimester… but have you heard about the fourth trimester? 🤔So many parents ...
11/14/2025

You’ve heard of the first, second, and third trimester… but have you heard about the fourth trimester? 🤔

So many parents come into care without even knowing it exists.
But the fourth trimester is arguably the most important one to prepare for.
It’s a season of (re)birth—a huge transition with major emotional, mental, and physical shifts. There’s no such thing as “bouncing back.”

During your prenatal journey, Encompass Midwifery helps you plan and prepare for this tender season—so you enter postpartum supported, resourced, and never alone.

Birth isn’t the finish line.
It’s the beginning.

Give yourself permission to process, to heal, to be cared for, to rest, and to be held—while you hold that brand-new little person. 💕

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📸 Mikayla Stagg Photography

Every single thing fell into place for this little brother to join us Earthside. It’s like he just patiently waited for ...
11/10/2025

Every single thing fell into place for this little brother to join us Earthside. It’s like he just patiently waited for each part: the doula, the midwives, the antibiotics (darn GBS!), the pool - the right time! He came to us at 1:11 am on the Harvest Super Moon, couldn’t be more perfect. And gratefully, big brother slept through all our noise! Jasper, we’re grateful for your magic! 🌿

Incredible Doula: with
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