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SCV Birth Center

Decades of midwifery-led care. Santa Clarita’s first accredited birth center—and the longest-standing in Los Angeles County.

We are located in the heart of the Santa Clarita Valley, and are the only nationally accredited CABC birth center in the SCV, Antelope, and San Fernando Valley. All of our California Medical Board licensed midwives provide personalized maternity and well-woman care including natural childbirth, home birth and waterbirth options.

03/05/2026

This is what it looks like when birth happens in a space that feels like home.

Soft lighting.
Familiar faces.
A birth team that knows you, trusts you, and stays close.

At SCV Birth Center, we intentionally create an environment where your partner, your baby, and your midwives move together as one steady circle of support. Nothing is rushed. Nothing feels foreign. You are surrounded by people who have walked with you through pregnancy and are fully present for this first moment as a family.

This kind of connection, continuity, and calm is something you simply can’t recreate anywhere else. It’s the magic of our Village.

✨ Come tour the SCV Birth Center and experience what truly supported birth feels like.

03/02/2026

Back to work ≠ The end of your breastfeeding journey.

The transition from "maternity leave bubble" to "corporate life" (or nurse life, or first responder life!) is one of the hardest shifts a new parent makes. The biggest fear? Losing that liquid gold supply.

Here are 4 expert tips from Renee Sicignano LM, CPM, IBCLC (our founder and former corporate lactation consultant!) to keep your supply safe:

1️⃣ Frequency > Volume Don’t try to do two marathon 30-minute pumps. It’s better to pump for 10-15 minutes every 3 hours. You need to mimic your baby’s feeding rhythm to tell your body, "Keep making milk!" ⏰

2️⃣ The "2x2" Rule Know your rights! 📜 In California, your employer is required to provide a private space for you to pump that is NOT a bathroom. You don’t need a palace, just a clean, private place to sit.

3️⃣ Hide the Bottle Stress inhibits oxytocin (the let-down hormone). If you sit there staring at the bottle praying for it to fill up, you might actually stop the flow. 🙈 The Hack: Cover the bottles with a blanket or nursing cover. Don't watch the drops. Watch a video of your baby laughing or crying instead.

4️⃣ Freeze Flat ("Money in the Bank") Start pumping about 4 weeks before you return to build a buffer. Freeze your bags laying flat so they turn into thin "books." Then, stack them upright in a container (oldest in front, newest in back). It saves massive freezer space!

You don't have to figure this out alone. Whether you need help with a pumping schedule or troubleshooting a latch, our village is here.

🔗 Read our full guide: "Returning to the Office? Your Guide to Breastfeeding at Work." https://scvbirthcenter.com/returning-to-the-office-your-guide-to-breastfeeding-at-work-from-the-santa-clarita-birth-center/

02/27/2026

Birth is not just an event.
It’s a memory that lives in your body for a lifetime.
How you were spoken to.

Whether your voice mattered.
If you felt protected, honored, and truly seen.

At SCV Birth Center, we believe how you are cared for matters just as much as the outcome. Our collective of midwives is deeply committed to evidence-based care that centers autonomy, cultural respect, and emotional safety for every client we serve.

This is the heart of our Village. Care that is slow, intentional, and rooted in trust.

We are honored to hold space alongside our incredible midwives Julia Underwood, Renee Sicignano, and Roam Midwifery as we serve families across Santa Clarita, Antelope Valley, Simi Valley, and the San Fernando Valley.

✨ Schedule a tour at our SCV Birth Center in Newhall and feel the difference for yourself.

02/25/2026

Another day at the office.
Shared babies, shared responsibility, shared joy. 🤍

Angie with baby Lucian, Midwife Stephanie’s little one.
This is what relationship-centered care looks like when your work and your community are deeply intertwined.
A true family affair.

02/23/2026

Sign here." 🖊️ In the conventional medical system, that is often where the conversation about consent begins and ends. It’s treated as a box to check—a liability form to file.

But in our care, a signature is the last step of a very long journey.
True Informed Consent isn't a transaction. It’s a relationship. It is the radical belief that while we may be experts in birth, you are the only expert on your body and your baby.

Whether you are seeking the fierce advocacy of Julia Underwood , the grounded intuition of Roam Midwifery, or the seasoned wisdom of Renee Sicignano, all part of the collective or providers at the SCV Birth Center, we all navigate decisions using the B.R.A.I.N. method.

B - Benefits: How does this actually help my baby or me?
R - Risks: What are the potential downsides?
A - Alternatives: What other options do I have? (Hint: You almost always have another option).
I - Intuition: What is my gut telling me?
N - Nothing: What happens if we wait 10 minutes? An hour? A week?

How do we have time for all of that? Because we make time. While the standard OB visit averages 7-10 minutes, our prenatal appointments last 45 to 60 minutes.

That means we answer your questions before you are in labor. We build trust before the intensity rises. So when the moment comes to make a choice, you aren't acting out of fear—you are acting out of power.
Your voice is the loudest one in the room. We’re just here to make sure it’s heard. 🤍

Learn more about the SCV Birth Center, Roam Midwifery, and Julia Underwood LLC by visiting the link in our bio. Read our full blog on the topic of informed consent at https://scvbirthcenter.com/not-just-a-signature-why-informed-consent-is-the-heart-of-midwifery-care/

02/19/2026

Sabbaticals aren’t about stepping away from the work.They’re about remembering why you do it. 🌍🤍

Over the past season, I’ve been traveling alongside my husband, slowing down, listening more, and offering my hands where they were needed. Part of that journey took me to Haiti, volunteering with Mama Baby Haiti and supporting families in deeply resourceful, resilient communities. The kind of work that reminds you that care is not about systems or buildings. It’s about presence.

That time away sharpened my clarity.
I’m coming back to the Santa Clarita Birth Center energized, grounded, and deeply excited about what we’re building next. Not just a place to give birth, but a collaborative home for relationship-centered care across life stages. This next chapter is about depth over volume, connection over production, and working alongside a collective of midwives who share that same vision.

I’m grateful to be doing this work with Julia Underwood Midwifery and our partners at Roam Midwifery. Something special is unfolding here, and I’m honored to be back in it with this community. 🌿✨

If you’ve been wondering what’s been growing quietly behind the scenes, this is just the beginning.

02/16/2026

A new study just dropped, and the numbers are hard to ignore. 📉 Healthy Black women with low-risk pregnancies are 20% more likely to have a C-section than white women with similar history.
Why? It’s not biology. It’s bias. 🛑

For years, tools like the VBAC calculator automatically deducted points if a patient was Black or Latina. While the calculator was updated in 2021, the "Race-Based Medicine" mindset still lingers in the hospital system.
At the SCV Birth Center, we don't view race as a risk factor. We view racism as the risk factor.

This is why we are so proud to have Julia Underwood () in our collective. Julia specializes in working with Black families to provide: ✨ Culturally safe care ✨ Fierce advocacy ✨ A protective space where your voice is heard, not ignored.

You are not a statistic. You are a mother. And you deserve a provider who trusts your body. 🤎

Read more about the gap in care and how midwifery fights back in our new blog. https://scvbirthcenter.com/the-20-gap-black-maternal-health/

(Insight on the VBAC calculator via - give him a follow!)

02/14/2026

SAVE THIS for your next sick day. 🤒👇
Is it just us, or is everyone sick right now? The 2026 flu season is hitting hard, and you might be wondering, “I’m pregnant or breastfeeding and I feel terrible. What is safe to take?”

Deep breath. You don’t have to suffer in silence.

Here is the Midwife Menu for surviving sick season from our founder, Renee Sicignano, LM, CPM, IBCLC:

🌡️ The Fever Rule
If you are pregnant, your number one job is temperature control. A sustained fever over 100.4°F can raise the baby’s heart rate.
Verdict: Tylenol is appropriate to keep that fever down. Warm baths are okay. Hot tubs are not.

🤢 The stomach bug vs. the flu
We are seeing both. If you can’t keep food down, forget the kale salad. Your focus is hydration.
Tip: If water makes you nauseous, try sipping bone broth or taking just one teaspoon of fluid every 15 minutes.

🌿 Natural remedies that are pregnancy safe
Oscillococcinum. The blue tube. Best if taken at the very first sign of symptoms.
Elderberry syrup. Immune boosting and safe.
Garlic and lemon tea. Chop a raw garlic clove, steep in hot water with lemon and honey. Intense, but garlic is naturally antiviral.

🤱 Breastfeeding? Do not stop.
If you have the flu, your body is making custom antibodies to fight it. By nursing, you pass those antibodies directly to your baby. You are their best protection.

If you want to go deeper and read the full blog post with more detail and context, head to 👉 https://scvbirthcenter.com/surviving-the-2026-flu-season/

02/12/2026

This is how relationship looks in the early days.
A newborn resting easily.
A midwife fully present.

Midwife Stephanie with little Lucian. No urgency. No performance. Just steady, attentive care in the quiet in-between moments that matter most.

At Roam Midwifery , care is intuitive and relational. It’s knowing when to check in and when to simply hold space. It’s presence over protocol, without ever compromising safety.

Within the shared home of SCV Birth Center , our collective of midwives creates room for this kind of care. Where families are supported gently, and babies are welcomed into a rhythm of calm, trust, and connection.

This is what it means to be known. 🌿

02/10/2026

Why We’re Re-Emerging

For the past year and a half, we stepped back.
Not because the work stopped, but because it needed to be recalibrated.

After many years as one of the highest-volume community birth practices in Los Angeles County, we paused to ask an important question:

What actually defines excellent care?

The answer wasn’t growth.
It was relationship.

We’re returning to this space not to showcase perfect births, curated images, or an idealized version of motherhood. We’re here to talk about a different model of care. One where people are known. One where time, listening, and continuity are clinically protective.

SCV Birth Center is no longer only a place people come to give birth.
We are a place people remain connected to across seasons of womanhood.

That includes pregnancy and birth, postpartum care, well-woman visits, hormone education, and support through perimenopause and menopause. You do not need to be pregnant to belong here.

We are a collective of midwives and practitioners who share this philosophy.

✨ Renee Sicignano, LM, CPM, IBCLC
Founder of SCV Birth Center with over 1,500 births attended. Renee brings decades of experience and evidence-based, relationship-centered care across the lifespan.

✨ Julia Underwood Midwifery , LM, CPM
Julia centers advocacy, culturally responsive care, and informed autonomy, with a deep commitment to supporting Black families and families of color.

✨ Roam Midwifery
Jordan McCart, LM, CPM and Stephanie Pihlmann, CNM support intuitive, grounded care rooted in trust, agency, and continuity.

This feed is not about perfection.
It’s about honesty, presence, and relationship.

We hope it helps you feel safe, informed, and welcome here. 🤍🌿

📍 23548 Lyons Ave suite b, Newhall, CA 91321
📞 (661) 254-3000
✨ Tours and consults available

01/16/2026

Calling all expectant families…

We’re excited to welcome you to a one-day, in-person childbirth preparation class at SCV Birth Center—a place where birth is honored, families are supported, and trust is built over time.

✨ Created for everyone—whether you’re planning a hospital birth, birth center birth, or home birth
✨ Practical, adaptable tools that work across all birth settings
✨ Grounded education (no fear, no fluff)
✨ Partner-inclusive strategies that truly support the birth process

This is childbirth education shaped by years of hands-on care and thousands of births—because preparation isn’t just about information, it’s about feeling held, capable, and ready.

All details are in the image below.
Space is limited to keep the experience personal and connected.

Founded in 2008, SCV Birth Center has become the longest-standing birth center in Los Angeles County—welcoming families, offering evidence-based care grounded in safety and compassion, and building trust one birth at a time. Accredited in 2015.

06/06/2025

🌿 New Moms Group Alert! 🌿

We’re excited to collaborate with and launch our upcoming SCV Birth Center Moms Group — a safe, supportive space to connect, share, and grow together in the beautiful (and sometimes messy!) journey of motherhood. 💛

🤱 Babes in arms are absolutely welcome!
👋 You don’t have to be a client of SCV Birth Center — all are invited!

Whether you’re a first-time mama or adding another little one to the mix, come join us for conversation, community, and connection.

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23548 Lyons Avenue, Ste B
Santa Clarita, CA
91321

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Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+16612543000

Website

http://scvbirthcenter.com/

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