12/23/2025
Testimonial Tuesday! Our hearts are full 💕✨.
“What an incredible experience! We had the perfect midwife trio support my wife's natural birth, and I can't say I had ever witnessed such expertise and synergy in my life before. Katy Skarlatos (the owner), Katie Storck, and Emily Jalabert had such impressive cohesion, collective harmony, communication, and expertise. It was truly awesome to witness their teamwork. I really struggle to express my awe for these women, how gentle, warm, professional, competent and capable they are, but I hope my review can help others when it comes to choosing where to give birth.
My wife had a shorter than average active labor. We had narrowly made it to the parking lot of the birth center, but she was too far along to go inside and couldn’t move from clutching the back of her seat. The midwives rushed out and went right to work. They helped deliver our baby safely right there in the car, and then helped my wife and baby get to their room.
It's hard to describe the awesome scene I witnessed that night and the rest of the time we spent at Authentic. Words that come to my mind include pure class, highly attentive care, genuine empathy, and professionalism. Those midwives were completely in a flow state like they were one mind, and their ability to pivot quickly while still keeping in said flow state made the birth experience easier on all of us. Every step of the way there was informed consent, all needs taken care of, guidance, warmth, competence, and assistance at every turn.
A stay at Authentic is truly an experience that rivals any hotel or hospital. The warm lighting, the recessed boxes of fiber optic starlight on the ceiling, and the overall serene atmosphere made the Sophia Suite sublime and inviting. The shared common areas were always comfortable, and the whole facility was very clean.
My wife and I are so grateful for these women and for the birth center. I highly recommend Authentic to anyone expecting.”
