We listen to family troubles, we order lab work, we wipe tired brows. Mostly,
we are privileged to witness the beauty of people in their most honest, real states.

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"You have my deepest thanks for sharing your wisdom and your love for your work. Your commitment to your truth as a woman and healer shines through you.  Bless you."

Lesley, 1st time mom

Our Services

Angie and Dylan

Integrative Midwifery

  • Home birth - experienced in supporting families in natural birth

  • Water births since 1980

  • Complete prenatal, birth and postpartum care

  • Licensed and experienced in alternative medicine

  • Prescriptive abilities for pharmaceutical medicines

  • Trusting and working relationship with backup physicians

  • Preconception counseling

  • Birth Classes - The Inner Work of Birth

  • Breastfeeding support

 

Women’s Health Care
  • Annual exams, Pap smears and breast exams
  • Birth control options, including natural family planning, fitting of diaphragms and cervical caps, IUD insertion, and hormonal methods
  • Pregnancy and birth
  • Treatment of infections, menstrual problems and infertility
  • Menopausal symptoms and concerns
  • Postpartum depression
Pediatric Health Care
  • Well child exams, including initial newborn exam
  • Immunizations, most single dose and mercury free
  • Parents are informed and respected in their choice of vaccinations
  • Alternative treatment for childhood illnesses such as ear infections, cough, colds, flu, asthma
  • Use of antibiotics only when necessary or appropriate
  • Telephone consultation - 24 hour on call services
  • Parenting classes

 

Alternative Therapies
  • Botanical medicine - skilled and experienced in the use of herbal preparations
  • Homeopathy - classical homeopathy, including constitutional prescribing
  • Nutritional counseling - use of diet, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients
  • Mind/Body and lifestyle counseling
  • Hydrotherapy - use of hot and cold water as therapy

 

"Your love and respect of mothers and the birthing process shows in everything you do.
 Please know that you have made a significant difference in my and my family's life."

April, 1st time mom

Areas Served is shaded violet
  • Portland, Oregon metro area
  • North to Battleground and Vancouver, Washington
  • West to Beaverton, Hillsboro and Forest Grove
  • Southwest to McMinnville and Newberg
  • East to Sandy and Gresham
  • Southeast to Mollala, Canby, Aurora and Woodburn
  • South to Silverton, Keizer and north Salem

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