At Puget Sound Birth Center we believe that birth matters and that a shared experience of the pregnancy and birth journey strengthens parents, babies and the bonds between them.

The midwives at the Puget Sound Birth Center promote the Midwives Model of Care© providing

• time and attention focused on optimizing health and minimizing risks for our clients and babies

• individualized and continuous care throughout pregnancy, birth and postpartum

• minimal and appropriate use of interventions based on available evidence and mutual consent

• appropriate and timely referrals to hospital based care

We adhere to the four pillars of safe midwifery care and believe them to be a shared responsibility among midwives, clients and the medical community:

1. Well-trained midwives

2. Healthy clients

3. Low risk pregnancies

4. Ready access to emergency medical services

It is our experience that birth works when those laboring are comfortable in their surroundings, are well cared for by those attending them, have freedom of movement and eat and drink as they wish.

Finally, we are committed to applying the midwifery model of care and our collective resources to achieving health equity and best outcomes for all mothers and babies.