At Home Birth
Tap into the comfort of the familiar-greet your baby in your own home.
There’s something powerful about staying in the comfort of your own space. For many, laboring and giving birth at home feels natural, safe, and deeply grounding. You’re surrounded by the people you trust, in the place where your body already knows how to relax and let go.
For low-risk clients, home birth is a safe and supported option. You won’t need to time contractions in traffic or transition into an unfamiliar space—you’ll simply stay where you are, and your birth team will come to you.
“Thank you to all the kind and skilled midwives at Alma! You took care of my mind, body and spirit during a transformative time . I look back on my pregnancy, labor/delivery and postpartum period so positively and I always will! What a gift to begin motherhood on such solid ground!”
A home birth supply list will be given to you at the onset of 3rd trimester if you decide to birth at home in the Portland area (sorry, no Washington home births). The midwives will provide a home visit at 36 weeks gestation to become familiar with your home and to check over your birth supplies. This is an exciting visit because the home visit makes it all seem really real — this baby really is coming!
The supplies we bring to your home include: a birth tub (extra fee), all our usual tools & medications, oxygen, resuscitation supplies, and the same emergency birth supplies as we have available at the birth center. We do not have nitrous oxide available for home use. See link to full list of medication and supplies here.
After birth, we’ll care for you and your baby, tidy up, and even start the laundry.
The midwives are just a call away when questions or concerns arise and return to the home on day one for continued care. See Postpartum - Home Birth for more information.
