Mountain River
BIRTH & REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES
Homebirth midwifery care and full spectrum doula support based in Sonoma County, California
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Paramount to our philosophy of care is the belief that all people have sovereignty of their bodies and their reproductive processes. We hold an underlying confidence in your body and your decisions about your own healthcare. We value the normalcy of reproductive processes and the many ways in which “normal” may present itself.
Our work is full spectrum and we believe in all people, all bodies, and that all reproductive choices should be accessible to everyone. Our commitment to reproductive work is grounded in the principle that people have the innate right to gentle, non-traumatic healthcare.
From guiding you through the journey to bringing new life into the world to helping you through pregnancy loss, we are here to support our clients. We meet our clients where they’re at, providing comprehensive, non-judgmental, individualized care.
A little about me
Morgan conway-o’neill, LM, CPM
SHE/THEY
I was born in my great grandmother’s bedroom under the redwoods in Cazadero, making home birth part of the foundation of who I am. I’ve always been struck by the inexplicably miraculous and yet wholly ordinary nature of our bodies during pregnancy, birth and fertility cycles. It has been my great pleasure to be raised within a family and community who have contributed to my trust in and reverence for our bodies’ natural processes.
Eight years after becoming a mother myself, I began my path to become a Licensed Midwife with the encouragement and support of my community. Elizabeth Davis’ Heart and Hands midwifery course led to my first apprenticeship in 2014. Later that year I started my long-term apprenticeship in a midwifery practice in Sebastopol where the bulk of my hands on learning and clinical experience took place. Here, I had the incredible opportunity to witness and care for pregnant people in a loving, supportive and co-creative environment and learn the intricacies of home birth midwifery care. I graduated from the National Midwifery Institute in Spring 2019 and received my Certified Professional Midwife and California Licensed Midwife credentials shortly thereafter.
I am passionate about reproductive rights of individuals and offer full spectrum support and options counseling. Access to high quality, individualized, client-led care is at the core of my values. I also deeply believe in the importance of body literacy and fertility awareness as a means of empowering us to feel safe and confident in our bodies. As a Licensed Midwife in the state of California, I’m excited for the opportunity to support you as you navigate the intricacies and moments of vulnerability and growth in your reproductive journey.
***Looking for Hannah? She’s stretching her midwife wings as a full time apprentice over at her newest apprenticeship placement. I’m always happy to forward any correspondence to her***
OUR SERVICES
Midwifery Care & Home birth
It is our deepest honor to offer midwifery services which include a comprehensive package of preconception, prenatal, labor and birth, and postpartum support. We offer individualized, holistic, loving care and education to our clients and families and work together with you to formulate the best care plan for your planned home birth. At this time, all visits will be held in your home, unless other arrangements are made.
WELL Body CARE
Many of us dread getting a pelvic exam and the whole experience of going to a clinic and getting on “the table”. We get it. We feel it too. We want to shout from the rooftops that midwifery has another way! Let us come to your home and offer a well body exam, we promise the experience will be wholly different than what you’ve experienced in a clinical setting. We want to support you in reclaiming your power by reminding you that you are in control of the visit and the exam, and your healthcare.
Our well body visits take place in your home and include STI screenings, annual exams and PAP tests.
Community Resources
– Childbirth Education –
Holistic Childbirth Preparation
– Practitioners –
Flourish Integrative Health- Acupuncture
Jennifer Monin, L.A.c- Acupuncture
Quenby Dolgushkin- Bodywork/Massage
– Birth/Family Photography –
Kelsey Joy Murphey Photography
– Postpartum Resources –
The Wild Rose Kitchen- Nourishing Prepared Meals
Three Leaves Foods- Community Supported Kitchen
Birth Realm- Postpartum Doulas/Night Doulas
– Insurance Billing –
- Birth Kit –
KIND WORDS
CONTACT
Please get in touch with us by using the form below or calling 707.695.1831.
Our fax is 707.339.4860
FEES for services
A Note On fees
Access to safe, grounded, comprehensive, midwifery care is central to our ethical framework. We do have standard fees for our services*.
We do not believe in offering discounts to folks who can pay in full by a certain date, or can otherwise easily afford our fees -that simply rewards the folks with means, and further contributes to the lack of access for folks in financial need.
* If our fees are prohibitive to you and a barrier to you accessing care, please reach out.
~~~If you are birthing outside of Sonoma County or are more than one hour from Petaluma, we may ask you to pay a one time travel fee.~~~
midwifery care/home birth
We offer an income based sliding scale for our Global Maternity Fee ranging from $5,000-$9,000. This fee includes prenatal, perinatal and postpartum midwifery care in your home. We include the fee for the assist midwife as well as the birth pool in our global fee.
~~~We also offer the full midwifery package of postpartum care for folks planning a hospital birth and seeking in home care and monitoring of the postpartum person and new baby for $2500.~~~
Other specialized midwifery packages available by request.
Hybrid care
We offer a few slots for hybrid care each year. Hybrid care is appropriate for folks who seek the depth and intimacy of care provided by a home birth midwife, but for a myriad of reasons are planning a hospital birth.
~The fee is $6500 and includes all prenatal and postpartum care as well as labor support at home (prior to admittance to planned site of birth) and in the planned site of birth/hospital.
Placenta medicine
You placenta can be processed into capsules as a stand alone service or an add on to other services and is $250.