NATURAL BIRTH PLACE PROVIDERS, INC.
Maria King, CNM, RN, BSc (Hons), IBCLC Certified Nurse Midwife Lactation Consultant
Maria opened The Natural Birth Place, Inc., located in San Bernardino, CA in 2016. The Birth Center, and in particular the birth room, is the place where Maria is most at peace, and where the true "Magic of Birth" happens.
Maria first realized her dream of practicing midwifery in 1995, when she graduated as a Registered Midwife in the UK. Maria is now a nationally Board Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) through the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB), and holds a CA license through the Board of Registered Nursing for both Midwifery and Nursing.
Maria also holds certification as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). This enables her to provide continuum of care, through the postpartum period and beyond.
Maria's advanced practice credentials and acute care background in nursing and midwifery, within two great countries, has provided her with in-depth knowledge and expertise in the field of women's health, nursing, midwifery and lactation. Maria's extensive background has prepared her for the prompt recognition and swift management of emergent situations which she is recognized for. Her passion, foresight, astute thinking capabilities has awarded her admiration from many OBGYN's, Perinatologists and Pediatricians, whom invariably refer clients to her, and also the reason why many women and families seek out her services.
Maria is one in a million, she genuinely cares about all whom she attends to, and goes above and beyond to ensure provision of best care is provided to all under her company's care.
Maria is the only Advanced Practice Nurse Midwife, practicing midwifery in an out of hospital setting, within th e SB, Redlands, Yucaipa and Neighboring districts.
Michelle Rey, LM, CPM, BSAM, MA
Michelle Rey holds a Midwifery License with the California Medical Board as well as a Master's degree in Alternative Medicine. She has over thirty-five years of experience in Labor and Delivery and Surgery. Her holistic background helps the midwifery team provide a more extensive service to their clients.
Michelle believes that every birth is special, whether birth occurs at home, the birth center or the hospital. Each one is a unique and beautiful experience, and all deserve celebrating. No matter how a woman births her baby, every woman can benefit from having a midwife present to support and guide her through to the moment of birth.
As a Licensed Midwife, Michelle is privileged to have helped women and their families make these experiences as positive, healthy and as memorable as possible
Natural Birth Place Providers, Inc.
Together, Maria and Michelle complement each other with their unique backgrounds, and together they are able to offer clients more options, all under one roof. This helps decrease time, added stress and costs.
The Natural Birth Place, Inc., and it's Providers, is truly a "One Stop Shop" for services rendered to women, newborns and their families which includes Lactation services, well woman care, annual exams, PAP’s, pregnancy, natural birth including water birth, postpartum and newborn care, breastfeeding and Lactation support, along with a variety of classes.
“Just as a woman’s heart knows how and when to pump, her lungs to inhale, and her hand to pull back from fire, so she knows when and how to give birth.”
Virginia Di Orio
Why Choose a Midwife?4 Differences Between Midwives and Physicians
Education
The most obvious difference between midwives and physicians is the type of education they receive. An OB/GYN has gone through four years of formal medical school, four years of a medical residency that involves surgical training and an additional three years in a residency specific to obstetrics and gynecology. In most cases, an OB/GYN has never seen a home birth and may have never witnessed a birth in a birthing center. Midwives are also trained but their training is much different. Midwifery training is focused solely on the reproductive care of women, with the specific intent of supporting women through their pregnancy and labor, providing regular prenatal care to the mother and her baby as well as providing post-natal care and breastfeeding support. There are different levels of midwifery training, CNM, CM and LM/CPM.
Different Models of Care
This is where it gets a bit tricky. In the “general world” the midwifery model of care – which is mother-and-child-based – is much different than the medical model, which is about controlled medical management of a safe, healthy pregnancy and birth. This latter view of childbirth has led to medical interventions that are not always necessary, nor are they optimal for positive birth outcomes. However, the pendulum is swinging back into balance. For example, in a practice like ours – where Nurse Midwives are on staff – women can enjoy the best of both models. They can experience a normal healthy pregnancy and birth process (pregnancy is NOT a disease, or a sickness – it is a normal and healthy biological event!) and medical support is close at hand if it is needed.
Healthy vs High-Risk Pregnancy
An educated and trained midwife will never sign on as the sole healthcare provider for a woman who is experiencing a “high-risk pregnancy”. Once a pregnancy is determined to be high-risk, midwives will refer the mother to an OB/GYN if she doesn’t have one of her own so the OB and the midwife can work together as a team for the safest and healthiest outcome for mother and child. This is a wonderful alternative because the mother has all modern medical conventions can offer but still gets the continuous emotional support from her midwife.
The Birthing Experience
An OB/GYN is working in shifts in addition to being on call for her patients. This means that there is often more than one woman at a time in labor, and the
OB is dividing her time between them. In some hospitals, this may mean less one-on-one interaction with the OB. A midwife, or a team of midwives, works with women exclusively and is with the mother from the time true labor begins, all the way through the birth of the baby. Statistically, women who employ the
assistance
of a midwife are less likely to require labor induction, pain medications, epidurals and other medical/surgical interventions, which is why the combination of nurse midwives and OBs can be such a powerful one.
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