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LOCAL HOMEBIRTH MIDWIVES (besides those at BirthCare [listed below]

Washington, DC

The Family Health & Birth Center (formerly the District of Columbia Birth Center) - a freestanding birth center staffed by midwives. continuity of care is assured through the services of certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and pediatric nurse-practitioners (PNPs). CNMs provide prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum, and gynecological services, attending births at the Center and at Washington Hospital Center, where they have a consulting relationship with the OB/GYN Staff.
Hours for appointments are M-F, 9-5 PM. 801 17th St NE, Washington, DC. (202) 398-5520.

Metro Area Midwives & Allied Services (M.AM.A.S). Midwives Mairi Breen Rothman, CNM and Erin Fulham, CNM, provide home birth services in the District of Columbia. For more informaton, call 301-674-9976 (Ms. Rothman) or 301-412-8800 (Ms. Fulham).

Whitney Pinger, CNM, has a midwifery practice for women desiring a hospital birth. Ms. Pinger is a faculty member of the Department of Women and Infants' Services at Washington Hospital Center. She can be reached at 202-255-3108.

Maryland

Midwifery Care Associates. Although they no longer offer out-of-hospital births, they do provide excellent midwifery care in the hospital setting at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, MD. Their new offices (as of 12/08) are at 11301 Rockville Pike, 3rd Level North Bethesda, MD 20895. You can also schedule appointments in their Frederick office: 77 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite H, Frederick, MD 21702.

Dimensions OB/GYN Associates: A Women's Practice of Physicians and Midwives. Located in Prince George's County. Two offices: Glenridge Office (7582 Annapolis Rd., Lanham, MD. 301-618-1550) and Suitland Office (5408 Silver Hill Road, Forestville, MD. 301-735-7503). Deliveries are at Prince George's Hospital in Cheverly, MD.

Bay Area Midwifery Center. A freestanding birth center located in Anne Arundel County, adjacent to Anne Arundel Medical Center. A full scope midwifery practice offering well-woman care, family planning, preconception counseling, and prenatal care to low-risk pregnant women. Staffed by four certified nurse midwives, Bay Area offers birth center births and hospital births at Anne Arundel Medical Center. 410-573-1094.

Virginia

BirthCare. A service of certified nurse-midwives located in Alexandria, Virginia. They serve families giving birth outside the hospital. They attend home births in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia within a 45-mile radius of Washington, D.C. They also attend births at their nationally accredited birth center in Old Town Alexandria for women and families who prefer a birth center experience. Clients have come to us from as far away as Winchester, Warrenton, Ellicott City, Gaithersburg, and Southern Maryland. In addition to their birth services, they also work with women seeking personalized gynecologic care, and family planning. 1501 King St. Alexandria, VA. 703-549-5070.

Loudoun Community Midwives. Offers gynecology, prenatal care, obstetrics, and births attended with full-time nurse midwifery support and obstetrician backup. All births take place at Loudoun Hospital Center's Birthing Inn, a beautiful new facility in Leesburg, Virginia. 44055 Riverside Parkway, Suite 208, Leesburg, VA 20176. 703-726-1300

The Physician and Midwife Collaborative Practice. Kenmore Office: 4660 Kenmore Ave., Suite 902, Alexandria, VA 22304. 703.370.430. Sherwood Hall Office: 2616 Sherwood Hall Lane
Suite 208, Alexandria, VA 22306. 703.780.6900. Lake Ridge Office: 12508 Lake Ridge Dr., Lake Ridge, VA 22192. 703.491.1122

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Last updated: July, 2008