Know Your Options: Where to Birth in the Greater Philadelphia Area

Are you birthing in Philly and confused/overwhelmed/unsure about your options for place of birth and type of care provider?  Look no further!  Here is a comprehensive* list of all the options available to expectant families in the greater Philly area.  Here’s to positive, healthy, and well-informed birthing!

*There is surely a chance I have missed a provider or two here so please feel free to comment below with any additions!

**Notice some options overlap depending on how it’s group so check out the whole list.

***CNM refers to a Certified Nurse Midwife; CPM refers to a Certified Professional Midwife; LM refers to a Licensed Midwife; a great resource for sorting through the differences between the certifications is here:
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Hospitals
Bryn Mawr Hospital (Montgomery County)
Cooper Hospital (Camden NJ)
Delaware County Memorial Hospital (Delaware County)
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery (Montgomery County)
Hahnemann Hospital (Center City Philadelphia)
Holy Redeemer (Meadowbrook, Montgomery County)
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (West Philadelphia)
Inspira Medical Center Elmer (Elmer, NJ)
Jefferson Health (Center City Philadelphia)
Lankenau Medical Center (Wynewood, Montgomery County)
Paoli Hospital (Paoli, Montgomery County)
Pennsylvania Hospital (Center City Philadelphia)
Riddle Hospital (Media, Delaware County)
St. Mary’s Medical Center (Bucks County)
Temple University Hospital (North Philadelphia)
Virtua Hospital in Voorhees (Voorhees, NJ)

Birth Centers
LifeCycle Woman Care (formerly the Bryn Mawr Birth Center, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County)
The Birth Center in Wilmington (Wilmington, DE)
Valley Birth Place (Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County)

Homebirth Midwifery Practices
Inner Circle Midwifery, Asasiya Muhammad, CPM, LM
Luna y Sol Midwifery and Family Wellness, Terri Simmons, CPM
Midwifery Care Associates (NJ), CNMs
Midwives of New Jersey, CNMs
Midwifery Traditions, Kathy Hindle, CNM
Motherland Midwifery, Christy Santoro CPM
New Birth Experiences (NJ), Dina Aurichio CPM
Rising Moon Midwifery, Kate Aseron CPM
Urban Bush Baby Midwifery, Janeyne Sexton CPM
Woman Wise Midwifery, Karen Webster CPM

Waterbirth
Gentle Beginnings, Inspira Medical Center (Elmer, NJ)
Virtua OBGYN and Midwifery, Karen Shields, CNM, Virtua Voorhees (Voorhees, NJ)
Valley Birth Place, CNMs (Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County)
The Birth Center in Wilmington (Wilmington, DE)
*Waterbirth is an option when birthing at home

In-Hospital Low-Intervention Birthing Suites
Pennsylvania Hospital; jacuzzi tub available for laboring (not birthing)

Hospitals with Midwives on Staff
Bryn Mawr Hospital (Montgomery County)
Delaware County Memorial Hospital (Delaware County)
Doylestown Hospital (Bucks County)
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery (Montgomery County)
Hahnemann Hospital
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hospital
St. Mary’s Medical Center (Bucks County)

Independently Practicing Midwives with Hospital Privileges
Midwifery Traditions, Kathy Hindle, CNM (Einstein Montgomery Hospital, Montgomery County)
Valley Birth Place Birth Center and Woman Care, Barbara D’Amato, CNM (Einstein Montgomery Hospital, Montgomery County)
Woman Wise Midwifery, Ronni Rothman, CNM (Einstein Montgomery Hospital, Montgomery County)

VBAC
**VBAC options include hospitals with OB or midwifery care or homebirth in PA with CPMs

Thank you to those who contributed their knowledge in making this list accurate and comprehensive - Christy Santoro, midwife Mari-Carmen Farmer, and Lori Daley of Delco Doula Birth Services.

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