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Maternity Care Rooted in Support, Education, and Respect
Maternity Care in Charlotte, NC
At Well Body & Birth, we provide maternity care in the greater Charlotte area that honors your voice, your body, and your choices. Our services are grounded in the midwifery model of care, which recognizes pregnancy and birth as natural, physiological processes. We are here to walk alongside you with compassion and evidence-based support from your first prenatal appointment through postpartum recovery and beyond.
Our birthing center is designed to feel like home: peaceful, warm, and centered on your comfort and autonomy. Whether you’re planning your first baby or looking for a different experience this time around, we offer whole-person maternity care for a more connected and empowering journey.
What You Can Expect From Our Maternity Care
When you give birth at Well Body & Birth, you’re welcomed into a peaceful, supportive space designed with your comfort and autonomy in mind. Our birth center provides personalized, evidence-based care throughout your labor, birth, and immediate postpartum—honoring your body’s wisdom and your unique journey.
This model allows us to offer care that is holistic, inclusive, and deeply personal. Whether you’re birthing in our center or transferring care as needed, you will be met with respect, dignity, and continuous support.
All-Inclusive Maternity Care Package
Our maternity care is designed to eliminate surprises and build trust.
Complete prenatal care from your first visit through birth
On-call midwifery care for labor and delivery
Access to childbirth education and prenatal wellness classes
Postpartum care and newborn checks
Lactation support
Access to our referral network and community resources
Why Families Choose Well Body & Birth for Prenatal Care
At Well Body and Birth, you can expect a dedicated team who truly listens, honors your experience, and gives you the time and attention you deserve at every visit.
Midwives
Care focused on autonomy and evidence-based practices
Home-like Atmosphere
Peaceful, home-like birth center setting
All identities Welcome
Culturally inclusive, trauma-informed, and affirming care
Gentle birth outcomes
Lower rates of intervention and cesarean birth
Here’s what you can expect:
Midwifery + Supportive Team Care
Labor, birth, and postpartum care in one of our cozy, private birth suites, supported by a certified nurse-midwife (CNM) and a skilled RN birth assistant.
Gentle Monitoring
We use handheld dopplers for intermittent fetal monitoring, allowing you freedom of movement while still keeping your baby’s well-being front and center.
Freedom to Move and Birth Your Way
We encourage you to move, sway, squat, and birth in whatever positions feel best to you. This is your birth—your comfort and instincts lead the way.
Hydrotherapy & Water Birth Options
Labor and birth in water can ease intensity and support relaxation. You’ll have access to both showers and deep tubs for hydrotherapy and water birth.
Skin-to-Skin & Delayed Cord Clamping
Immediate skin-to-skin bonding and delayed cord clamping are standard ensuring gentle transition and vital connection for both mom and baby.
Your Circle, Your Choice
You decide who joins your birth space. Whether that includes children, partners, parents, or close friends, our environment supports your chosen community.
Safe, Thoughtful Transfers if Needed
If medical needs arise, we coordinate a respectful and smooth transfer to a trusted hospital at any point during labor, birth, or the postpartum period—always with your safety and dignity at the forefront.
Minimal Intervention Philosophy
No routine episiotomies. No routine IVs. No continuous fetal monitoring. No forced separation of mom and baby. We trust the natural process and your body’s ability to birth.
More About Our Maternity Care Services
Prenatal Care
Our prenatal care prioritizes time, connection, and education. Unlike traditional medical models, we offer longer prenatal appointments that give space for your questions, concerns, and conversations about your goals and preferences.
Prenatal care includes:
Initial consultation and health history review
Regular checkups with our midwives
Lab work and routine prenatal testing
Nutritional and wellness guidance
Emotional and mental health check-ins
Education about physiological birth and informed consent
Referrals to chiropractors, massage therapists, and other holistic providers as needed
Our care is personal. We take time to get to know you and ensure you feel truly seen and supported.
Childbirth Education Classes
Education is power. Our childbirth education classes are included in your care package and offer you and your birth partner the tools to understand labor, birth, and postpartum with confidence.
Our courses cover:
Understanding stages of labor
Pain management options and comfort measures
Partner support techniques
Informed decision-making and your rights in birth
Creating your personalized birth plan
Postpartum Care
Your care doesn’t end after birth. We continue to walk with you through your healing and adjustment.
Postpartum care includes:
In-home or in-center visits within the first 48 hours
Additional follow-up visits at 1 week, 3 weeks, and 6 weeks postpartum
Emotional wellness check-ins and screening for postpartum mood disorders
Breastfeeding and lactation support
Guidance on infant care and recovery
We are here to make sure you feel confident, cared for, and never alone.
Lactation & Feeding Support
Feeding your baby can come with unexpected challenges. Our lactation support services are integrated into your care and available beyond your postpartum period.
Support includes:
Help with latch and positioning
Milk supply support
Troubleshooting discomfort or challenges
Pumping and storage guidance
Whether you’re planning on breastfeeding, pumping, combo-feeding, or exploring other options, we’re here to support you on your lactation journey with what works best for you and your baby.
Client Testimonials
Begin Your Journey With Us
Choosing where and how you give birth is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. At Well Body & Birth, we are here to help you feel empowered, informed and supported every step of the way.
Contact us to schedule your orientation and learn more about our maternity care serving the greater Charlotte area. Let us walk this journey with you—from bump to baby and beyond.
