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Birth Center of Chicago
Chicago, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsOur freestanding birth center is guided by care of Certified Nurse Midwives, all APRNs with a minimum of a masters degree and expertise in well body, gyne, low-risk pregnancy and birth care. Please contact them to learn more.
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Burr Ridge Birth Center
Burr Ridge, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsOur freestanding birth center is guided by the care of Certified Nurse Midwives, all APRNs with a minimum of a masters degree and expertise in well body, gyne, low-risk pregnancy and birth care.
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PCC Community Wellness Center & Free Standing Birth Center at PCC
Berwyn, ILArea Served: Chicago & Suburbs, Midwest RegionPCC’s Certified Nurse-Midwives offer full-scope midwifery care, including prenatal, postpartum, family planning, and obstetrical/gynecological services. Midwives attend births at West Suburban Medical Center, ABC, and PCC’s free-standing birth center, the Birth Center at PCC. Waterbirths available. VBAC available at West Suburban. For questions about midwifery options email Mary Sommers – Director – at the above email.
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Wisconsin Guild Of Midwives
Entire State of WI and, ILArea Served: State of Illinois, State of WisconsinLicensed Midwives in the state, who undergo specialized clinical training to provide out-of-hospital care for families planning to birth in private homes and free-standing birth centers. The Wisconsin Guild of Midwives supports the right of every family to have access to a skilled and licensed midwife. Some member midwives also practice in IL.
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Alternative and Free Standing Birth Centers
Alternative Birth Centers are actually special rooms on the regular labor and delivery floor within the hospital. The birthing suites are larger and have more natural birth equipment, sometimes including special hydrotherapy tubs. The main difference between regular L & D (labor and delivery or family birthing center) and the ABC (alternative birth center) is that you must commit to having a natural childbirth and all staff and your primary care will do everything they can to help make that happen. If some complication does arise, or you change you mind, you will be transferred to the regular floor. Many parents have reported having very special experiences with the ABC. Some have called it the next best thing to birthing at home!
Free standing birth centers are separate facilities from hospitals. Illinois was the only state that had a law against them. The process of reversing the law and establishing new rules and regulations took many, many years.
Be sure to check the Midwives category for more information on licensing for midwives in Illinois.
Please contact the practitioner directly to schedule an appointment or to schedule a tour of these birth centers. Be sure to let them know BirthLink sent you!
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