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Midwives - Hospital Based

"A midwife's work means something: It prepares the woman to go through childbirth in a way that's transformative and empowering. The empowerment and self respect she learns in labor is passed on to the child in a loving relationship."
- Ina May Gaskin CPM

Certified Nurse Midwives - CNM's are licensed and regulated under their nursing license. They are the are primary care for low risk pregnant mothers. They can practice in hospitals, birth centers, or attend home births. In the US they are one of the fastest growing professions. In every other country, with socialized medicine, midwives attend the majority of births.

Not all midwives are non-intervention oriented. You must interview and know what kinds of questions to ask to evaluate if they are a good match for you. BirthLink can help with this process please call us for referrals or to consider a birth options consultation.

See alphabetical listings for Illinois certified nurse midwives below. Please contact the practitioner directly to schedule an appointment or if you have any questions. Be sure to let them know BirthLink sent you!

If you can't find a practitioner near you please contact us.

Practitioner Spotlight

West Suburban Medical Center

Offering low-intervention birthing with the personal care of experienced, supportive midwives and staff, the Alternative Birthing Center at West Suburban Medical Center provides nitrous oxide as a pain relief option; free-mobility labor; spacious home-like rooms; water tubs for labor and birth; along with high quality care for you and your baby. We offer many unique, progressive pregnancy-related classes by leading experts.

Two midwife practices offer prenatal and birth services at the ABC: PCC South Family Family Health Center & West Suburban Midwife Associates. Contact them directly for a free interview.

  • Little Company of Mary Midwives

    Evergreen Park, IL
    708-636-9205
    www.lcmh.org/?pageID=177
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

    Committed to the women we serve. Offering non-interventive birth, VBAC, waterbirth, and hypnobirthing. Strongly support evidence-based practice and respectful care of women and families. Well-woman care, adolescents to menopause. Meet us and tour the Family Birth Center. Wide range of insurance coverage.

  • Midwest Center for Women’s Healthcare

    Evanston, IL
    847-869-3300
    www.mcwhc.com/
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

    Master’s prepared Certified Nurse Midwife. Preconception & prenatal care with deliveries at Evanston Hospital. Full scope gynecological care with special interest in contraception, counseling, adolescent healthcare and midwife menopause care. Offices in Evanston & Glenview. Supportive collaborating physicians.

  • Midwives at Swedish Covenant

    Chicago, IL
    773-989-6200
    www.swedishcovenant.org/for-patients-and-visitors/medical-services/chicago-midwives
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

    Our group of Certified Nurse-Midwives is committed to providing a natural, non-interventive childbirth experience and a holistic approach to women’s healthcare. Our mission is to partner with our patients and empower women to participate in decision making.

  • North Shore Assoc in Gyn/OB

    Wilmette, IL
    847-475-1224
    www.nsago.com/
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

    Excellent backup physicians. Teen, well woman, pre & post menopausal gyne care. Evanston Hospital. Offices in Wilmette and Glenview. VBAC offered. Privately owned practice which means they have more autonomy and flexibility.

  • Northwestern Medical Group

    Chicago, IL
    312-926-8811
    680obgyn.nm.org/
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

    Midwives at Northwestern Memorial Hospital

  • PCC Community Wellness Center & Free Standing Birth Center at PCC

    Berwyn, IL
    708-317-3035
    www.pccwellness.org/
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs, Midwest Region

    PCC’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 and PCC’s free-standing birth center, the Birth Center at PCC. Waterbirths available. VBAC available at West Suburban.

  • West Suburban Midwife Associates

    Gayle Riedmann CNM
    Claire Michelsen CNM
    Tara Dethmers CNM
    Melissa Furlete-Koski CNM
    Julie Brown CNM
    Oak Park, IL
    708-848-3800
    westsubmidwives.com/
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

    Unique CNM-owned private practice. Non-intervention birth, water birth, VBAC, VBA2C and caring support in the Alternative Birth Center of West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park. Well-woman gynecology, annual exams and pap smears, contraception and pre-conception planning. In-network for most PPOs, Chicago health System HMO, discounts for self pay.