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Women's Health

Midwives and family doctors can provide normal gynecological care for women. They often spend more time with clients and will take time to get to know you as an individual. They may support or provide alternative medicine choices. They should have a nonintervention oriented approach and take time to educate you about your options. As with childbirth, you will want to weigh the risks vs. benefits of any type of treatment. The emphasis of the practitioner/client relationship should be on the individual -- taking responsibility for their own health. There should be a partnership approach to your care.

See alphabetical listings for Illinois women's health practitioners 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.

"Liability concerns now appear to be taking precedence in community after community, rather than the well-being of women and their babies. This is a situation that must be addressed before the morbidity and mortality from unnecessary and inappropriate medical interventions become trends too difficult to reverse."
- Our Bodies Ourselves (OBOS), Executive Director Judy Norsigian

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  • Chicago Women’s Health Center

    Chicago, IL
    773-935-6126
    www.chicagowomenshealthcenter.org/
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

    Nonprofit, gyne services, fertility awareness classes, alternative insemination, public aid & sliding fee scale & insurance. Childbirth education and breastfeeeding classes. Emergency contraception also available.

  • Rachel A Fabbi DC DABCI FIAMA

    Fox Valley Natural Medicine LLC
    Geneva, IL
    331-248-0284
    www.foxvalleynaturalmedicine.com/
    Area Served: Chicago’s South Suburbs, Chicago’s West Suburbs

    Physician specializing in primary care natural medicine for families. A combination of functional medicine and natural therapies are used to investigate the cause and effectively treat. Common conditions treated: constipation, diarrhea, infections, allergies, gynecological, fertility, prostate, cardiovascular, thyroid/endocrine.

  • Gentle Birth Care Inc

    Hillary Kieser MS CNM APN
    Corrine Westing MS CNM APN
    Stephanie Martinez MS IBCLC CNM APN
    Oak Park, IL
    708-386-4292
    www.gentlebirthcare.com
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

    Certified nurse midwives supporting families who have chosen to deliver their new babies into the warm loving surroundings of their own homes. Waterbirth is available. Also seeing clients in offices in Chicago & Wheaton.

  • Rachel Harris APN CNM

    MidwivesCare LLC
    New Lenox, IL
    815-269-4344
    midwivescare.org
    Area Served: Chicago’s South Suburbs, Northwestern Indiana

    Certified Nurse Midwives provide prenatal, home birth, waterbirth, postpartum and well woman care from a wholistic perspective. International Board Certified Lactation Consultants provide in home or office breastfeeding support. Service area note: will travel up to 60 minutes from New Lenox, IL.

  • Peter Harvey LAc MSOM FABORM

    Eastern Healing
    Wheaton & Joliet, IL
    630-653-4358
    www.easternhealing.org
    Area Served: Chicago’s Southwest Suburbs, Chicago’s West Suburbs

    Trained in the U.S and China 1st Teaching Hospital Tian Jin, Infertility, OB/GYN disorders, labor induction, all pain, postpartum care, full family care, full herbal training. Trained in several acupuncture styles. Board certified in reproductive medicine (FABORM). Working closely with most fertility clinics.

  • Howard Brown Health Center

    Chicago, IL
    773-388-1600
    howardbrown.org/
    Area Served: Midwest Region

    One of the nation’s largest LGBTQ health centers. Women’s health services include primary/gynecological care, alternative insemination, breast and cervical cancer screening for uninsured women, STD/HIV testing, behavioral/mental health services, and support and social groups for LBTQ women.

  • Debi Lesnick CNM

    North Shore Assoc for OB/Gyn
    Wilmette, IL
    847-475-1224
    www.nsago.com/
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

    Certified since 1993, Also educated in Anthropology, Italian, and History. Fluent Italian. Excellent backup physicians. Teen, well woman, pre & post menopausal gyne care. Evanston Hospital. Offices in Wilmette and Glenview. VBAC offered.

  • PCC Community Wellness Center

    Berwyn, IL
    708-317-3035, (x 7912 if go through front desk)
    www.pccwellness.org/
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

    PCC offers comprehensive women’s health care, including prenatal, postpartum, family planning, and obstetrical/gynecological services. Certified Nurse-Midwives, Family Medicine Physicians, and Obstetrician/Gynecologists work collaboratively and attend births at West Suburban Medical Center, Westlake Hospital, and the Birth Center at PCC.

  • 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.