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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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  • Birth Center of Chicago

    Chicago, IL
    773-232-2299
    www.birthcenterofchicago.com
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

    Our 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.

  • Chicago Nurse Midwife LLC

    Dr Lakieta T Edwards DNP CNM WHNP-BC
    Chicago, IL
    708-762-3322
    www.chicagonursemidwife.com/
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs, Northwestern Indiana

    Certified Nurse Midwife since 2014 with a Master of Science in Nursing on Midwifery from Frontier Nursing University. Doctorate in Nursing Practice- Topic: Providing Intrapartum care for survivors of sexual abuse. Bilingual in Spanish.

  • 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.

  • Community Chiropractic

    Stephanie Maj DC FICPA
    Chicago, IL
    773-528-8585
    communitychiropractic.net/
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

    Offering pediatric wholistic care, chiropractic, women’s health, and nutrition services. Pre and postnatal care. Pediatric Fellowship certified in Webster technique.

  • Gentle Birth Care Inc

    Hillary Kieser MS 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.

  • 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.

  • North Shore Assoc in Gyn/OB

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

    Midwives have 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.

  • PCC Community Wellness Center

    Berwyn, IL
    708-386-0845
    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 and the Birth Center at PCC.

  • Sleigh Family Chiropractic

    Katie Sleigh DC CACCP
    Arlington Heights, IL
    847-788-0880
    www.sleighfamilychiropractic.com/
    Area Served: Chicago's West Suburbs

    Certified by the ICPA in pediatrics and Webster Technique. Dr. Katie helps alleviate aches and pains that stress the mother’s (and therefore baby’s) body. But more importantly, her chiropractic adjustments help ensure baby has space for proper development and positioning.

  • West Suburban Midwife Associates

    Oak Park, IL
    708-848-3800
    westsubmidwives.com/
    Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

    Unique 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. Public insurance coverage for hospital charges only.