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Chicago Women’s Health Center
Chicago, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsNonprofit, gyne services, fertility awareness classes, alternative insemination, public aid & sliding fee scale & insurance. Childbirth education and breastfeeeding classes. Emergency contraception also available.
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Gentle Birth Care Inc
Hillary Kieser MS CNM APN
Corrine Westing MS CNM APN
Stephanie Martinez MS IBCLC CNM APNOak Park, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsCertified 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.
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Howard Brown Health Center
Chicago, ILArea Served: Midwest RegionOne 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.
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Debi Lesnick CNM
North Shore Assoc for OB/GynWilmette, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsCertified 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.
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PCC Community Wellness Center
Berwyn, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsPCC 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.
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West Suburban Midwife Associates
Gayle Riedmann CNM
Claire Michelsen CNM
Tara Dethmers CNM
Melissa Furlete-Koski CNM
Julie Brown CNMOak Park, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsUnique 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.
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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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