Home Birth Midwife in Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Our directory lists one home birth midwife in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, a Direct-Entry Midwife (DEM). Before you hire anyone, ask about her license, the area she covers and her openings near your due date.
Midwives in Ardmore
Carol Poorman Shih
Direct-Entry Midwife (DEM)
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Listings near Ardmore
Another 4 midwives practice in nearby Pennsylvania towns, listed below with rough distances.
Straight-line distances from Ardmore, so they're approximate. Home birth midwives often travel to families, so ask whether she serves your address.
- Titilola Ogbeide, Certified Professional Midwife (CPM)
Philadelphia, PA · about 4 mi - Victoria S Dean, Certified Professional Midwife (CPM)
Philadelphia, PA · about 5 mi - Autumn Nelson, Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)
Philadelphia, PA · about 6 mi - Mayumi Reina Miller, Direct-Entry Midwife (DEM)
Philadelphia, PA · about 10 mi
What to know in Ardmore
- LicensingPennsylvania licenses certified nurse-midwives (CNMs). Certified professional midwives (CPMs) hold a national credential but aren't state-licensed, and the new certified midwife (CM) license is still being set up. Who can attend a home birth in Pennsylvania.
- CostHome birth midwife fees averaged $4,650 (median $4,400, range $2,000 to $9,921) in a 2021 national survey of 129 practices by Anderson and Gilkison. There's no Ardmore-only survey, so ask each practice for its current fees in writing.
- Medical AssistancePennsylvania Medical Assistance pays enrolled, licensed midwives, but whether it pays for a planned home birth depends on your HealthChoices plan, so call your plan to confirm. How to check your plan.
- Hospitals nearbyBryn Mawr Hospital (about 2 mi); Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania (about 6 mi); Riddle Memorial Hospital (about 8 mi). These come from a public hospital dataset. That doesn't mean a listed midwife transfers there, so ask each practice which hospital it uses.
Our Pennsylvania home birth guide covers licensing, cost, Medical Assistance, the questions to ask and how the months unfold.
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