Tayna Monique Chessman
Home birth midwife

Tayna Monique Chessman

Licensed Midwife (LM)
Winchester, California
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Service area
45 from 92562
Openings
Jan 2027, Feb 2027 + 3 more
Payment
$6000
Experience
1 years / 200

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Services and specialties

Water birth VBAC First-time parents Lactation support Newborn screening Trauma-informed care

Fees and insurance

Package cost
$6000
Insurance and payment
Self-pay Commercial / Private Medicaid Provides superbill for reimbursement
Included in care
  • All prenatal visits
  • Birth attendance
  • Birth assistant
  • Postpartum home visits
  • 6-week postpartum visit
  • Newborn assessments
  • Birth supplies kit
  • Lactation support
  • We also offer a prenatal-care-only option in partnership with midwifery care. You’ll receive personalized prenatal care throughout your pregnancy, and your assigned doula will follow you into the hospital, giving you continuity of support from pregnancy through birth. If a home birth isn’t within your budget, this can be a wonderful alternative that still provides individualized, relationship-based care. Depending on your insurance plan, our prenatal care packages may have little to no out-of-pocket cost.

Credentials

Credential
Licensed Midwife (LM)
NPI
1689453987
License state
CA
Education
lifornia Licensed Midwife (LM) and Certified Professional Midwife (CPM). Training includes neonatal resuscitation, CPR and First Aid, obstetric emergency management, advanced breech birth education, VBAC support, lactation and postpartum care, and trauma-informed maternity care. I also serve as a professional doula trainer and educator, helping prepare birth professionals to provide knowledgeable, compassionate support to growing families.
Experience
1 years in practice, 200 births attended

Location and fit

Primary location
Winchester, California
Service area
45 from 92562
Backup hospital
Depends on location.
Languages
English, E
VBAC experience
Yes, I attend VBACs at home
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