Pat Schwaiger, RN, Licensed Midwife, is the owner and senior midwife for the Mountain Midwives Center, in Billings Montana. Pat has practiced midwifery since 1980, and has delivered over 500 babies. Almost all of these births have occurred in the homes of the families who are giving birth. "I believe home-birth is a safe and reasonable choice for women who have maintained a low-risk pregnancy."
The Center is a house which serves as a prenatal clinic and a training site for aspiring midwives and expectant parents. Downstairs is a private apartment where several babies have been born to families who want a home-birth, but live too far away. Wyoming couples are welcome to deliver here, due to the difficult legal status of midwifery and home-birth in Wyoming.
There is no charge for your first prenatal visit.
The Mountain Midwives Center offers complete care to the birthing family. This includes total prenatal care, childbirth classes, home-birth, water birth, doula service, breastfeeding consultation, and postpartum housecalls. We also have a Certified Massage Therapist on staff, who can provide prenatal massage, as well as infant massage.
The word, "Midwife" literally means "with woman". Although Pat is the only Licensed Midwife at the Center, the Mountain Midwives staff is made up of seven professionals who are indeed "with" the women who become our clients, providing personalized services throughout pregnancy and the first few weeks after the baby arrives. These are:
Pat Schwaiger, RN, Licensed Midwife
Valerie Harper, Midwife's Assistant
Sherri Bothwell, Manager for the Mountain Midwives Center
Renee Lehman, RN, Breastfeeding Consultant
Kim Achziger, Certified Massage Therapist
Bonnie Gregory, Herbalist
Ashley Gibbs, "Birth and Breakfast" Coordinator (This is the program in which babies can be born at the Center)
Please call if you have questions or to make an appointment: 406-245-6654.
Or e-mail:
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2/29/2008
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I found your site as I was searching for nurse midwirery as a profession in the future. I am drawn to Wyoming and was sad when I read your comment about the difficulties of practicing in the state of WY. I will do further research to see what this entails. Congrats on your practice, I'm sure it's amazing!
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I am curious about at home births.
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