Northern Star Birth Services | Becky Coolidge [Home Birth]
As home birth midwives, we are skilled at helping you manage your pain through movement, position changes, hot and cold compresses, emotional support, visualizations, etc.
We do not support high risk pregnancies.
Accepts Medicaid : No
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Outcomes
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- Number of VBAC deliveries per year -
- Epidural Rate - 4
- Overall Induction Rate - 2
- Early Elective Deliveries - 0
- Episiotomy Rate - 0
Epidural rate reflects rate for mothers who transport to the hospital in labor and have an epidural there.
Meet Becky!
Certified Professional Midwife Licensed in Illinois and Southern Wisconsin
Becky’s journey into midwifery began in high school when she supported a friend during her birth, sparking a lifelong passion for supporting women through childbirth. She began apprenticing in 1989 with a homebirth midwife and has been attending births ever since. Becky earned an Associate’s Degree in Midwifery and is licensed in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Outside of midwifery, she’s a grandmother, a knitting enthusiast, and a genealogy hobbyist.
My Birth Philosophy
I regard a woman’s pregnancy and birth as a sacred space, designed to be guarded and nurtured as she follows her own body’s path for growing and bringing her baby into the world. The innate wisdom for navigating this unfolding time is the cornerstone of the midwifery model of care. While the physiological birth process works beautifully most of the time, there are a handful of scenarios that may benefit from a helping hand. As I come alongside you in your pregnancy and birth journey, my role is to be your helping hand when you feel you need one.
In addition to practicing with Northern Star Midwifery, I attend home births with Gentle Birth Care and birth center births at Authentic Birth Center, in Wauwatosa WI.
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You can rent a birthing tub or use your own bathtub for hydrotherapy and potentially water birth.