Sarah Dunn actually takes the time to communicate with you through every single appointment. Which is amazing compared to the 15 minutes you get when you go through the hospital midwives. She makes me feel empowered, loved, cared about & she is so great at her job! She is like a therapist through our sessions, I always come out of the appt feeling way better than when I went in. We focus a lot on my diet and supplements to make sure baby is getting everything he needs. I wish I could give her 10/5 stars because she is fantastic!! I recommend her to everyone of my pregnant friends. I am so excited to give birth at her birthing center! read more

We didn't have a great experience with Sarah. Unfortunately she has removed her google reviews and my review with it. Things were going good to begin with but she soon started to dismiss some concerns I had. When I felt uncomfortable to proceed any further with her we transferred to another Ob and thats when the problems really started. She had 0 medical records for me and to this day we have still never seen any medical records. She lost payments that I needed to provide records of myself and thankfully we were able to recoup some of our money but it took months. She consistently didn't respond to email or phone calls and had an excuses each time as to why she couldn't get back to us. She also failed to provide a supper receipt for us to bill insurance and I tried for over a year to get that. Unfortunately it was never provided so we were never able to submit to insurance or recoup that back. I think things would have been ok if I had developed medical conditions but unfortunately it did and we discovered the unprofessional side of the business. Just something to consider when looking into midwifery care. read more

**Update** The 2nd midwife apprentice to leave Sarah Dunn and Ancient Paths has reached out to me and apologized for my experience that she witnessed. I'm grateful to her for validating said experience and apologizing. I have always believed that she wasn't filled with malice, but rather trying her best to keep her boss happy while helping me. Though Sarah has asked moms and friends to help "bury" our reviews and has tried to report them to make them disappear, it means the world to have someone else who was actually there apologize and understand* **MOMMIES BEWARE** Sarah Dunn has done everything she can to delete and discredit all negative comments and reviews. She tries to discredit people's honest negative reviews by manipulating others into believing those clients are "crackheads", thieves, weird, and in my case, "mentally ill". I can assure you, I'm not. If you want the truth, go to ratemds.com. 1.5 stars! Sarah grossly misrepresents her true self and quality (or lack thereof) of service when you first meet her or look at her website. Most of it is blowing smoke up your...ya know. I wanted an alternative to the clinical hospital experience and fell for her phony act- essential oils, homey rooms, unconventional methods and all. That illusion was shattered quickly. I noticed how much of a gossipy bully she was. Sarah discussed other patients in front of or with me. She didn't even miss a beat one time when she made fun of the client she saw before me right after she walked out the door. It made me reluctant to give my information or be vulnerable with her. Something that's important to feel comfortable doing with your medical advisor. She wrote most of my concerns off as me just having anxiety or being crazy. Yes, she said I was crazy- twice! She talked down to me and treated me like I should know better when this was actually my first birth! I often was berated and treated like I was ridiculous but she would turn around and tell me I could ask anything. I was so confused and filled with anguish. She is not punctual at all. I'd show up early and be left waiting 30+ minutes past my appointment time. I'd text her and everything. You'd hear her phone go off but she would just carry on laughing and gabbing. She isn't prompt with responding. In fact, I tried to schedule my appointment with her and it took two days. She didn't schedule it until after 10 pm on the second day after she'd "finished her wine and finally gotten on her laptop". Unreliable. How was I to get feel comfortable reaching her in emergencies? I went to the hospital over a severe pain toward the end of my pregnancy. It hurt so bad I struggled to walk and even dropped to my knees.She showed up for another birth, saw I was there and passive-aggressively questioned why I was. I was told to sit in the waiting room where I was further berated. She told me to put my phone down and stop texting my mom who was just checking if I was okay. I'm an adult! That is my concerned MOTHER! Once again, my concerns were written off as over reacting. I had other pain with symptoms days later, and I texted her through the night as they intensified and there was blood. The next day or two, for the entirety of my appt, she berated me-again. She told me, "I can't be up all night for that" and to stop discussing my symptoms with my mother because "she isn't a doctor". I was made to second guess my intuition and symptoms. So bad to the point I was in labor and she STILL questioned me! I gathered the courage to tell her I thought I was in labor and she said she was going to bed and I should get rest. Even with sending her the timing, she STILL told me to rest. My boyfriend had to get in the phone with her. At that point, I was already in active labor! I had to transfer to the hospital. At the clinic, I wasn't dilating, my cervix was swollen and it was excrutiating. I wanted to transfer because I was in severe pain and Sarah kept getting upset at me for "freaking out." At the hospital doors she told me "Okay, you can NOT lose your s***!"- while I'm trying to walk in active labor, mind you. In the room she was stressing me out more, discouraging me and being stern instead of warm and empowering as she promised. At one point when the nurses missed my vein several times, the overall pain became unbearable and I lost control over my breathing. I started shaking. She aggressively squeezed my foot and with wide eyes told me to knock it off as if I was doing it to be dramatic. She degraded me more than once in front of my family and nurses. She was in the way of nurses doing their job. She even got annoyed at a machine and asked which button to push to turn it off. She talked over a nurse trying to tell me how to push. She was in the way of pictures-taking her own. I never got post natal care and my boyfriend said we were no longer to see her or trust me and the baby in her care after our ordeal. read more

The care I received during my pregnancy and postpartum was so much more than I ever could have asked for. I was so terrified and anxious about getting pregnant after my miscarriage. Sarah let me cry and helped guide me through my emotions and helped me welcome my son into the world. She was always just a text away if I ever had any questions. Every appointment we had was at least an hour if not more and she talked with me about how I was and not just about the baby which was something I needed when I felt like my pregnancy was overshadowing who I was as a person. My husband loved knowing that we were in such loving and capable hands. The delivery of my son was such an amazing experience and if we ever decide to have another baby, there's no one else I would turn to read more

Sarah Dunn is the midwife of my dreams. She works hard to create an aunthentic relationship with the women who come to her and the babies she cares for before they are even earthside. Safety is of utmost importance to her and she loves what she does. Passion is evident all throughout the birth center from the relationships that are formed to the rooms they are formed in. I highly recommend! read more

Sarah Dunn was my midwife for my birth in September. She was amazing. I knew in my heart that what I wanted was to birth at her center but I had some anxiety due to my previous birth trauma. Sarah helped me to work through it and have the most amazing labor/delivery. My previous births had left me traumatized but my birth with Sarah left me feeling whole again. It was exactly what I needed. She cares about the whole woman and not just catching the baby. read more

Sarah was the midwife for our first two boys and the doula for our 3rd. We are incredibly happy with the love and support that she has given our family. She is quick to respond to text and very knowledgeable. I have always felt comfortable with her and loved and supportive. She also is an excellent coach, especially during the birth process. Birth can be a scary thing and I love that she addresses the fear part and helps you release that. If I was having another baby, she would definitely be delivering my fourth. read more

My experience with ancient path was very positive. My husband and I had just relocated from Omaha Nebraska to northern Idaho when I unexpectedly became pregnant with my second child. Omaha is very vbac friendly so I assumed I would find a provider quite easily up here. That was not the case. I finally had an appointment with Sarah and felt immediately welcome and at home. Throughout my entire pregnancy she was only a text message away as I lived about 40 miles from Coeur d'Alene. Even when I was out of town in Colorado and came down with a horrible cold I was able to call her at any time. However, I did end up transferring to the hospital as I went into labor about 10 days early and required a very slight amount of pitocin but the ancient paths staff transferred with me and was there the entire time. I felt safe supported and I got the vbac birth that I so wished for. I would absolutely go back to Sarah and her support team if I had a third baby. read more

Sarah Dunn is an amazing and competent midwife. From the first moment I met her I felt at ease and like she heard and respected me as a woman! I have had 3 babies with her, each one had unique and difficult circumstances. She always made the best decisions for me and my babies, even if it meant personal sacrifice on her part (always with my consent). I never felt pushed to something I didn't want. She did challenge me in certain areas, but is the exact amount of push I needed to make good decisions, she always made suggestions in the best interest of me and my babies. She is sometimes sarcastic, but always in an attempt to keep things light and friendly and NEVER inappropriately. As a midwife she is constantly on call and is needed by others constantly.. This requires her to be flexible, every time she needed to change an appointment or was going to be late she always let me know as soon as she could (which wasn't often). I truly felt cared about, respected, and well taken care of. I trust her completely and would highly recommend her. read more

Unfortunately, our experience with Sarah was not what we expected. After some insurance issues, we decided to look for an out of hospital birth for our second child. Despite hearing other concerning reviews, we met Sarah in person and loved her and her birth center! Unfortunately, I began having a difficult pregnancy and after talking to my other doctors providing care we decided my care would be better suited for my Ob doc and hospital birth. This is where our troubles began. Sarah tried to scare us into continuing our care with her by stating the hospital would call cps on us and the doctors would bully us despite us already having a very positive birth experience at the hospital for my first birth and a great relationship with my ob. She ignored multiple requests to provided medical notes from my appointments from me personally, my ob. clinic, and the hospital. She even lied and said she never received the requests even though we have text messages confirming she was "going" to send my notes. Multiple emails, text messages, and phone calls went unanswered and ignored. We were due a refund and waited 4 months for our final bill and reimbursement to come. Every time I asked for our bill we were promised delivery on x date but when that date came and nothing was delivered she always had some excuse. It wasn't until I filed a BBB complaint and it was closed for the business not responding that she finally delivered our bill and refund. And we closed our BBB complaint as satisfied. Unfortunately, we found out our bill was incorrect and now we have been waiting over a month for our bill to be fixed and delivered to us so that we may submit to insurance. This experience has been long and drawn out. We have been patiently trying to deal with this business for 5 months trying to close our account and be done with everything since the transfer of care and unfortunately, we are still dealing with it. I would not recommend Sarah Dunn for midwifery care on the chance you have a medical complication and need to deal with a transfer. Her business side is a mess. read more

After being blessed by the birth of our firstborn last summer, my wife and I recently found out that we are expecting another, but this time it's a boy! Round 2 already, with our first not yet 2 years old, but we were prepared and our first call was to Sarah Dunn. Despite the fact that during the first go-round at having a baby I was scared out of my mind and ready to be beyond grossed out at some point (or at ALL points!!!) during the 'birthing process', this time I wasn't scared in the slightest and was actually pretty happy with the news. Quite the contrast from the first time I heard that phrase, "I'm pregnant". During our first pregnancy, we went to the classes that Sarah offered and I couldn't help but to cringe at the thoughts that came to mind regarding the procedure I was going to become intimately involved with once the clock struck midnight on our first pregnancy. I was thoroughly mortified of what I was about to witness, what I was going to see, utterly terrified of this new way in which I would see my wife. Luckily, on the early morning of July 10, 2016 when my wife's water broke in the middle of the night in our bathroom at home, Sarah Dunn stepped up to the plate, laid all my fears to rest, and did an impeccable job with delivering our child. It was 2am when we first got to Ancient Paths and my wife was having contractions, but not in full-on labor. Don't ask me to explain more because I just don't know, but basically, it wasn't time for my wife to 'PUSSSSSSSHHHHHHH!!!!' just yet. Sarah informed us that my wife was going to go through a serious ordeal and would need strength and so, until the contractions became more frequent, it would be best if we just laid down and went back to sleep. How amazing, we could just get right back into bed as if it were our own house, awesome. My fear and worry started to fade, not completely of course, but I was tired so, shhhh, back to sleep. We slept/dozed for a few hours til the contractions started to pick up more and more. My wife was having some serious hip pain and I would have to push her hip down (she was on her side) during the contractions, basically, as long as I could. The baby had been carried so low, for so long that my wife's hips weren't cooperating with letting the baby out. This went on for a long, long time but rather than freak out and call for a c-section, God forbid, Sarah called a chiropractor and got him to come over immediately. He came in and calmly and professionally adjusted my wife's hips and within a half hour, seriously, our daughter was in our arms. Now, I could go on for hours about all the amazing moments after that one, ultimate moment, but really, while my daughter is one amazing little lady who was the crowning achievement of an amazing day; the way Sarah handled my wife that day, the many days before, and even after, the way she interacted with me and set my very active, scared, anxious mind at rest, before, during, and after the birth, really deserves the MVP. Her skill, her care, her empathy, and the welcoming but calming atmosphere at Ancient Paths actually has me looking forward to something that still kinda makes me cringe. This time though, I have zero worries, feel like 'I can handle it', and when/if I can't, I know and trust that Sarah has my (our) back and can deal with whatever may come our way while delivering a healthy and (hopefully) happy baby boy/future NHL'er. read more

The staff at Ancient Paths is WONDERFUL! They listen to each and every concern and fear with patience and understanding and they answer honestly. I have had 2 babies with Sarah as my midwife and I'm so glad I did! I will definitely be using their services again if the need arises! read more

How do I begin with my experience with Sara Dunn..... At the beginning she does come off holistic sweet natured and "for the mother" but I realized very quickly how false this truly is. Our first appointment she was an hour late I was so frustrated I almost walked out but decided to give it a chance my mistake, she is actually a very condescending person, she always made me feel stupid and at one point had the audacity to question my best abuse I was receiving counseling for. Ahe broke HIPPA by showing my text messages to her other staff and discussing me openly with people she doesn't know that I am friends with. She does NOT care about facts and safety she just wants everything Sara's way. And please be aware if you decide you want to have your own chiropractor or you already have a birth class or doula you prefer then she will try to bully you into buying only her friends services. For example I love my chiropractor and she tried to talk poorly about them she did the same when I wasn't interested in Jennifer her lactation educator going as far as to actually argue with me over my choice, to sum it all up she is unprofessional, rude, uneducated, controlling, and I PROMISE ask any and I literally mean any medical or health care professional in this town and they will tell you go anywhere but her so many people complain about her poor service and SO MANY of her births end up being hospital transfers she's horrible. read more

After having my first son in the hospital and feeling like I'd never want to repeat that, Sarah came into my life. She's walked with me through losses, and then finally through the pregnancy and birth of my second son! If you want a natural experience, enhanced only by the loving and caring support of your loved ones and Sarah, APBW is the place to be! Sarah's approach to bringing babies into the world leaves nothing to be desired! If you want to know that you are a warrior who is more than capable of doing what nature intended, choose Sarah as your midwife. If you want to be in charge of your body and your birth, choose Sarah as your midwife. If you need some healing after losses or an unpleasant hospital birth, choose Sarah as your midwife. Her physical care is only matched or exceeded by her compassion and love for her patients, and she will grow to be a trusted friend if you let her. Her aptitude for reading people and situations is uncanny, and she handles the unexpected like it's anything but. I could not imagine anyone facilitating my birth in a better way than she did. I want another child specifically so she can be a part of that again.. and because you definitely gain a tribe of women who are all willing to help with anything!! read more