I have been fortunate enough to have had 3 planned home births, with my middle being a transfer,…read morebut, still natural and free of complications or much intervention. Lucky as I was to have escaped most of the trauma that many women face in hospitals and institutions of the like, I felt this journey would be like any other home birth... and then I met Debbie. From the first seconds, she embraced what made me offensive to others. She strengthened what I questioned in myself and my own abilities, and she validated me as a mother; a good, strong, smart mother. She supported dreams that others said I may have to sacrifice or give up on. She taught me how to trust my body when everyone else has made me fear that it is broken. Most of all, she was real, she was present, and she was a source of strength and comfort and support for me that was unlike any other that I have ever had in my life. I could never adequately articulate how important and precious and crucial her love and support was to me, not just in birth, but in the entire journey and the avenues it took even outside of what she signed up to help me with. From the first day, she made herself available to me for anything, at any time. You cannot put a price on that, but, if you could, it would certainly be more than what she charges. Her honesty is kind and grounding. Her wisdom is deep, vast, and comforting. Her heart is bigger than the universe that tries to contain it. She was someone and something I needed, not just for the birth of my third and last baby, but, a love and strength that I had yet to encounter in my life and I feel God brought me to her for that reason. She gave me a kindness and love and inspiration that only comes from the likes of a mother - and I've never had that. Her care filled voids and healed wounds that I didn't know I still had. Debbie and Amanda were the candles I was fortunate enough to be able to light, amidst a storm that took my entire mental and physical grid out for months. They kept my head above water and when the light at the end of that tunnel finally started to emerge, they held me up by reminding me of my own strength, marched me forward by teaching me how to trust MYSELF, and they came running in the middle of the night after having had no sleep from a previous birth and still gave me SO much of their time, attention, and love. I was cared for in a way I have never been before. They motivated me to stay strong and have the birth I wanted when I was tired and my will started to shake a little. They caught our sweet Kyrie girl in their wise and precious hands, and then Amanda took her time and allowed my elder two children to meet and hold their sibling while Debbie helped me shower, dried me off, and helped me to bed. They hand-fed me and made sure I was hydrated, they did everything in their power to make me comfortable and safe and confident before leaving me to snuggle my sweet newborn - in my own bed, in my own home, with my own food and my family surrounding me. They then came back the very next day, with not much more sleep than before, to check on us and ease any worries or concerns that I had. The way Debbie puts the mental and physical health of her clients above even her own needs, at times, is invaluable and I feel so blessed to have had our paths cross and to have been able to choose her for this baby. There is a love in my soul for her that will last lifetimes beyond my own. She gave me the home birth I have wanted since the first time, but, she also gave me the gift of showing me how to become aware of and grow into the woman that I am, when I've spent pretty much my whole life sort of doubting my strength and instincts and capabilities. We all love you SO much, and thank you for a stable pregnancy and a successful home birth. You have the BIGGEST piece of my heart and soul, forever.

The midwives at dawninglife are amazing! They are knowledgeable, kind, comforting & personable. I…read moreused their services for my youngest child and loved every moment of the experience I had with them. I would (and have) recommend them to anyone in their service area. If we still live in the area when we have another baby, I will definitely be going back to them!

Paige and Margaret shared in welcoming my first born child into this world. It was a beautiful…read morepeaceful experience in the comfort of my home. Their tender loving care was everything I hoped would accompany a natural labor and delivery. I can't imagine how a clinical environment would have altered my birthing plan. There were no fear based pressures only encouragement and the education of choice. I would recommend Modern Midwifery to every woman creating life. If you want to trust your body to function as it's intended during child birth, learn more about the process, and have a voice with a choice; then these ladies will be a gift in your life that you will always treasure!

Margaret's holistic approach was right for me and my family. She understood our concerns and…read moresupported our decision to include our son in the birthing experience at Atlanta Birth Center. She helped me prepare. Her info packet was practical and asked concrete questions about pain, coping skills and post-partum issues. I felt comfortable taking her homeopathic recommendations and herbal infusions (yummy Nora tea!) Critically, she was always available for checking in. It was easy to talk with her and I sought her advice about an ongoing problem I experienced with a particular midwife. (Since she both volunteers and gives massages at ABC, she's well-known there and familiar with its routines/rhythms. This put me at ease because I was a new client.) Margaret's post-partum help with tricky nursing issues proved equally invaluable. Margaret's a skilled licensed massage therapist who specializes in Arvigo Maya abdominal work. I was bigger this time around so the last trimester was tough. Having weekly massages in my last month was such a treat. Her massages were restorative, relieved me of the constant pain and worked to center me. The birth of my 2nd son was highly unusual but through the expert knowledge and skills of Margaret and the rest of my birth team, I experienced a safe and empowered natural birth. My son was born at 10 lbs and face first, quite a rare and challenging presentation. His labor was long and slow (3 days). Once we learned his presentation, we required a transfer to the hospital. We all worked together as a team to make his birth go smoothly and safely. Throughout all of this Margaret remained calm, focused on my well-being, supportive of my decisions, patient, positive and helpful. I couldn't have had the beautiful birth that I did without the team that I had. Having Margaret as part of my birth team made for an overall positive pregnancy, birth and post-partum experience. I feel truly blessed. Thank you Margaret!

So far, our experience with Intown has been just fantastic. We were referred to these kind ladies…read morethrough many close friends and it couldn't be a better fit for what we would like with our first kiddo on the way. The best news is that the office is attached to AMC and is less than a mile from our residence. That definitely sweetened the deal for us, too. The team at Intown is awesome. They do an amazing job of balancing incoming families and make everyone feel so welcome. Their team is made up of five different practitioners and each visit is with a different midwife. They are all very kind and have different personalities, but their level of professionalism is all the same. Huge high-five to Lindley who made us feel really comfortable on our first visit. She was just the best. So far, we've only visited twice and my wife had her labs done, general checkup, heard our baby's heartbeat, and we have also done a few of the group discussions. The group sessions are really nice and can give some great insight. For us, they have been really cool and comforting with this being our first go at bringing another human into the world. I'll definitely update my review in the coming months. Really happy to be in the kind care of these folks!

Not my best experience with hospitality. They were more concerned about when I pay them, than…read morechecking on my baby or health. I sat at appointments longer than talking to the doctor. It did start off welcoming, however it transpired into bs unless you have money.

Best thing since cooked rice... aghhh had to laugh at myself…read more I will ALWAYS make sure Jessica or Emily are with me for the rest of my births. So therefore they will be at all of my baby's healthy perfect births!!! Two down more to come. The best comfort to help me in every wae needed. First time was scary asf. But it was still extremely pleasant. I'd do it all over again. It was At home birth with our midwife. Second birth was at Atlanta Birth Center... I'd want to say it was better then the first mentally because it was known what was coming. First time was the unknown. Pictures Emily took were perfect her energy is EVERYTHING! It's alot dealing with birth period, and Emily made me feel like my family was with me. If not better, because she's a professional. Love them! Perfection. Always made the space feel calmer than ever and balanced. ​​​

We had such a wonderful experience working with this Emily! From the very beginning, she was…read moreincredibly knowledgeable, calm, and supportive. During labor she offered so many helpful suggestions for pain management and positioning, and she also guided my husband on ways he could support me, which made the whole experience feel much more like a team effort. Her presence was reassuring and steady in one of the most vulnerable times of my life. What really stood out was her care after the birth as well. At our postpartum follow-up she brought over a sitz bath and checked in on how we were doing, which meant so much during those early days. She's warm, friendly, and incredibly knowledgeable -- exactly the kind of person you want supporting you during such an important experience. I'm so grateful we had her by our side and would highly recommend her to any family preparing for birth.

(Zero stars wasn't and option)…read more Pregnant friend: "Hey, have you ever heard of Whitney Whitmore?" Friend's Doula: "Oh yeah, I've heard of Whitney... She's as sweet as could be but I'd never work with her." Pregnant Friend: "I'm not interested in hiring her or anything. I was just curious to see if you had heard of her in the home birth community. I have a friend who had a bad experience." Friend's Doula: "Yeah, she's very inexperienced and operates 100% out of fear. Which is concerning when it comes to delivering babies in a home environment. If you WERE interested in hiring her, you'd have to find another Doula " Around week 38, she started to throw red flags, which were all negated by trusted Drs. "I think the baby is breech... Go to the hospital and tell them that you haven't felt the baby move in a long time, they'll do an Ultrasound and you can ask if the baby is head down." My husband and I were a little thrown off by how unethical that ridiculous suggestion was. We didn't feel comfortable lying about the well-being of our unborn baby and opted to go to Dr. B's office to ensure that our daughter was in the proper position for birth. At the visit, Dr. B chuckled, saying that Whitney was texting him frantically asking for his advice and he continued to reassure her that everything was fine. At this point, my husband and I started to question if we'd made the right decision in hiring her... Fast forward to week 40. She had us frantically rush into the hospital, suggesting that I be induced because our baby's heart rate kept dipping down into the 1-teens (114-118). She said that she "just didn't feel comfortable" delivering a distressed baby in a home environment. We sat in the hospital for hours while being continuously monitored. The dr came into the room and couldn't figure out what the problem was... He said that heart rate variation can range, starting at 110 and that this was COMPLETELY normal. At 40 weeks, he didn't want to induce so I was sent home to go into labor spontaneously.... Whitney's response to this was, "Spoken by a person who could get you onto an operating table within 10 seconds."....... Hospitals are induction happy and they SENT US HOME (30 mins away) because our baby was perfectly healthy and not at all distressed. She was, and I quote, "the healthiest baby on this floor". We never heard back from Whitney after this. She collected all of our money, transferred us out of her care for NO reason at all and never once texted or called to discuss how we would move forward, or to check on me and my baby... Nothing... We didn't hear from her until AFTER our daughter was born stating that she would've liked to have been there in a "Doula capacity"... I would hope that a Doula would frequently check on me after surpassing the 40 week mark. Especially with claims of health issues, if that's what she truly believed... I honestly don't believe that she ever had any intentions on delivering our baby. I think that she was intimidated by the fact that I have fibroids (which were discussed before we even STARTED care and Dr. B said that they were a non issue) and decided that she would collect the money and then transfer me out of care before completing the service. We contacted her and asked that she return a small portion of the money that we paid, she lied and said that she was already planning to do that. We received nothing but an itemization of services in the mail which indicated that she had no intentions of returning what was rightfully owed back to us. At this point, my husband and I are in the process of pursuing a case with the DA in order to rectify things. Hire at your own risk.

Whitney was my midwife at my last two births. I absolutely loved all of my prenatal…read moreappointments--it was nice to get to know my birth team so personally as well as them get to know me. It was nice to be heard any time I had a concern and not treated like I didn't know what I was talking about. I felt right at ease from the moment I met Whitney. She was warm and inviting and funny and so very knowledgeable. I knew I was in good hands. My births were both fast and amazing. Whitney was great and tuned in directly to me and knew exactly what I needed at exactly right moment. She knew what I was saying beyond the words that were coming out of my mouth. I felt so very well taken care of! If I ever get pregnant again, Whitney will be my first call...then maybe my mom. ;)

Very nice and knowledgeable staff. However, I am extremely frustrated with their accounting…read moredepartment. I am due a refund (because my son decided to be born in my garage on the way to the birthing center). He was born in February and I have been given the runaround for months now. First no one answering the phone, leaving voicemail after voicemail and no one calls me back. Sending multiple emails. I got response that they put in a request for my refund but it's in process and they have no timeline when it will be sent. I believe it's been delayed because they are facing financial difficulties (evidenced by their own website posting they are moving to a "new" model for financial stability/long term sustainability). I am at the point where I am filing a complaint with the Attorney General's office and filing a civil suit in Fulton County Courts. VERY disappointing and sad when their staff are amazing people!!! Go to Northside instead!

I was a planned transfer at 36 weeks due to precaution. I have not received my facility fee refund…read moreas of today. It's been almost a year. My son turns one on 5/15. I have sent countless emails. I call every day. I haven't had a response from ABC since Feb. Midiwife Kat delivered my baby and did an excellent job. Thank you

Insert anxious and angry mommy with her birthing partner somewhere across the country in between…read moreSalt Lake City, UT and Champagne, IL. Yeah, no fun. I call Corinna based on a recommendation from a lovely couple that I met on a hospital tour of North Fulton Hospital. They had RAVE reviews of her HypnoBirthing class, and services. Now I have my own to share. I hired Corinna for an in-home weekend intensive session, and I had to cancel it due to a last-minute furniture shipment that consumed my family room. She eagerly accommodated the move, and we met at an alternate location. The space had lit candles, aromatherapy and the ambiance was definitely calming. I needed it too, coming off of 285 weekend construction traffic. We spent the day together learning about anatomy, doing relaxing techniques, learning how my anxious body keeps my muscles and organs in fight-or-flight mode, which all does NOTHING for a happy baby or speedy delivery. I can go on and on about things that I learned and heard for the first time, but the long story short-- Corinnna: made me address my concerns, supported me, helped me identify the cause of anxiety, helped me with affirmations to replace the worries, and equipped me with so many tools that I feel ready to tackle anything. Her class is awesome, she continuously provides herself and future classes as a resource for past students, and doesn't leave any mom-to-be or birthing partner-to-be feeling inadequate or unprepared for the lovely joy of labor. I would wholeheartedly recommend her as a doula, fitness coach, and childbirth educator to anyone in my family, close circle of friends, and of course, to you all, my Yelp family. Trust me, you will not be disappointed. If you have further questions, just message me!

When my wife found out that she could not have an epidural, her OB recommended that she find a…read moredoula. She researched and we found Corrinna, and we could not be more pleased. We attended Corrinna's informative hypnobirthing class and learned so much about the process. She came to our house and helped us prepare for the big day, and was there in the hospital with us to coach, massage, and most importantly, calm my wife as she delivered our son naturally. I can honestly say that having Corrinna on our team was the best decision we could have made. She is incredible, and we highly recommend Ambiance Birth.

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Lane this week. She was incredible. The perfect combination of…read moreprofessional and friendly. She asked me a ton of questions which I really liked since I was only there for an annual exam. I felt heard and that she truly listened to my answers. This is not one of the appointments I look forward to every year. If you were looking for any adoption, I would definitely recommend Dr. Lane.

For my personal experience for this OB office was not that great. I was pregnant last year and I…read moregoogled this OB group and I found a doctor I like. Unfortunately, I'm only see the doctor 2 times for my whole pregnancy because they have more midwife's than doctors . I don't mind midwives to deliver my baby because they are pretty sweet from this practice. But, this OB group DID NOT give me a notice the midwives from this OB office ONLY working from Monday to Friday (from 8am to 5pm in Northside Forsyth Hospital) By the way, the doctors from this OB office are NOT working in the Northside Forsyth Hospital at all for delivery. They are ONLY working in the Sandy Spring location. What's a funny joke!!! Don't you think you should give your patients hand up to let them know as a courtesy??? So, your patients won't feel helpless when they delivered the baby! There weren't one midwives or doctors to monitor and help me when I felt a contraction and delivered even it was on their "normal business hours". I was so helpless & painful and can't you imagine???