From the moment we met Coley, we knew we were in the best hands for our first pregnancy. She brought a sense of peace and reassurance that made our decision to have a home birth feel so right. Throughout the entire journey, Coley was there--answering every question, calming every worry, and never once making me feel like I was asking too much (even when I thought I was being annoying, haha). She guided us with so much knowledge and warmth, making sure we always felt safe and supported. Our delivery was long--being my first--but Coley never wavered. She knew exactly what to do, always reassuring us that everything was unfolding just as it should. Her confidence and care made all the difference, and I can't imagine having gone through it without her. Without a doubt, I'd call Coley again for my second pregnancy. read more

Coley has been my mentor/preceptor for over five years. I have worked with a handful of different midwives and practices before and after, and I always felt deeply connected to her style of practicing midwifery the most. I still remember the day I met her and how her presence and energy was so grounding and calming. Fast forward 7 years later, and I can't stop thinking about how powerful and grounding Coley's presence was during my labor and birth. Having her there really meant the world to me and my husband. Our family is so grateful for the love and care Coley has given us. It was an honor to have her by our side during the most sacred experience of our lives. Coley, being on the other side and experiencing your care from the perspective of a birthing mother really makes me emotional thinking about how much you have impacted my life with your wisdom and loving heart. You are a true blessing to all the families you care for read more

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I wish I had found Coley years ago, but am super thankful I met her in time to learn more about home births before it was too late. Coley is a genuine soul who is truly passionate about what she does. I felt cared about and know my baby was in the best hands. Our home birth journey wouldn't have been the same if it weren't for having Coley as my midwife. My baby was asynclitic (tilted head) in his position and his shoulder became stuck as well, but Coley was always one step ahead. She was calm, kept me grounded while I was emotional and felt insecure. Coley's demeanor was incredibly reassuring, she didn't give up on me. She resuscitated our baby and saved his life. . . then took all the time needed afterward to ensure we were both doing well. Her assistant Lee Ann is also very nurturing and sweet. I only met her once, which was at my baby's birth, but definitely see why she makes a good team with Coley. I (almost) want to have another baby just so I can see Coley all over again. read more

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Working with Coley and birthing my son at home was the most incredible experience I've ever had and a memory I will never forget. This was my third time giving birth, but my first time having a midwife and delivering naturally outside of a hospital. I had no idea what to expect, but I felt taken care of every step of the way. The entire prenatal/postnatal process was a breeze and my appointments with Coley seemed more thorough than every past prenatal appointment with my obgyn. What's more, these appointments were always on time, never rushed and I actually looked forward to them. When "labor day" finally arrived, my husband and I were blown away by the level of treatment we received. We were lucky to have not only Coley, but birth assistant & doula Lee Ann there for support. Both ladies were on point and able to find things they needed without asking either of us. They even cleaned everything up and did a load of laundry afterwards. It was pretty neat being able to climb into my own bed after delivering and spend time with the new little guy without hospital staff coming in and out. I appreciated being able to witness all of his apgar testing too since I hadnt been able to see that with my other two. I never thought I would be brave enough to birth at home, but after knowing what I know now, I would choose the option every time. And even though I'm done having kids a small part of me wishes I was having more so I could work with Coley again! read more

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Coley Douglas is an amazing midwife. From the moment I met her at our first appointment I knew I was in good hands. She is available day and night for silly pregnancy questions, she handles everyone with grace, patience and love... our birth was a healing one for me. I needed to see that I could birth a baby naturally without people telling me what to do. Coley and her assistant Le Anne did just that. Included in her services are follow up visits at your own home, and then a final one at her office after 6 weeks- I cried when I left the last time. You will be so lucky to have Coley as your midwife. I can not recommend her services highly enough. read more

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Coley is a gentle person who is a great listener. She spends quality time with her patients during the prenatal period. Unfortunately, I feel that she wasn't the best choice for my family. Throughout my pregnancy I felt like Coley was a bit inflexible when it comes to diet. She came off judgemental, especially to a working mom who don't have a lot of time to prepare organic, super healthy vegetarian, vegan type dishes. She also arrived to my birth when I was 10 cm. I had to go through most of it alone. It was terrifying. I felt like she didn't believe my husband when he said I was getting close- because she assumes most women have slow labors. She didn't investigate what was happening before making her decision to arrive, she just made assumptions based on her past births. After the birth she stitched me up wrong. I was in pain for months and had to go to an OBGYN to be restitched, causing permanent sensitivity for intercourse. After arriving late to my birth, she then left quite quickly as well. I didn't feel like her heart was in it- from my pregnancy to the actual birth. I didn't feel like she believed in me, and now that I'm a mother and have perspective, I would recommend interviewing multiple midwives before you make a choice. read more

I am a birth photographer who documented a birth with Coley Douglas as the midwife and she was amazing. The client had a beautiful DREAM home birth with all the siblings involved and it was truly beautiful to watch. She was so caring and great with the whole family, she is a great midwife and I strongly can recommend her. read more

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We had the best home birth with Coley! She was wonderful the whole 9 months of my pregnancy and after postpartum care! Very sweet and knowledgeable, seriously pick her brain for tips and all baby stuff. Any problem I had during my pregnancy she offered a solution and all solutions worked. It was amazing! When I had my other 2 kids at hospital doctors never cared enough to give me solutions. But Coley takes her time with you and cares. I LOVE MY WHOLE experience with Coley! Thank you for your great attentive service. read more

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Coley is an angel on the Earth! She has found her calling and does an incredible job as a midwife. She's professional, intelligent, trustworthy, level-headed, and simply a joy to be around. She became our midwife and was also the midwife foe two of my other friends who raved about her. As first time parents, my husband and I felt reassured and confident in our ability to have a home birth because of Coley's personalized care, expertise, and calm demeanor. I can't recommend this woman enough! read more

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We have had the privilege of having Coley as our midwife for two of our daughters births. Her care and support during those Births and prenatals were what made us feel confident in our birth choice as well as my own body. She has truly blessed our family more than she knows and I wish all women could have the kind of experience in their care and birth that we did. Thank you Coley, we love you. read more

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Coley is an amazing Midwife! When we met with her for the first time we knew she was the right fit for us. She respected our decisions made throughout pregnancy, birth and beyond. Never made me uncomfortable. She really takes the time to listen to anything you would want to talk about and help anyway that she could. As my Midwife, I learned a lot about my body through pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She possesses a vibe that is so peaceful and calming. When I gave birth to my son, the room was filled with warmth and love. We highly recommend her! read more

I want to start off by saying we love coley. She is the nicest, most calm person and has the perfect personality to be a midwife. We used her for a previous home birth and the experience was amazing. All went well. Baby was breach and she was willing to even then deliver baby at home because I feared a c section. For our next baby she was the obvious choice. We began care for the next baby and though she cancelled several times and throughout the pregnancy I felt a little put by the wayside, I gave her the benefit of the doubt because she has young children and I know how hard balancing work and family life is. I trusted that come the birth I would be priority because she understood the gravity of her job. The birth went well, though she seemed a little more removed this time. Our baby was turning blue and having difficulty breathing...i was so exhausted from the birth and experiencing strange health problems I had not had before. Coley dismissed them so I thought ok no big deal but still was not feeling well. I wasn't sure what was going on. Coley insisted the baby and I were fine but she seemed hesitant and told us to text my pediatrician to double check. While waiting for a response she attempted using a respirator on the baby and she had no idea how to use it...she laughed and said she had used it on her son once but couldn't figure out how it worked. It was an emergency situation and She was unprepared. She then smiled and said She thought the baby was fine otherwise She wouldn't be leaving. She then casually slipped out as if she was in a rush to get home, in fact we had not gotten a response yet from the pediatrician and my husband turned around to look for coley and she was gone. That's how quickly she disappeared. I was not in good health. I had just delivered a baby and was delerious. The pediatrician responded and advised us to go to the emergency room. At that point coley was gone. My husband called her and told her what the doctor said and she wished us luck . My husband was on the verge of tears asking her to call the ER to help arrange our arrival. She called back and said the hospital would give us a hard time and wished us the best. My husband was panicked. He had no idea what to do. We pulled up to the hospital and the line was out the door. We had to make judgement calls we were in no state of mind to make. We decided to go to another emergency room. We ended up being admitted to the NICU for 3 days. Our baby received life saving intervention. It was a miracle my husband was able to get me (an unresponsive mom who just gave birth) and a baby not breathing well turning blue to the hospital all on his own. Coley abandoned us. We had no paper work of any kind to present. She had skewed apgar scores and condition of mom and baby to make it look like everything was normal. The hospital staff were floored the midwife did not transport us and was not by our side to see us through and make sure all was well. I had nightmares for weeks after the birth. We feel grateful our baby is alive. We still are dealing with the aftermath of the birth and our health and there's a long road ahead. We asked coley for a partial refund as we felt we did not recieve a professional standard of care and she partially refund us but nothing can justify what happened. When at the NICU we found out there is a hospital in San Diego that has a floor run by midwives and you can deliver by natural and water birth etc. We wish we would have known about this and we will not be doing a homebirth next time. There are better options with minimal intervention. We thought a home birth was safer and put us in control of our birth but we ended up feeling out of control, panicked and almost lost our baby because of the lack of professional and medical knowledge and due diligence of our midwife. We felt a moral obligation to write this story so if anyone was ever on the fence they could know that scary life threatening situations happen even when you have had previous births that all went well. This was my 4th water birth with a midwife. I thought nothing could go wrong. Simple interventions could have been done at home and had we had a reliable transport from our midwife but ultimately she was was not prepared to perform or arrange for transport for our birth and we regret this very much. We learned that no matter how wonderful the experience was when all went according to plan, the recognition and execution in a life threatening situation was negligent. read more

Coley is a great midwife! I first met her 17 years ago when she called me and simply asked: "do you need help?" A few days later, she met me at my office in Murrieta and she just fit in. Coley trained with me for about 5 years. Recently today, I read all of the great reviews she has from so many appreciative clients who were gracious enough to leave their loving comments. She is an exceptional midwife. read more

We cannot say enough wonderful things about Coley. I decided that I needed to have my second baby at home, the way I dreamed at 28 weeks. When we found her my husband finally got on board. These are weird times for pregnancy but Coley was assuring, warm, strong, confident, and so much more. We cannot thank her enough and are so glad she was a part of such an important event of our lives. read more

When I was looking for a homebirth I called 8 different local midwives before someone referred me to Coley, even though she was not really in my area. I'm so lucky they did. I felt comfortable with her immediately. She's soft spoken yet confident, kind, and knows her stuff. She gave me all the time I needed during my pre-natals, birth and check ups. At the time when I was pregnant, I was out here in Cali with no family and few friends. Sometimes I felt like I just needed someone to hear me talk. She was so attentive. The perfect midwife! I recommend her to everyone I know whose looking for a midwife. read more

Coley is an amazing midwife! Her assistant, Christina, is pretty amazing too. I chose Coley to deliver my third baby at home, after having 2 hospital births. I felt comfortable with her immediately. Our prenatal visits were awesome as I never felt that I was rushed and she answered every question or concern I had. I even brought my 2 older children with me, and they enjoyed playing on the floor during our visits. I was nice that I never had to worry about trying to find someone to watch them for my appointments. Even though I was concerned at one point about not being able to deliver at home, Coley stuck with me and was so kind and patient with me through that situation. My home birth was amazing and my only wish was that I had done it that way with my first 2 children. It was so nice having home visits after the birth. She was so helpful with breastfeeding as well! read more

Coley is so unbelievably caring. She has such a calm presence at birth, and she left me to have plenty of room and space to let my husband and I work through contractions. She was gentle in speech and movement which was incredibly helpful. I do not hesitate to recommend Coley to my patients or friends. Would birth with her any day of the week! read more

Coley is amazing. She's has such a gentle, kind soul. The absolutely perfect person to be around when your welcoming your baby to the world. I have used another midwife who talked with her assistant in the side of the room during my labor and it drove me nuts! They were just gabbing about random stuff. But with coley, she is fully attentive to her mother and helps deliver the type of birth YOU want. Definitely interview her, at the very least, before hiring this gem! read more

I had the honor and fortune of being introduced to Coley for my second home birth. If I could turn back the clock and have Coley for my first as well, I would in a heartbeat. She is beyond amazing - she is competent, confident, kind, thoughtful, mindful. Truly an expert in her field. Thanks to the perfect gift she gave me via a seamless, calm, incredibly positive birth experience with my 2nd son, she will forever hold a special place in my heart. read more

Coley is such a sweet, calm and comforting person and I was overjoyed when we decided to use her as our midwife. She's very knowledgeable and I felt so supported during my pregnancy and birth with our third baby, after having a hospital birth and surprise homebirth. Every visit she was so sweet to my kiddos add gave them pretend check ups that they looked forward to at our prenatal appointments! She let them help rub oil on my belly after hearing baby's heartbeat and got them involved in the arrival of their new sibling. I loved not feeling any kind of pressure about going past my due date... And feeling supported through every decision we made for our new baby. She made me feel confident and beautiful during my water birth. She's such an awesome midwife! I definitely recommend using her! read more

Coley is amazing! She was our midwife for our second child, and she was everything we could have asked for- calm, patient, knowledgeable, and kind. Her confidence and peace are contagious. We are so thankful to have had her by our side throughout our pregnancy and our child's birth. Thank you, Coley :) read more

Midwife, friend, and Mother, Coley Douglas, is absolutely gifted in working with woman and babies. Just being in her presence feels comforting and natural. I highly suggest consulting Coley with any feminine matters one might have. I've seen her for pregnancy matters and also for yearly woman check ups. She is a gem in our little town!! read more

This review is a few years in the making, (my daughter is now 4) but Coley and doula Christina were AMAZING. Coley's experience and calmness made the whole birth of my daughter perfect and I felt extremely safe in her hands. Thank you for everything. read more

My husband and I were so pleased with Coley! She is an incredible midwife. We were on the fence about homebirth with our first pregnancy so decided to interview a midwife just to learn more...and the minute we met her we knew we would hire her. Coley has a calm, warm, gentle presence - just the kind of person you want steadfastly by you during labor. Our prenatal visits were so relaxed and comfortable. She always took the time to listen to and answer any question I had and when it was time to assess the baby, I could tell she was nearly as excited as I was to hear his heartbeat and feel his position :) I looked forward to our appointments so much! When it came time for labor, Coley was easy to reach. I had a long labor so called her quite a few times in the beginning and she came over a couple of times to check on the baby and I before staying for good. I was so grateful that she took such time with me during the early stages of labor - reassuring and making sure the baby was a-ok. When the real-deal contractions hit and it was time for her to stay, I won't forget the moment she arrived. I was in the middle of a big contraction and her hands on my back were strong, steady, and comforting. When transition hit and I felt out of control, I would look up at Coley and see how calm she was - her presence was incredibly reassuring and strengthening - exactly what I needed during my marathon labor. Needless to say, I highly recommend Coley to anyone considering homebirth! read more

Coley has a way of not only bringing out an inner strength & confidence in yourself that you didn't know existed but also empowering you on this beautiful journey. She is comforting, wise and a great resource of information. She's always there either through text or call no matter how simple, silly or complex the concern. I loved and appreciated how calm and confident she always was. She was never pushy or aggressive she always helped me find the right answer or conclusion for my self and my baby. She supported all the quirky or uncommon suggestions I had. The labor and birth was so perfect she knew exactly what to say, she let my husband and I labor together and was there when we needed her. She was supportive of our decisions and "labor style" and stepped in when we needed her. She was professional from the start yet felt like family instantly. After the birth, she cleaned up everything, put in laundry for us, stayed until we were comfortable and made sure we didn't have to do anything but lay in bed with our new baby! She was great and gentle and made the process of getting my stitches easy and pretty much pain free! Even after our little one was born she stayed involved, always answered my texts and calls and took great care of us in the postpartum check ups. Words cannot express how amazing Coley was in my pregnancy, labor, birth and new mommy-hood! I will always choose My Earth Birth midwifery for our future babies. Coley is apart of our family now! (No doula at birth, Bradley method, Home water birth, delayed cord clamping, no interventions or Vit K.) read more

As soon as I met Coley I knew right away that I wanted her to be my midwife. She has the most amazing, peaceful energy and is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about birth. After having my first son in a hospital with an obgyn the stark differences between my two births allowed me to appreciate my home birth with Coley that much more. Being able to birth at my home was so relaxing. And having Coley there was so much more relaxing. She was so supportive and encouraging at all the perfect moments. I could only wish that all women were able to have the beautiful and empowering birth that I had with coley by my side. I literally could not ask for anymore from a midwife. read more

Coley is an amazing woman, midwife and supporter. In December of 2015, my daughter was born at home. Rewind to the beginning of summer when I decided to transfer my care from a local OB to Coley. Before meeting Coley, I was fearful of birth. The second I met her she took my fears away. She is so confident and that confidence was so encouraging to me. We had amazing prenatal appointments. She was thorough, kind, caring and patient. Our son was with us for all appointments and he was so excited to always see Coley. She encouraged my husband and son to always be involved in our family's growth. She always had faith in me even when I doubted myself towards the end. My experience with Coley changed mine and my family's life. She was so kind, quiet, loving and patient during my labor. She could see that I needed the quiet and calm during my labor. She respected that. She would quietly check my baby. Never once did she interrupt my focus. She was so mindful of my needs. It was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life. If you are looking for midwife, Coley is your lady! She is the best! I am currently trying to convince my husband to have another just so we could go through the experience again with Coley! read more

Coley is truly the best midwife I've ever had. My home birth was incredible, she is so loving and peaceful and she's very skilled at what she does. She always has solutions to problems and she knows more about the birth process than anyone i have ever metI can't say enough about her. read more