We were so excited to find a birth house but it was nothing but headaches. From the horrible communication from the scheduling lady, Rhiannon, she would schedule visits in person when they were supposed to be virtual. She also told us we still needed to pay but we paid everything weeks before and just forgot to look at the invoices. I wanted to take home my placenta, but had to get transferred after birth due to high blood pressure and Rhiannon never told the home nurse to grab it when she was at the birth house. I really wanted it for the day after my delivery. The communication was so so frustrating and unprofessional. One of most frustrating things, was we never got our superbill and I picked a higher deductible plan for my insurance to get more money back... Still so disappointed and if i was still in MI, i woulnt recommend them. They also miss spelled my fiancée name on the birth certificate, when its the same as my sons and his is spelled correctly. Quality of care was okay. read more

My first home birth .... I was never comfortable with my midwife .... They messed up on a lot of things ... I was soooo low on iron so they were supposed to schedule me with infusions come to find out they messed up my insurance so I had to figure that out on my own and started the infusions way later than I should have .... I also had to schedule my own 20 week anatomy scan because they never did ... for being more "holistic" few days before my due date I had to take a covid test so I did and it was not positive but my midwife said the test showed I was "possibly exposed " to covid so she wanted me to do birth center instead of my home which screwed everything up for me .. I was just surprised that covid was such a big deal .... I ended up giving birth on my own having my husband deliver my baby at home ... paid 900 for a doula which I never used .... read more

It has taken me three years to write this review. My experience with Simply was one of the most traumatic I have ever experienced... If you don't read all of this then at least take this away: if you feel like something is off with this practice then trust your gut... Sarah was extremely cold and condescending during visits. If I had questions, I would essentially be told to do my own research. As a first time mom, that was very disheartening. Then came the birth. My options came down to being induced at the birth center or being sent to the hospital due to high blood pressure. Okay, understandable. We decided on the birth house. Only a few hours into labor and Sarah would come and "check on me" and would remind me that I could go to the hospital and get an epidural. She would then leave when I said no. There was no support, encouragement, or help during labor. After a few more hours, multiple people I had never met began coming into my birthing room "to watch". I had told one of the midwives to take their hand out of my cervix multiple times and they did not. Ultimately we decided to transfer to the hospital during labor and I wish I would have done that originally. We never got a 48 hour home visit, instead we had to wait a month to see them for a postpartum visit due to them having "a full schedule". When I brought up possible PPD, I was dismissed and told to just keep an eye on it. I would never recommend this practice to anybody. read more

We used SimplyBorn for the recent birth of our first child and couldn't be happier with everything. From the pre-birth check ins, the third trimester class, and the birth itself, the small crew at SimplyBorn made us feel informed, heard, and respected. I would 100% recommend them to anyone looking into doing a home birth, though their birthing center also was adorable and looked like a great place to give birth to a human, if you felt so inclined! read more

We were excited to start the journey, paid in full and then were treated with such disrespect and empty promises we had no choice but to go elsewhere. They refused contact and kept $725 for a single 20 minute disappointing visit. She then blocked us from reviewing her Facebook page - apparently she can't handle the truth of her lack of integrity. read more

Birthing my two babies with Sara literally changed the course of my life. Her care, knowledge, support and passion for creating a holistic, safe and accessible birthing community in West Michigan inspired me to become a midwife myself. The trust I've put in her to provide care for me and my children was not misplaced. I have seen her do the same for 100+ moms. Literally. If you are considering an out-of-hospital birth, checking out simply born and asking every last one of your questions is an excellent place to start. read more

I had a wonderful experience at Simply Born. Sara and Kendra are very warm and caring people and so are all the student aids and the women in the office. When it came time for my birth, the center was so comforting and relaxing and Sara made me feel so safe and taken care of. It was exactly how I wanted my birth experience to be. I would recommend anyone come to Simply Born for a home birth or birth center birth. read more

We were canceled on 3 of 3 appointments. Sara was unprofessional and lacks integrity in the way she runs her business and treats her clients. Her assistant was rude with no respect or care for our growing family. I would never recommend using this company, save your family the stress and go elsewhere. read more

Sara Badger is unbelievably well versed in the history of birth in america as well as the modern trends. It's been great to find a midwife that will give you honest answers and who is so calm about the whole birth process. If you're looking for a midwife in southwest michigan, you already found the best one. Just call her. read more