As You Wish Midwifery
Hello, my name is Melissa, I am the owner and founder of As You Wish Midwifery.
There has been something inside of me that has loved birth and all things around it since I can truly remember. In kindergarten I told my teacher I wanted to be a “baby deliver doctor”. I grew up in California and spent most of my time on my dads families almond farm in Modesto. It brought me so much joy and it gave me my first awareness to all the things our Earth can supply. So much of that childhood core memory has now connected me to my loves for herbs, oils, and the holistic side of our bodies and its capabilities as we were created. I was a young momma and now have 10 homeschooled, sport loving, beautiful kiddos who are my entire world. Eight of my babes were birthed from my body and two are our amazing foster babies that we have adopted. I am married to the man of my dreams who stands by my side as I pursue my callings. I worked as a medic and labor and delivery nurse in LA, and became a doula during this time as my true love for birthing, pregnant, and postpartum women came bursting out of me! I felt at home but eventually figured out that my place wasn’t in fact in the hospital, it was just that, at HOME. Women are amazing and I truly feel we were never meant to do any of life alone.
As You Wish Midwifery is a business created and supported by women for women. The word midwife means “with woman”. A midwife is a trained health professional who helps healthy women during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and in the time after the birth of their babies called postpartum. Our midwives exclusively offer home birth with in office prenatal appointments and both in home and in office postpartum appointments. We cater to women’s health in both their mental and physical capacity with resources to guide our community in many other areas. Our goal is to have you consider us family by the time you bring your baby earthside because that's exactly how we feel once you walk into our office for that initial consultation. We want to be a place where you can walk in, kick off your shoes, exhale and share your pregnancy journey and plan for home birth with us. A place where you can laugh, cry, feel safe, and feel loved every time you see us. We want to assist and create your dream birth and guide it to unfold in whatever way your baby and body choose to come home together. Our goal is to give you and your family the attention and knowledge you need to make informed decisions about your pregnancy and your labor. We feel that you can’t know enough and be prepared enough for your big day. We believe in your body and what it was designed to do. We believe in the power of women and the strength of both our body and minds in which we have been gifted through our creation. We are so excited to work with you someday and if we sound like a good fit feel free to get in touch with us to schedule your initial free consultation. We can’t wait to meet you!
