For over 35 years, The Farm Midwifery Center has provided a very special service for mothers, babies and their families. Women are treated with love and respect, empowering them to fulfill their desire for natural childbirth in a sane and safe home setting.   The holistic approach provided by The Farm Midwives addresses not only physical but also emotional, spiritual, sexual and cultural aspects of each individual. We believe that childbearing is a significant event for every family and that every mother has the right to a safe and satisfying experience.

Our Services:     Prenatal Care   Labor coaching (doula services)   In-hospital labor coaching   Delivery Services   Postpartum care   Childbirth education   Breastfeeding counseling   Cervical cap fitting   Well-women care

Our Philosophy of Midwifery Care A midwife is a trained professional who offers expert care. Our practice is based on the belief in these basic principles: Pregnancy and childbirth are natural life events.   The midwife...   ...monitors the physical, psychological and social well being of the mother throughout the childbearing cycle.   ...provides the mother with individual education, counseling, prenatal care, hands-on assistance during labor and delivery and postpartum care.   ...minimizes technical interventions.   ...identifies actual or potential complications, provides emergency treatment until additional assistance is available, and refers women who require obstetrical attention.

Today, prenatal care, support during labor and delivery, and postpartum supervision are provided by a group of seven midwives credentialed as Certified Professional Midwives (CPM) by the North American Registry of Midwives.   Our midwives are also certified in the state of Tennessee with the Tennessee Midwives Association.

Our cesarean rate is less than two percent. Statistics for over 2000 births have been excellent, with low rates of anesthesia use, forceps deliveries and episiotomies.

People come from all over the world to receive the home birth services provided by The Farm Midwifery Center.   Most are from middle Tennessee or northern Alabama, visiting monthly, then weekly for prenatal care, then traveling to the Midwifery Center once labor has begun.   Those from further away make plans for an extended stay in one of several available cabins and birthing rooms.

Tower Road House, a birthing cabin at The Farm Midwifery Center.