The same midwife every visit, every question, every push.
Serving Staunton/Waynesboro, Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, Lexington, Richmond, Virginia and surrounding areas
Imagine. A pregnancy and home birth experience the way you want it to be.
Pregnancy is a special season in your life, and with Genesis Midwifery Services, it is also an empowering time for women.
Working together, we create a personalized home birth experience you’ll remember warmly for the rest of your life.
Want the same midwife every visit but a hospital birth? Learn about that service here.
Your body. Your baby. Your healthcare choices.
Every woman is different, and every pregnancy is different, but one thing remains constant.
Pregnancy is a vulnerable time.
When a woman doesn’t feel in control of her healthcare decisions, it can have a significant impact on how she perceives and experiences her pregnancy, birth, and transition to motherhood.
With up to 45% of women experiencing a traumatic birth, we want to make sure that your experience with pregnancy, birth, and postpartum is empowering and beautiful, just the way you want it to be.
Learn more about traumatic birth here.
The foundation of our practice is to honor a woman’s innate wisdom. We are here to guide, support, and educate you about your choices with final decisions always up to you.
See what a home birth can be like.
Meet Your Certified Nurse Midwives
Heather Soper, CNM
Bachelor of Science, Nursing (BSN) 2006
Master of Science in Midwifery (MSN), 2015
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) 2020
6 years attending birth in the hospital (4 years attending births locally at Augusta Health)
2 years attending home births
15 years in the obstetrics field, 7 as a labor and delivery RN, 8 as a nurse midwife
Kelly Becker, CNM
Bachelor of Science, Nursing (BSN) 2012
Master of Science in Midwifery (MSN), 2023
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
3 years working as a labor & delivery/postpartum RN
When women are seen by the same midwife every visit, including their labor, birth, and postpartum course, they have higher breastfeeding rates, a lower risk of postpartum depression, and higher satisfaction with their care experience.
Whole woman healthcare. Body, mind, spirit.
Pregnancy healthcare is more than just caring for you physically. It’s a whole health journey—mentally, emotionally, spiritually.
That’s why we take a comprehensive wellness approach to your pregnancy care. We take time to get to know you, the whole person, to understand who you are and what you need and want. Together, we create a plan to help you meet your personal goals including ways to nourish your mind and spirit.
Get 5x’s more time with us than the average pregnancy care provider.
The precious resource of spending time with clients sets our practice apart.
We spend up to an hour (and sometimes more) on all in-home healthcare visits.
Feel empowered with more control over your healthcare choices.
Enjoy a strong, trusting partnership with your midwife.
Enjoy a holistic whole-woman approach.
Feel valued, heard, and supported throughout your pregnancy (because you are!)
Have direct access to your midwife through phone, text, or email when you have questions or concerns.
All care is done in the comfort of your home. No trips to an office, no wait times.
Heather and Kelly also offer Women’s Health services.
Family-Centered Pregnancy: Benefits of Home Birth
For the healthy, low-risk woman, home birth offers so many benefits!
It costs about 60% less than the average uncomplicated hospital vaginal birth.
You get control over your birth environment.
You’re in a familiar setting, surrounded by those you love. You get more support and more personalized care.
It’s convenient, providing a family-centered pregnancy, postpartum, and newborn care in the comfort of your home.
There are no trips to an office or wait times to see a provider. And you won’t have to find childcare.
You and your baby can immediately bond with minimal interruption.
Less than 10% chance of c-section
Very high satisfaction with care experience
Low likelihood of birth trauma and PTSD
In the peer-reviewed Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, a landmark study examined almost 17,000 courses of midwife-led care and confirmed that for low risk women, planned home births were safe. Research also shows that women are more satisfied with their pregnancy and birth experience when they consistently see the same midwife throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
The Big Question: Are Home Births Safe?
Is A Home Birth Right For You?
Never feel rushed. Always feel heard. Let’s have a relationship instead of a transaction.
Consider having supported pregnancy care tailored to what you want and need! Find out if our services are right for you.
In-home ultrasound
Want to meet your baby for the first time lying comfortably on your bed or living room couch? Or find out the gender at home with family and friends?
Pregnancy ultrasound is more than just a medical procedure but a time of excitement, joy, and an opportunity to bond with your baby.
Find out more here.