Home Birth Certified Nurse Midwife
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Serving Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Timberville, Mount Jackson, Broadway, Weyers Cave, Elkton, Bridgewater, Mount Solon, and surrounding areas
Empowering women with personalized pregnancy and home birthing care
Pregnancy is such a special time in a woman’s life! And yet, it’s also the a most vulnerable time.
When a woman doesn’t have control over her healthcare decisions, it can impact how she experiences her pregnancy, birth, and her transition to motherhood.
At Genesis Midwifery Services, there’s never any doubt about who’s in charge. You are!
Have the home birth experience the way you want it to be!
Every woman is different. Every pregnancy is different. That’s why I take the time to get to know you.
Pregnancy is so much more than taking physical care of yourself. With me, it’s a whole health journey—spiritually, mentally, emotionally.
Getting to know you—the whole person—helps me to understand how I can most support you. Together, we create a plan that helps you meet your own personal goals, including nourishing your spirit and mind.
Learn more about our home birth and hospital birth services.
See the same midwife every visit.
Studies have proven what women have known all along. Women who consistently see the same midwife throughout her pregnancy, home birth, and postpartum care are far more satisfied with their overall experience.
They also have higher breastfeeding rates and a lower risk of postpartum depression!
Meet Your Certified Nurse Midwife for Harrisonburg, VA. Heather Soper, DNP, CNM
Bachelor of Science, Nursing (BSN) 2006
Master of Science in Midwifery, 2015
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) 2020
4 years attending births locally at Augusta Health as a midwife
3 years as a JMU maternity nurse instructor at Rockingham Memorial Hospital
15 years in the obstetrics field, 7 as a nurse, 8 as a midwife
As a midwife, delivered nearly 300 babies
As a nurse, attended over 1,000 births
Learn more about Heather’s obstetric journey.
I firmly believe that a mutual relationship of trust between a woman and her provider is crucial to promoting the best outcome for her and her family.
Instead of a quick 10-minute appointment, you get the time you need with me—at least an hour, sometimes more.
And you have direct access to me via phone, text, and email with any questions you have.
My guiding principles are:
Listening to you
Answering all your questions and addressing any fears
Sharing current research-based information with you
Providing high quality, safe, personalized pregnancy and postpartum care
Helping you achieve a satisfying pregnancy and birth experience
Learn more about how Heather works with her clients.
How I Work
Home births. Hospital births. Whole woman care services.
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Hospital Births
Prepare for labor, birth, and postpartum with a plan
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Sneak Peek Clinical Gender Test
Is it a boy or a girl? Find out as early as 6 weeks with 99% accuracy!
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Women's Health
From birth control counseling to pap smears and preconception visits.
Does this sound like the kind of pregnancy and birth experience you’d like to have?
If so, I’d love to talk with you! Share with me your goals for a family-centered pregnancy and home birth. Enjoy control over your healthcare decisions. Give birth in a familiar setting surrounded by those you love.