Home Birth Certified Nurse Midwife

Lexington, VA


Serving Lexington, Fairfield, Raphine, Buena Vista, Glasgow, Goshen, Covington, Clifton Forge, Fincastle, Roanoke, and surrounding areas

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Pregnancy is a special time in a woman’s life, and it’s also a vulnerable time. A woman needs to feel that her healthcare choices are heard and respected.

 At Genesis Midwifery Services, we understand completely! Our practice is built on honoring a woman’s innate wisdom. Your midwife is here to guide, support, and educate you about your healthcare choices with the final decisions always up to you!

 Get more information about our pregnancy and home birthing services.

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Create a home birth experience just the way you want it to be!

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Your midwife will take a comprehensive wellness approach to your pregnancy care. It’s important to get to know you—the whole person—so that together we can create a plan that helps you meet your personal goals. Instead of just a 10-minute traditional office visit, your midwife usually spends an hour (sometimes more!) with you.

With us, it’s more than just caring for your physical body. It’s a whole health approach—mentally, spiritually, emotionally.

  • Have more control over your healthcare choices

  • Feel valued, heard, and supported because you are!

  • Get the time you need to talk things through

  • Enjoy a strong, trusting partnership with your personal midwife

  • Benefit from a holistic whole-woman approach to pregnancy care

  • Get direct access to your midwife through text, phone, or email when you have questions or concerns

 

What to Expect with A Pregnancy and Home Birth Experience in Lexington, VA

The same midwife every visit—and in the comfort of your own home! 

There are no trips to the doctor’s office, and no long wait times! No childcare to arrange. No trips to the lab. Prenatal and postpartum visits are conveniently performed in the comfort of your own home.

Peer-reviewed studies back up what women already know

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Peer-reviewed studies show what women have known for ages. Low risk women who consistently see the same midwife throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are more satisfied with their overall experience.

Plus, they have higher breastfeeding rates and a lower risk of postpartum depression.

Genesis Midwifery Services also offers:

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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. All performed in your home.

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    Hospital Birth

    Prepare for labor, birth, and postpartum with a plan

Meet Your Certified Nurse Midwife for Lexington, VA

Heather Soper, CNM

  • Bachelor of Science, Nursing (BSN) 2006

  • Master of Science, Nursing (BSN) 2015

  • Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)

  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) 2020

  • 4 years attending births locally at Augusta Health as a midwife

  • 16 years in the obstetrics field, 7 as a nurse, 9 as a midwife

Learn more about Heather.

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Empowering women through pregnancy and birth is the core of Heather’s practice. She is with you right through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum…

  • Listening to you

  • Feel heard and supported because you are!

  • Answering your questions and addressing any fears you might have

  • Communicating current research-based information regarding prenatal, birthing, and postpartum care

  • We value and respect your decisions

  • We provide safe, high quality personalized care

  • We help you achieve a satisfying pregnancy and birth experience

Get 5x more time with your midwife than the average prenatal office provider.

For more answers to commonly asked questions, check out how I work.

The BIG question: Is home birth really safe?

In the peer-reviewed Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, a landmark study of almost 17,000 courses of midwife-led care confirmed that for the low risk, healthy pregnant woman, planned home births are safe!

 

Are you a good fit to work with us?

If you’re a low risk, healthy woman who wants high quality, personalized in-home care, let’s talk!

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