Home Birth or Birth Center?

Your choice of birth space with our midwives!

At VCM, we are honored to serve families who choose to give birth at home or at the Bridge Birth Center.

Choosing where to give birth is a personal, heartfelt decision — it’s about where you feel safest, most supported, and most at ease. We’re here to help you sort through your options and find the place that feels right for you and your growing family.

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Home

Families choose home birth for many thoughtful reasons. Being in your own space often allows you to relax more fully, move freely, and trust your body in a way that feels both natural and empowering and there’s something pretty wonderful about not having to get in the car while you’re in labor.

Home offers the freedom to follow your intuition, labor in the positions that feel right to you, and invite the people who provide the greatest support. In this familiar setting, birth can unfold with calm, presence, and meaningful connection.

Birth Center

Vancouver’s only freestanding birth center offers all the comfort of home without actually being in your living room. Designed for safe, low-risk births, The Bridge Birth Center truly feels like a home-away-from-home, with cozy beds and deep tubs that make it easier to settle in and welcome your baby.

The center features three private birth suites, each thoughtfully set up with a spacious shower, a beautiful birthing tub, and soft, comfortable beds so you can move, rest, and labor in the way that feels best to you. Located in the Minnehaha neighborhood, the Bridge Birth Center is easy to get to and centrally situated for families across Vancouver.

Vancouver WA Birth Center midwife with newborn baby