Nine Short Months Birth and Community Wellness Center is the only independent midwife-run birth center in Metro Detroit. We have a beautiful warm and home-like environment in which you are going to be able to give birth to your baby even IN the water if you choose. Our midwives are experienced in facilitating normal physiological birth. We give you the time you need to do that and a very comfortable space.

What does normal birth look like in our center?

• Normal birth progresses on its own time. Midwives are trained to recognize anything that is not normal and resolve it or transfer appropriately if resolution isn’t possible.
• We encourage you to eat, drink, and move around during your entire birth.
• We will encourage you to birth in an upright and not supine position, unless your unique situation makes that necessary.
• We believe in delayed umbilical cord clamping.
• We keep baby and parents together for all newborn procedures.
• We offer lactation support with one on one consults from a lactation consultant who will do a home visit after you are discharged from the center.
• We conduct several postpartum visits in the 6 weeks postpartum to identify issues with you or your baby before they become medical problems.