Bellingham Birth Center
Founded in 2004, and with over 1950 births under our roof, Bellingham Birth Center is Whatcom County’s OG birth center. We have always been a community birth center, supporting our local midwifery community, rather than just one practice, and have been nationally accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers since 2015. We are in an easy-to-find location and many of our clients take comfort in how close we are to a hospital. Bellingham Birth Center is the only birth center north of Seattle that has 3 separate, fully-equipped birth suites, each complete with a giant tub for labor and/or birth.
We get lots of calls from families who realize part way through their pregnancies that they want something different. We are often able to accommodate people that wish to transfer care. Reach out if you are curious about this, and we can talk.
Licensed midwives delivering at Bellingham Birth Center provide personalized, nurturing care in a calm, peaceful setting that feels more like a home than a clinic, yet they are able to respond quickly if complications arise.
Clients get to choose between the several independent midwifery practices that are privileged at Bellingham Birth Center. The separate practices have their own prenatal offices and they meet their clients at Bellingham Birth Center during labor.
Families see the same midwife throughout pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
Clients can interview as few or as many midwives as they would like, and then they choose one practice. This is unique and wonderful because it creates continuity and connection between client and midwife. Clients won’t need to meet a new person each visit or need to repeat themselves. You will know them, and they will know you.
Apple Health (check here to see if you qualify), health sharing plans like Christian Health Ministries, and virtually all health insurance welcome.
We are happy to schedule a personal tour with you and also provide free pregnancy tests as needed. The best way to reach us is by emailing [email protected] and we can set up a tour and answer any specific questions you might have. You can also call us at (360) 752-2229.
