“Thank you Embrace Midwifery. I can't even imagine a better pregnancy experience.”

“Last night was my last visit with my midwife. It's a little bittersweet, I can not lie.

I have always hated going to doctor's visits. I have always dreaded dealing with the wait, the questions, the impersonal care and generic advice.  I EXTRA hated all the prenatal visits, how much of a waste of time they felt like. How much of a pain in the ass it was to go every week.

Visiting the midwife was so much more pleasant, relaxed. She'd talk to me, inform me of things I'd never been told about, explain everything I asked, and be an ear. The prenatal visits were not a drag. They flew by!! Not only did she find my baby every time she connected with her, she listened to me and helped me with anything I couldn’t handle. Information-based decisions were made by ME, instead of put on me by a medical team with no reasoning or consent.

The delivery was so much easier having a friend help me out. Someone who cared about what I felt like. Someone who wanted me to feel okay.

The postpartum care was done in my home. I didn’t have to bring my new baby into the world until she was a month old!!! There was zero wait ever. She 100% accommodated me up until the final visit. AND she takes the best pictures of my baby!

Thank you Embrace Midwifery. I can't even imagine a better pregnancy experience."

— Danielle, mother of four children, three born at hospitals, one born at home with the midwives of Embrace Midwifery

“The midwives made us feel truly cared for.”

“My midwives gave me the most personalized care. They were so attentive to my physical needs as well as to my emotional needs. They even eased my partner and assured him that this was a safe approach for our family. I had the most peaceful and pleasurable home birth experience. The midwives made us feel truly cared for. The worst part of the entire process is having to part ways with them at six weeks postpartum! We miss them so much!”

- Amanda, mother of two children, one born in a hospital and one born at home with the midwives of Embrace Midwifery

“I wish that every mom would get the kind of care that I’ve gotten - we all deserve it.”

“On May 27, 2020 at 6:04 AM, I gave birth to my daughter at home with the help of amazing midwives Rachel Marsh Blessington and Mimi Pelletier. I look forward to eventually sharing a full “birth story,” but today, as my daughter reaches 3 months old, I just wanted to give a grateful shoutout to the incredible women at Embrace Midwifery who were there for us throughout my whole pregnancy, got us safely through a very tough final night, and returned to check up on us in the days and weeks after she was born.


Our decision to plan for a home birth had everything to do with knowing Rachel, who was our superstar doula for my son’s birth at UMass in 2015. The experience left us so comfortable with her and trusting her so much that when she progressed in her career to working as a home birth midwife, we knew we would want to explore that possibility if we had another child. What we didn’t know when I called her last September was that baby #2 would be born in the middle of a pandemic. I feel so lucky that on top of the normal stress and anxiety of pregnancy, and the stress and anxiety brought to all of us by COVID, I didn’t also have to spend my whole third trimester being scared about going to the hospital, whether I and my baby would be safe there, or whether Dave would be able to be there with us.


But having my daughter at home meant so much more than just avoiding the hospital. Being in the care of midwives from prenatal through post was a truly comforting, empowering, and dignifying experience. Pregnancy is hard. Childbirth is hard. Breastfeeding is hard. All of it is hard, and I can’t imagine doing any of it without the awesome support I’ve received. To any woman that is or may one day be expecting - please, learn more about your options with midwifery and home birth!

I wish that every mom would get the kind of care that I’ve gotten - we all deserve it.”

— Ari, mother of two children, one born at a hospital and one born at home with the midwives of Embrace Midwifery

“I always felt like a priority…”

“Today marks exactly one year since I started my first and only #IVF cycle that resulted in our miracle baby who just happens to be 2 months old today.

Even though our road to parenthood wasn’t what we dreamed it would be, Alex and I are thankful for all that it has taught us, and for all of the amazing people who have helped and guided us through it. We were so blessed to have had the absolute best team around us each step of the way.

We are so grateful for the recommendation to take childbirth classes at Babies in Common in Northborough, MA. The knowledge we gained from these classes completely changed the course we were on for our birth and how we wanted to kick off our baby’s life. I highly recommend these classes to all future parents, whether it’s your first or your tenth child. The Breastfeeding Ready Class completely prepared me for nursing and made me so prepared for how hard of a job it was going to be, and I completely attribute my success thus far with it to Jeanette’s knowledge and awesome teaching style.

Through these classes I learned how much safer a home birth is for a low risk pregnancy like mine, and how there are endless benefits for me and my baby. Fast forward to me finding my invaluable midwives, Rachel Marsh Blessington and Marianne Pelletier from Embrace Midwifery. These women will forever be a part of my son’s birth story and they feel like family to me and my husband. The time and effort that Rachel put into my prenatal care, birth, and postpartum care is something I will never forget. Every visit was well over an hour and she always made me feel like my concerns were heard. She never made me feel like a burden or another thing to check off her list. 

I always felt like a priority, and am so thankful for every natural remedy she recommended (which always worked) for all of my ailments. Because of her I was able to sustain my natural way of living through my pregnancy. Also, the fact that I didn’t have to put my new baby in a car to drive home until I was good and ready and I didn’t have to bring him into a doctor’s office until his 1 month check up made me a very happy Mama. All of my postpartum care was done in my own home in my jammies with a woman who I enjoy so very much and I feel so close to thanks to this experience.

Having a home birth was nothing I ever imagined doing, but am so glad I did. Laboring in my own home, looking out my big bedroom window at the trees as I soaked in the birthing tub, walking around my house hanging off of my husband, my dog being my doggie doula, having my family there, and knowing my midwives were right there when I needed them (and in the background when I didn’t) was such a magical experience. I am so thankful that my eyes were opened to the options available to me as a pregnant woman.”

— Kalin, first time mother