Childbirth is a family celebration!
Our goal is to make your childbirth experience as special and family-oriented as possible because we want to do more than prepare you for this joyous occasion.

We want to share it with you.

Whether this is your first child or you are adding to your family, you'll treasure this special beginning. Our birth center program gives you confidence in your ability to give birth, balancing human touch and the latest medical technology. The Special Beginnings Birth and Women's Center program gives you the time you deserve...

  • Time to answer your questions about pregnancy, birth, baby care, nutrition, and women's health.
  • Time to stay with you throughout your labor and birth.
  • Time to help your family get off to the best possible start.

 

The Personal Touch
You'll develop a special relationship with our caring and experienced certified nurse-midwives (CNM). They will attend to your care and develop a relationship with you and your baby from preconceptual counseling through post-partum and after birth home visits.

 

Why should we use a Midwife and a Birth Center?

One of the first things that comes to my mind when I hear that one of my clients is using the birth center is "freedom."  Parents are more involved in the birth process and can make their own decisions about how and where they want to give birth.  Mothers are not limited to laboring in the bed or have tight-fitting monitors strapped to their abdomen.  Birth center options such as jacuzzis, birthing chairs and privacy are rarely possible in hospital settings.  The absence of these options can severely limit the mother's ability to give birth to her baby.  I fully support the midwifery philosophy and the birth center option which encourages parents to take an active role.  When parents are empowered to make decisions during childbirth, they are not only happier with their birth experience, but they learn the skills they need to positively parent their children. 

Brenda J. Lane, ICCE, CD(DONA)
Certified Doula, Certified Childbirth Educator, Approved Doula Trainer
Maryland Childbirth Resources

Ann Sober, RN, BS, Administrative Director

Eileen Pagano, RN,CNM, Director of Nurse-Midwifery


Special Beginnings and Women's Center is an affiliate of the North Arundel Hospital System.