Have the birth you want.
The Midwives Childbirth Services are a passionate group of midwives who believe in empowering mamas to give birth in their own unique and perfect way.
Whether you choose to give birth in the comfort of your own home or in Napa Valley’s only birth center, our team is here to support you.

MIDWIFERY CARE
Supporting your entire birth experience through pre-natal, birth, postpartum and beyond.

DOULA BIRTH SUPPORT
Supporting you emotionally from prenatal through postpartum.

FERTILITY ASSISTANCE
Supporting you with fertility and preconception counseling in preparation for insemination and pregnancy. We offer IUI and ICI services in the comfort of your own home.

PLACENTA ENCAPSULATION
Supporting you postpartum with placenta encapsulation.
We would love to get in touch!
About Us
Meet our Team: Mother-daughter duo, Licensed Midwife Paula Schnebelt & Doula/Student Midwife Michelle Ochoa.
Empowering and guiding women in Napa, Sonoma, Solano and Marin throughout all stages of life; prenatal, birth, postpartum & beyond.
Paula and her team of midwives are passionate about aiding women and families in birthing naturally in their home or in our birth center, on their terms.
Paula Schnebelt LM, CPM
Paula is passionate about protecting the birth process. Her desire is that everyone will feel great about their birth experience.
Deborah (Fawn) Studebaker LM, CPM
I am so blessed to have been doing what I love most of my adult life. I have been given the gift of helping women for over 40 years and have witnessed the miracle of home birth hundreds of times. Most were home births, many water births, some in birth centers and some in the hospital.
Michelle Ochoa
As the oldest daughter of Paula Schnebelt, Michelle has spent most her life listening and watching her mother support mamas and their families in experiencing the joys of homebirth.
Emma Rea
Emma believes our greatest gift as Midwives is the chance to witness the power of birth, and how it transforms those who get to bear witness to its magic.
Words From our Mamas

The Midwives are here for you
Contact us today. We’re ready to offer you the support you need in all stages before, during and after birth.
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