Birth Roots Community Midwifery

Birth Roots Community Midwifery

I'm Corinne Westing (they/them), a Certified Nurse Midwife with over 10 years of professional birth attendance in various settings across the Chicago area. My joy and privilege is to partner with my clients and their ...

Midwives

Home Birth Midwifery

Midwives

Hour-long prenatal visits with the midwife, available in-office and by telehealth. On-site lab draws. The midwife is available to attend your birth at home after 37 weeks, ready to offer guidance and support as you welcome your babe earthside. Two in-home postpartum visits for client and baby, at 24-36 hours, and 4-6 days, plus a 6 week postpartum visit in the office for the client. Birth closing ceremony included.

Full package from start of prenatal care as early as 10 weeks of pregnancy, up to 6 weeks postpartum is $6,000. Includes birth kit, water birth supplies, and birth closing with the Birth Mentor. Fee schedule includes payments at start of care, 20 weeks, 28 weeks, with final balance due 36 weeks.

Placenta Work

Placenta Encapsulation and Art

Placenta Work

I can take your placenta directly home from the birth and process it to either vegetarian or non-vegetarian capsules to be delivered by your 4d postpartum visit from the midwife. My beautiful placenta art can also be created, using food dyes that wash clean prior to processing, to make a beautiful memento to honor your placenta.

$300 for placenta art and capsules.

Birth Doulas

Birth Mentorship

Birth Doulas

Birth mentorship with doula/childbirth educator begins with 3 educational and preparatory prenatal meetings, including individualized birth class for client and partner, birth planning, and holistic sessions. Holistic sessions include sound healing, meditation, and energy work to prepare for birth.
Attendance of birth at home (or hospital, in event of transfer) for physical and emotional support.
1 postpartum home visit plus birth closing.

$1,800 for package.

Holistic Women's Health

Family Building Support

Holistic Women's Health

Grow your family with the support of an experienced midwife. Our Family Building service is geared to families and individuals that are seeking pregnancy but don't have access to sperm in their relationship. Partner with a midwife to learn about your body's natural fertility signs and how to navigate the process of obtaining donor sperm and all that involves. The midwife can help with in-home or in-office insemination either with ICI or IUI.

Initial care prior to IUI/ICI is typically $500, including an intake and two follow-up visits with the midwife The initial IUI is $600 for one cycle; for subsequent cycles, the cost is $500 Inquire about support for in-home intracervical insemination (ICI).