Best Start Birth Center

Doula Jenn is your Best Start Birth Center doula. The following information is about the birth experience offered at this location.

About Best Start Birth Center

Monitors available: Doppler monitoring done for all clients.

Birth balls: Yes, but sizing is generalized. Recommended you bring yours from home and leave it in the car, if needed then bring it in.

Parking info (free/paid, onsite/offsite etc): Parking onsite

After hours entrance: Call ahead for a midwife to meet you at the birth center.

Accredited?: Yes, accredited through the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers.

Doulas allowed: Yes, birth doulas are highly recommended for all births.

Tubs: Yes, tubs in all the rooms.

Water Birth: Yes, if the client would desire.

Photography allowed: Yes, can be done by doula or hired birth photographer.

VBAC friendly: Client based upon consultation.

Nitrous Gas: Yes, available upon request.

Epidural: No, only available in a hospital setting.

Birth Stool: Yes, upon request.

Oral Vitamin K: No, provided by parents and administered by parents.

Placenta removal policy: Complete form in advance.

Freedom to eat and drink: Yes, you are able to freely eat and drink.

Kitchen available: Yes

Typical discharge for vaginal birth: 4-6 hours after the birth, longer if needed.

Other information:
Midwives:
Roberta Frank, CNM
Shari Stone-Ulrich, MSN, CNM
Erina Angelucci, MSN, CNM
Joanna Bronkema, MS, CNM, NP
Ann Groonwald, MSN CNM
Rosanne Gephart, CNM, NP, IBCLC
Nancy Baird, LM, CPM
Average Number of births per Month 2018: 12
Transfer in Labor Rate 2018: 11%
C-section Rate 2018: 8%
Exclusively Breastmilk-Fed Infants 2018: Before discharge from the birth center: 98.5%
Biggest Baby: 12lbs. 2oz boy (July 2003)
Record Births in 24 Hours: 6 (2017)
Episiotomies in the Past 5 Years:
2014 – 1
2015 – 0
2016 – 0
2017 – 0
2018 – 0