•How is the Birth Center licensed and accredited?
•What does a birth in the Birth Center cost?
•Who can use the Birth Center?
•What is a Certified Nurse-Midwife?
•Should I consider a Nurse-Midwife instead of an obstetrician or gyn physician?
•What if I need or want genetic testing or a sonogram?
•How is the Birth Center different from a hospital?
•What if there is a medical emergency?
•Who cannot use the Birth Center?
•What complications can be handled in the Birth Center?
•What cannot be done in the Birth Center?
•Is it safe to labor without a fetal monitor?
•Are there statistics regarding care with certified nurse-midwives and Birthing Centers?
•What is the policy regarding vaginal birth after cesarean section in birth centers?
•What child birth classes are offered at Nativiti?

How is the Birth Center licensed and accredited?

Nativiti is licensed by the State of Texas Department of Health, the regulating body for birth centers.  Each year a state inspector comes to review the Center for the state-defined standards of safety.  The Center is also nationally accredited through the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers.  A voluntary process, the Certificate of Accreditation symbolizes the excellence a center has achieved in providing quality care to childbearing families.  Nativiti is among 50 accredited birth centers in the United States and one of five accredited centers in Texas.

What does a birth in the Birth Center cost?

We will be happy to discuss our fees with you in detail, but generally, a birth in the Birth Center with a certified nurse-midwife costs approximately two-thirds the comparable cost of birth in the hospital with an obstetrician.