Midwifery Services

Embracing the Wisdom of Collaborative Practice

Thank you for inquiring about our Midwifery Services at The George Washington Medical Faculty Associates. We believe that collaborative care between midwives and physicians yields the very best outcomes for pregnant women and their babies. Our full-scope midwifery service provides in-hospital, midwifery-managed prenatal care and deliveries for the women of the Washington DC Metro Area. We only deliver at The George Washington University Hospital. We also provide a full array of GYN services and primary health care.

As of May 2019, there are 10 Midwives and two Midwifery Fellows in the practice. Midwifery Fellows are fully licensed and credentialed midwives who are taking an additional year of training with us to hone both their clinical and collaboration skills. You will see them and our three midwifery students working with us both in the office and on labor and delivery. Click here to learn more about each of our Midwives.

We see women on the typical prenatal schedule and provide 24/7 coverage for deliveries. Medical consultation and collaboration is provided by our physician colleagues at The George Washington Medical Faculty Associates and The George Washington University Hospital.

The George Washington University Hospital is located at 23^rd and I Streets NW, at the top of the Foggy Bottom escalators.

We ask that clients who consider our midwifery service meet the criteria below:

• Be in excellent health
• Follow our nutritional, exercise , and lifestyle guidelines
• Be committed to natural birth
• Have partners or other support who are engaged in the pregnancy and natural childbirth process and additional labor support (a doula)
• Understand that there is an inherent risk in pregnancy and birth
• Embrace our model of care in a university-based learning environment
• Be committed to waiting for labor to begin on its own until 42 weeks

Additionally, please review the Midwifery Screening Tool to ensure that you do not have conditions that would preclude you from midwifery care. Once you have reviewed these documents, please call us at (202) 741-2500 to schedule an appointment.

We host monthly Meet the Midwives sessions to come learn more about us.

Blessings on your journey!

Join Us in Celebrating 5,000 Births!

Join us on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. at the GW Hospital - Mezzanine Level (900 23rd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037) for cake to celebrate this wonderful milestone and to say Thank You to all of the women, families, physicians, nurses, staff and administrators who have worked together to make this option available to the women of the greater DC metro area. Click here to RSVP. For more information on the event, please click here.