Restoring the art of autonomous motherhood through holistic care

A woman’s body instinctively knows how to give birth, and we believe in protecting her space to do so.

We honor the sacred design of pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum.

We value the preservation of your birth plan and your innate wisdom and will strive to accomplish this with you.

We serve in humility and honesty and are genuinely FOR YOU!

We believe Christ is sovereign in all things.

Holistic Midwifery Care

Serving Athens, Cleveland, Knoxville, and Chattanooga areas

What is a Midwife?

We are Licensed Midwives, who focus on more traditional and holistic methods, to provide comprehensive maternity care to healthy, low risk women desiring a low-interventive, out of hospital birth experience. As midwives, we assist women by providing evidence based prenatal care, risk assessment and monitoring, home delivery, postpartum care and more. We help our clients create goals, discover their options and walk through pregnancy feeling informed and empowered.

The midwifery model of care is centered on the belief that birth is a natural, sacred process, not a medical event. It focuses on personalized, holistic care that supports a woman's physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being throughout pregnancy, birth, and beyond. We provide continuous, compassionate support, promoting informed choice, empowering women to trust their bodies, and facilitating safe, natural births in the comfort of home. This model emphasizes minimal intervention, honoring the unique journey of each mother while ensuring the safety of both mother and baby.

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 Frequently Asked Questions

  • Homebirth is when a baby is born at home with an experienced midwife, providing a personalized and supportive environment for women with low-risk pregnancies. Midwives are trained to monitor health and progress and respond to emergencies if necessary.

  • Home birth gives the mother freedom and autonomy to move and act freely, to listen to her body and baby in a supportive and protected environment. At home, there is no worry about foreign germs, or strangers interrupting your flow. With a trained an attentive midwife to observe and guide when needed, a home birth is just as safe, sometimes safer that at the hospital for low risk pregnancies.

    It’s not about home vs. hospital. It is about having a choice, being heard, informed, and respected.

  • Hospital

    • Minimum $20,000-$30,000 for vaginal birth & $40,000-$50,000 for c-section

    • 10-15 min with the rotating Obstetricians at prenatal appts

    • Most care during labor is by rotating nurses

    • Face-to-face time with physician during labor is usually less than 1 hour

    • Almost non-existent postpartum care

    • Limited freedom of mobility, no waterbirth available, limited informed choice

    • High chance of interventions

    • U.S. average c-section rate 33% (25%-60% depending on hospital) World Health Organization states that any country over 15% needs better care

    • Great for the rare, high-risk situations, or when hospital resources are needed, or when a mom needs pain relief

    Midwifery

    • $5,000-$7,000 for planned home birth (Depending on your area)

    • 1-1.5 hours with the same Midwife, or two, at prenatal appts developing mutual trust

    • Continuous care from active labor, even if a transfer is deemed necessary

    • Face-to-face time with your Midwife during labor 4 hours - 3 days

    • Extensive postpartum care with the same Midwives who can recognize quickly something outside of normal for you or baby

    • Freedom to move, eat and rest, freedom to deliver in your own home, how and with whom you choose

    • In-depth informed choice without coercion, collaborative decision-making. Client autonomy is paramount

    • Decreased risk of c-section, induction, augmentation, 3 / 4 degree vaginal tears

    • Decreased risk of pre-term birth

    • Lower rates of postpartum hemorrhage

    • Decreased infant mortality and mother morbidity

    • Increased rates of initiation and prolonged breastfeeding

    • Cost is fixed and known up-front with no surprises

  • A homebirth midwife provides prenatal care, support during labor and birth, and postpartum care for you and your baby. She will walk with you through pregnancy answering questions, addressing your concerns, informing you of all your options, help you with nutrition needs, and get to know you and your family as you prepare to welcome your baby. During labor and birth, a midwife observes, encourages, guides, and very often sits patiently as you journey through contractions. A midwife sits as a guardian to physiological birth and helps guide it back if it strays from normal or cares for mother and baby if it doesn’t. Postpartum, a midwife is there to check over baby, answer your questions and make sure you have the resources you need as you transition into having another member of your family.

  • Yes, we provide comprehensive prenatal care, including routine check-ups, lab work, and ordering ultrasounds

  • The equipment and medications we carry include but are not limited to doppler, blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, amniotomy supplies, catheterizations supplies, essential oils, herbal tinctures, homeopathic remedies, IV supplies, medications to control excessive bleeding after birth, medical records, neonatal stethoscope, neonatal resuscitation equipment, baby scale, pulse oximeter and suturing equipment.


  • We help you create a transfer plan during pregnancy. In the event of a hospital transfer, we will do our best to accompany you to the hospital and, if possible will stay with you to offer support and encouragement . We will do our best to help you get the best care possible if transfer becomes necessary.

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  • It was an honor to have Grace as a midwife. She is gentle, caring and nurturing every step of the way, especially during birth. She listened to each of my concerns and gave me the freedom to labor in the way my body and mind desired. Grace and Candice took the sweetest care of me post birth when I was struggling. I can’t recommend her enough. I don’t know of many other midwives who pour their hearts and souls into what they do, but Grace definitely does. She serves her mamas first. Thank you for everything Grace!

  • "For my 7th baby, it was really important to me that everyone in my birth space trust in the design of birth and my ability to navigate on my own. I only wanted support and love and guidance at my request. Grace was exactly that! I felt her calm assuring presence as she witnessed me through labor and birth. And when I reached out for help after my baby was born she was right there ready to help in the ways I needed. I felt honored and my wishes respected the whole time. My husband and I are incredibly thankful for her! "

  • I switched to SMC at 38 weeks and when I met Grace and Candice I immediately felt at ease knowing they would be the ones taking care of me. They both had such a calm presence which I really needed at that time of my life due to moving cross country and some unforeseen circumstances. I unfortunately was a hospital transfer, but both of them came with me and stayed with me the entire time. They also made sure to advocate for my wishes and didn’t allow for anything to happen that I wasn’t comfortable with. They also were so helpful and compassionate during postpartum. Im grateful they were apart of my birth experience. They are amazing women and I can’t recommend them enough

  • The midwives at Sovereign Maternity were such a blessing to our family. They were very caring, compassionate, professional, knowledgeable and very giving. We experienced loss at the beginning of my pregnancy. The love and support I received from these women was exactly what I needed during that time. I recommend Sovereign Maternity Care to everyone I know looking for midwife services.

  • Grace is a competent and compassionate midwife who goes above and beyond her duty to provide loving and supportive care for her clients both before and after their deliveries. Always available to do what she can to keep her moms safe, healthy, and happy.

  • Grace and her team were amazing to work with. We asked some tough questions and Grace provided us with the best information for us to make the best decision for our family. She was calming during my birth and the postpartum visits were something I looked forward to and enjoyed. I hope to work with them again one day.

  • I loved using Sovereign maternity Care. They were helpful with any questions I had and helped calm any fears that were bothering me. I love that they give you the information and you decide the course of action you want to take. In a world where doctors take authority over our bodies and birth stories, these wonderful women gave my authority back and I got to have the birth I always wanted.

WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT ALTERNATIVE CARE THAT PUTS CONTROL RIGHTFULLY BACK INTO THE HANDS OF WOMEN.

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