Her story
How I got here.
There is a moment at every birth when the room changes.
The work gets quieter. Everyone is paying attention. Then, after all the waiting, breathing, encouraging, and steadying, there is a baby in the room.
About Catrice Harris, LM, CPM
One midwife. No institution between us.
You deserve a birth that feels like yours, held by someone experienced, steady, and fully present with you.
1992
My work in birth began in 1992 through childbirth and breastfeeding education. Over time, that work grew into supporting families through pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum, and the learning curve that comes with feeding and caring for a new baby.
2012In 2012, I made the decision to give birth work my full attention, and I have not looked back.
I am a Texas Licensed Midwife and Certified Professional Midwife. I have continued caring for families as a solo practitioner while also gaining valuable experience within a busy birth-center practice. That season strengthened my clinical perspective, taught me a great deal, and confirmed something I have always known: I am most fulfilled when I can build a real relationship with the families in my care.
That is what Baby's Best Start is built for.
At Baby's Best Start, you are not one name on a rotating schedule.
You have a midwife who gets to know you, listens to your questions, and stays connected through the details that matter.
- Sometimes that means a longer prenatal visit.
- Sometimes it means making room for a concern that cannot wait until the next appointment.
- Sometimes it means being there, steady and focused, when your baby is ready to arrive.
Every family deserves a birth experience that feels like their own, supported by someone who knows how to hold both the clinical details and the human ones. Whether this is your first baby or your fourth, I would be honored to walk alongside you.
Let's begin with a conversation about your hopes for this birth and the care that would help you feel most supported.
Catrice
Book a Free ConsultationOne midwife. Fully yours.
What changes for your family.
You get me, personally.
From your first consultation through your six-week visit. No rotating team.
Unhurried time.
A longer visit when you had a hard week. Full presence on birth day.
Care shaped around you.
Your home, your people, your plan, your pace.
The credentials behind the care.
Licensed Midwife (LM).
Licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to provide prenatal, birth, newborn, and postpartum care.
Certified Professional Midwife (CPM).
A national certification through NARM for out-of-hospital birth.
Relationship-based care.
One midwife, from consultation through postpartum.
Since 1992.
Childbirth and breastfeeding educator, doula, then midwife.
What you can expect from me.
I'm steady, I'm plainspoken, and I'll tell you the truth in language you can use. I won't rush you, and I won't decide for you. I'll give you the knowledge to choose, the support to trust your body, and care you'll remember long after your baby is born. And I keep my caseload small on purpose, so every family gets my full attention.
Every family welcome.
I care for low-risk pregnancies across the greater Houston area, and I welcome teen parents, first-time parents, and families who have felt dismissed elsewhere. If something in your history needs a closer look, we'll talk about it honestly at your consultation, not turn you away without a conversation.
JacQue Colson-SmithLM, CPMBackup midwife, Baby's Best Start
Continuity of care.
Birth doesn't always keep a schedule, so my practice has a plan for that. I work alongside JacQue Colson-Smith, LM, CPM, my backup midwife. If a second midwife is ever needed, you'll be in hands that share the same values.
JacQue (pronounced jack-KWEE) is a Licensed Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife, and Body Ready Birth Teacher. She sees pregnancy and birth as a season of real transformation, one where a woman discovers new depths of strength, intuition, and power within herself.
Her care is holistic, comprehensive, and grounded in education, so families move through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum feeling informed, respected, supported, and connected to their own wisdom.
Outside of birth work, JacQue is a devoted mom to her daughter. Ask her about homeschooling, HBCU-style majorette dance, or community herbalism. Her life goal is simple: to feel joy and live in her purpose every day.
