Care & services
Home birth midwifery care, childbirth education, breastfeeding support, and postpartum help, all from one midwife who takes the time to learn your story.
The heart of our practice
This isn't a per-visit relationship. It's complete, continuous care from one provider who knows your full story by the time labor begins, and who stays with you through the early weeks after.
Best for: Families who want complete, expert midwifery care at home
Everything in full midwifery care, including prenatal visits, birth support, postpartum care, and ongoing guidance from one midwife who knows your story.
Book a Free ConsultationBest for: Families who want to walk into birth extra prepared
Everything in the Essential Path, plus a childbirth education class and infant CPR.
Book a Free ConsultationThe Essential Path is complete care, not a starter option. The Complete Path adds extra preparation for families who want more support before birth day.
About 6 hours over two sessions: the third trimester, stages of labor, when to call your provider, comfort techniques, and pain management.
About 2 hours on positioning, supply, common setbacks, and pumping basics.
2 to 3 hours on bathing, swaddling, feeding, sleep, and infant CPR and choking response.
Details about availability, scheduling, and fees can be discussed during your consultation.
Feeding challenges are common, and they are never a personal failure. An in-home visit, ideally within the first two weeks, covers latch, positioning, troubleshooting, and real reassurance.
The fourth trimester
Overnight postpartum doula support, offered as availability allows, means real rest while an experienced hand cares for your baby, helps with feeding, supports siblings, and keeps the house steady. Rest is productive.
A personalized postpartum nutrition plan developed with a registered dietitian.
Plan your care
Enter your due date to see when to book, when to take classes, and when to have everything ready.
Spots are limited each month, so earlier gives you more choice. It's also not too late if you're further along.
Two sessions on the third trimester, stages of labor, comfort techniques, and pain management.
Positioning, supply, common setbacks, and pumping basics.
Bathing, swaddling, feeding, sleep, and infant CPR and choking response.
Supplies gathered and your space prepared before the on-call window opens.
Free supply list and transfer bag checklist →Catrice is on call around the clock for your birth.
Visits at 24 to 48 hours, two weeks, and six weeks, plus in-home breastfeeding help, ideally within the first two weeks.
Plan ahead with the First 40 Days Planner →Not sure? That's exactly what the free consultation is for.
Questions, answered
Home birth is a safe, well-supported option for low-risk pregnancies, which is who this practice serves. Your health is assessed at consultation and at every prenatal visit, so home stays the right setting throughout.
You'll know the warning signs, transfer criteria, and hospital plan before labor begins. If a transfer is needed, it happens calmly as part of a prepared plan, and Catrice coordinates the handoff.
Catrice, and a trained birth assistant. Your partner, family, and kids are welcome too.
Yes. Always. You'll be treated with the same respect and care as every family here.
An LM is licensed by the State of Texas to practice midwifery. A CPM is a national certification for midwives who specialize in out-of-hospital birth. Catrice holds both.
Catrice works alongside trusted Houston lactation consultants and pelvic floor therapists, and gladly refers families when they'd benefit from more support.
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