Prenatal Care
Home Birth / Water Birth
Doula services
Postpartum Care
Personalized midwifery care in the comfort of your own home
Located in Ashland, OR. Serving families in Southern Oregon
Mischa Orbons
CPM, LDM
OHP Provider
Founder of Artemis Midwifery llc
OHP coverage
We feel strongly that all women should have a choice in how, where, and with whom they give birth. Recognizing that midwifery care can be cost prohibitive for some, we have chosen to accept payment through Oregon Health Plan, for families who qualify.
Reviews
Feel free to read the testimonials of moms who have birthed with us in the past. Each birth experience is very unique, as reflected in their reviews.
As midwives we recognize this, and provide individualized care. We do our best to adapt both to every woman’s personal needs and preferences, and to the partially unpredictable nature of birth itself.
Breastfeeding support
Holly is an RN, Certified Breastfeeding Specialist, and Matrescence Educator and Guide. She’s passionate about getting new moms started with breastfeeding. She does 1:1 consultations for prenatal education, in-home postpartum visits, and lactation support for other stages like starting solids, returning to work, pumping, and weaning.
Your midwives will provide basic breastfeeding support and education, but sometimes additional specialized lactation support can be very helpful for first-time moms or moms troubleshooting breastfeeding issues during the first weeks postpartum. In this case, Holly can be available for additional lactation visits as needed.
Holly has a virtual support circle for moms in pregnancy through the first 5 years that’s focused on matrescence education. You can find Holly on Instagram at Instagram.com/milkandmatrescence or learn more here:
Birthing Community
It takes a village! Every second Friday of the month from 11. am - 1 pm the Elder Apothecary in Ashland hosts a
“ Birthing Community” gathering. This is a free community resource for preconception, pregnancy, birth and post partum, and also a great opportunity to meet both care providers as well as other (expecting) moms.
We often attend these community events as well (if we aren’t busy attending a birth ), so you may see us there!
Artemis Midwifery picnic
Every spring & fall we have a picnic outside with previous, current, and new clients. This is an opportunity for you to meet other like-minded moms, as we tend to see you mostly individually during our visits. We also like to stay in touch with our previous clients and see how they are doing!
We get to know each other well during the journey of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, and it makes our final postpartum visit a bit less of a ‘ good-bye’ knowing that we may at least see you at these picnics twice a year :).
Childbirth Education
Justine is a Doula and Childbirth Educator, she organizes the birth community gatherings at Elder Apothecary each month, and also offers 6 week childbirth education series to help you and your partner prepare for birth together. This is a great resource, especially for parents having their first child, or families preparing for their first home birth.
During our one-on-one prenatal visits, we will also help prepare you for birth and what to expect, and allow plenty of time for any questions you may have. The childbirth education classes provide a wonderful additional option to learn and prepare together in a group setting with other expecting families. This is also a great opportunity to build community with other parents (to-be).
“A woman in birth is at once her most powerful, and most vulnerable. But any woman who has birthed unhindered understands that we are stronger than we know.” - Marcie Macari