Midwifery Services

Why give birth in a birth center?

A birth center is a freestanding facility for childbirth where care is provided by midwives. Birth centers are not part of a hospital but are an integrated part of the health care system that practices under the midwifery model, which promotes support for pregnancy and birth as a physiological process, prevention of disease/promotion of health, and individual responsibility and self-sufficiency through education.

Some people choose midwives as their care provider in pregnancy and childbirth because midwifery care is strongly associated with lower interventions during pregnancy and birth, cost-effectiveness, and improved outcomes for both the birthing patient and the baby.

A Look Inside Our Birthing Suites

Our Services

Meet and Greet – Ask questions about care and services offered, and tour the birth center space
Routine Prenatal Care – Visits with a midwife throughout your pregnancy
Birth center deliveries – Deliver your baby in one of our beautiful birthing suites with the assistance of a Certified Nurse Midwife
Newborn Visits
Postpartum Visits
Lactation support – Access to a Certified Lactation Consultant to assist with establishing a healthy breastfeeding relationship and feeding pattern

About the Birth Center

Birthing suites – Each birthing suite comes equipped with a bed, birthing tub, glass door to the labor meditation garden, and en suite bathroom with walk-in shower.
Family space – Our family “living room” space is available for family members to use while a patient is in labor and delivering. We hope our comfy couches and chairs, TV, and kitchen area help you to feel at home!
Labor meditation garden – A peaceful outdoor garden with beautiful landscape scenery and seating areas to utilize during labor

About Our Birth Team

Dr. Nikia Grayson (DNP, MPH, CNM, FNP) is a public health activist, anthropologist, and certified nurse-midwife who has devoted her life to serving and empowering people in underserved and marginalized communities. Nikia has more than 10 years experience working in public health, with her more recent work focusing on reproductive rights, birth justice, and midwifery. She is passionate about ensuring all persons have the rights and means to make decisions regarding their sexual and reproductive health.

Talita Oseguera (CNM, WHNP-BC) is a certified nurse midwife and reproductive justice advocate. She has a background in community-based health care centered on equity and the advancement of historically marginalized groups, empowerment of women, and partnership with families. She has been a full-spectrum doula since 2013 and has devoted her professional and academic career to both birth and research justice. Talita is committed to improving reproductive justice, honoring and amplifying the voices, experiences, and issues of Black women and individuals across the sexual, reproductive and perinatal continuum, moving alongside birth workers of color who reflect the communities they serve, improving care for and with Black women and individuals, and keeping birth sacred.

Kiara Norman (MSN, APRN, CNM) serves as a Certified Nurse-Midwife that provides full-scope reproductive healthcare for patients across the lifespan, including well-woman exams, prenatal care, birth, and postpartum services. Before becoming a healthcare provider, Kiara served in birthwork as birth and postpartum doula since 2020. She strives to offer culturally sensitive and appropriate healthcare experiences for all patients through education, compassion and evidence-based care.

Akaninyene Ruffin (CNM)

Marina Nsonso (she/her)
Midwifery Coordinator

Miajenell Peake (she/her) is the Nurse Midwifery Coordinator at CHOICES and has over 15 years of experience in public health, maternal health, and reproductive justice. A native Memphian and advanced nursing student at Frontier Nursing University, she is working toward becoming a Certified Nurse Midwife. Miajenell is also a proud mother of two, and her work is grounded in advancing equitable, community-centered care for all women, birthing people, and families.