Welcome Home Midwifery Services, Inc.

05/12/2026

WELCOME HOME CLIENTS:
Did you have Madeleine as your midwife? Did Medi-Cal give you (or me) trouble about this? Anything from finding a Medi-Cal covered midwife, getting your health plan changed to be able to cover it, having to jump through hoops to get things covered. Was the process perfect? If not, please consider reaching out to this team of attorneys who are working on getting public input to make accessing midwives easier/better.

Please reach out:
[email protected]
[email protected] (Attorney at WCLP)
[email protected] (Attorney at WCLP)

01/03/2026

RIP to Susan M. Jenkins.

If you ever had Medi-Cal cover your Licensed Midwife, you have Susan to thank. Maybe she raked the health plan over the coals at your Fair Hearing, maybe she ghost wrote a scathing appeal letter to your Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan letting them know they were violating your basic human rights, maybe she took dozens of phone calls from me at all hours and delighted in the weird little problems I gave her with my clients, but she was definitely involved and stuck her neck out constantly for all of us. She gave so much, and so often, to childbearing families across the country. A true legend and a dear friend and an inspiration. Rest in Peace Susan. We love you.

06/14/2025

annual reminder that madeleine lives in new zealand now and so if you need your midwifery care records, you can access them via the ClientCare portal or flick an email to [email protected] or follow the instructions on our website.

love and miss you all 🌻

04/11/2025

Access to Birth Centers across California has been decreasing. Please consider sharing your story to help advocate for regulations that will keep birth centers open.

AB55, the Freedom to Birth bill, is currently being considered by our lawmakers so we need to hear from you.

Register today at: https://wkf.ms/4kYLkz0 and earn a $50 stipend for participating.

Thank you!

03/08/2025

hoping some of our previous clients are willing to provide insight for the oakland session 🙏🏻

Join the Conversation on Birth Center Licensing in California

Since 2012, over 50 labor and delivery wards have closed in California, leaving many communities—especially low-income, Black, Latine, Indigenous, and rural families—without access to critical maternity care. Freestanding birth centers are a safe alternative for low-risk births, but strict state regulations have made it nearly impossible for many to open or stay open.

Our friends at Western Center on Law & Poverty and California Black Women’s Health Project are hosting in-person listening sessions to hear from YOU about the barriers to birth center licensing and how we can improve the process. Whether you’re a birth center owner/operator, midwife, or someone who’s sought birth center care, your input is vital to creating change.

Los Angeles In-Person Session: 
Saturday, March 15, 2025 | 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Kindred Space, 2610 Southwest Drive, LA, CA 90043
RSVP by March 12 @ bit.ly/SoCalLS or link in bio

Oakland In-Person Session: 
Thursday, March 27, 2025 | 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
UCSF MLK Research Building, 5700 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94609
RSVP by March 24 @ bit.ly/NorCalLS or link in bio

💻 Virtual sessions are also coming soon—stay tuned for details!

Participants will receive a stipend and lunch.
Let’s work together to ensure equitable access to safe, supportive birthing options for all Californians. Share this post, tag your community, and help spread the word!

For questions, email Whitney Francis at [email protected] or Sandra Poole at [email protected].

11/08/2024

Scholarships available for LM students:

09/05/2024

WHMS offers Medi-Cal providers for doula services for $0 copay. We’re contracted with River City Medical Group / Vivant health.
Full-spectrum doula support (prenatal, birth, postpartum, miscarriage, termination of pregnancy support) is available for up to 1 year after your pregnancy. You have a right to loving kindness in your pregnancy, always.

09/05/2024

birth centers in CA continue to close.