My experience with The Birth Center, and with Ruth as my midwife, was the best birth experience I've had thus far. As this is my fifth child, I've had other great birth experiences in the Sacramento area- but nothing compares to the personal, caring touch I received from Ruth and her excellent staff. My husband and I felt safe with the care team, and were completely confident that all contingencies were accounted for during labor. I enjoyed my prenatal appointments as all my questions were answered, and always had encouraging conversations with Ruth. Her medical experience is sound, and her care is genuine.
I recently had the pleasure of giving birth to my son at this birthing center and it was an amazing experience! Our midwife Ruth was outstanding and provided exceptional care throughout my pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. She was knowledgeable, helpful, and went above and beyond to make sure I was comfortable and well-informed. The birth center itself was also fantastic, offering a supportive and welcoming environment for water births. I appreciated how Ruth taught me how to nurse my baby correctly, it was so helpful and made the transition to motherhood much easier. I highly recommend this birth center and would not hesitate to use their care again. 5 stars all around!
When it comes to pregnancy, labor, and delivery, it can feel like you really have to advocate for the best interests of your baby and yourself. You are often just another patient out of hundreds, or another way for a provider to make money. The Birth Center is not like this. Ruth is not there to make money; she is doing what she does to empower, inform, and swim upstream against a birthing culture that seems to laugh at skilled midwifery. She is one of only two birthing centers that accept Medi-cal patients (cuz surprise, surprise, they don’t make you much money!), and as a temporary MCAP patient myself, I NEVER felt like there was a reduction in care or attention. If you want to be coddled, or have your hand held all the way (I’ll admit, I tend to prefer this style of care, haha), that’s not who Ruth is. However, she knows what she is doing, is the most experienced midwife in our area, and she will advocate for your best interests. There were issues with labs not getting results in time, appointments taking forever to be scheduled, and Ruth would always follow up and make sure that we got what we needed. Some of the mixed reviews gave me pause before coming here, but I’m so glad I stuck it out and gave Ruth a chance to REALLY show me who she is, and her style of care. I received all my care here, and towards the end I was overdue, exhausted, desperate, and Ruth was so kind, caring, and empathetic in my overdue period. She encouraged me, told me I was doing everything I could to help my baby come, and really made me feel empowered as I ended up having to go in for an indication at the end of 42 weeks. She continued all of our follow up care after my baby was born, and felt like a friend that I got to process through everything with. We hope to have another baby (or two!), and I can’t wait to receive care from Ruth again, and hopefully get to experience giving birth there next time.
