Belle Grove Birth Center for Empowered Birthing Experiences

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The day you hold your baby in your arms for the first time is a magical moment. Feelings of overwhelming love wash over you as you take in the most beautiful thing you have ever created. Whether you’re hoping to expand your family or you’ve had exciting confirmation that you’re expecting, meeting your future baby is your goal (of course!), but where are you meeting this perfect bundle? While there are no shortages of great birthing options within the community Belle Grove Birth Center is one you need to know about!

About Belle Grove Birth Center

The Belle Grove Birth Center, located at 7760 Main St Middletown, VA 22645, was the first freestanding birth center in Virginia to be licensed by the state and was founded by Tammy and Steve Oswald in 2001. The Oswalds were inspired to create a birth center after the birth of their fourth child, which took place at home with the inspiring and wholesome guidance of a midwife. 

They recognized the need for a safe and comfortable environment for women to give birth outside of a hospital setting from their own experience. The Oswald family wanted to help others have their own positive experiences in a comforting environment. They set to work thoughtfully to create a fantastic birthing space the women in their community could turn to. 

Over the years, they expanded with a team of midwives, nurses, and support staff passionate about providing high-quality, confident, personalized, comprehensive, and well-informed care to women and families. The center has helped thousands of women give birth in a safe, supportive environment and has proudly become a leader in the birth center movement in Virginia and beyond!

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Services

Belle Grove Birth Center offers a home-like setting for women to give birth, with comfortable birthing suites, a large tub for water births, and a family-centered approach to care. The center also provides:

  • Preconception counseling,
  • Natural family planning,
  • Prenatal and postpartum care,
  • Childbirth education classes, and
  • Breastfeeding support.

Hence, your experience is full of opportunities to learn, grow, and move to the next chapter on your journey. 

They believe birth is a beautiful and natural event that sometimes requires medical intervention, so they stay alert, monitor, and prepare just in case. However, their goal is to support many low-risk and healthy birthing options, such as:

  • Water Birth
  • Home Birth
  • Center Birth
  • Breech
  • Twins
  • VBAC

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Specialty

Belle Grove Birth Center provides families with safe, comfortable, and supportive environments to bring their precious babies into the world. The team understands this moment is a lasting memory you will cherish and an empowering and transformative moment for you. 

They strive to make this experience as relaxing and comfortable as possible, so you love your birthing story. You can conveniently set up your tour to view their gorgeous suites online.

Belle Grove Birth Center

When you choose Belle Grove Birth Center as the place to meet your baby, you’re choosing peace, calm, and comfort while also choosing information, a say in your journey, and a beautiful space for one of your most cherished memories.

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