Moonlight Midwifery
Serving Decatur & greater Atlanta area, Georgia
Welcome!!! Interested in homebirth? Please review the information available on this website and fill out the inquiry form on the Prospective Clients page.
For women's health and naturopathy appointments visit Wild Herb. Thanks, Crystal
The Midwife-
Crystal Bailey CNM, APRN, ND
Certified Nurse Midwife
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Doctor of Naturopathy
"I believe in the sacredness of a baby's birth and have midwifed women for over 19 years in this calling. I have the seen the power of the midwifery model. I believe homebirth is safe for healthy mothers and babies. I've delivered over a 1,200 babies in hospitals, birth centers, homes and international settings, but I enjoy most the peace of babies being born in their own homes. It feels likes it's exactly where they are meant to be born. It's amazing how well the whole family starts the postpartum integrated, joyful and rested. It's truly changing the world to respect babies and birth this way. Each woman and her journey teaches me, and I'm humbled how my hands, my heart, my midwifing are often in the stories of women feeling emotionally transformed, babies releasing into optimal position, and lives beginning in a state of feeling full love. I cannot deny that I have been uniquely designed with the intelligence, intuition and gifted hands to fulfill this calling."
Homebirth is Safe.
Did you know that homebirth is safe, and can be safer, than a hospital birth in the US?
With a supportive midwifery model, you will be less likely to have medical interventions and a cesarean.
Safety is also dependent upon the skill of the midwife and the health of the mother. Staying within the proven standards for out-of-hospital birthing keeps mothers and babies safe.
Women's Health
Well woman exams, paps, hormone health, fertility, family planning, gyn problems
Newborn
Newborn care, night nursing care & sleep consults, colic care & allergy testing, breastfeeding assistance
Philosophy
I have a deep respect for the ability of women to birth babies, and for babies to be honored in their gestation and birth. I will push you to be informed and to be strong, because you can do natural birth like women around the world do every day. The midwife should be a quiet presence that helps create a conducive environment for this physiologic, primal thing of birth. However the midwife should have a confident authority at birth to facilitate things when they need guidance or intervention. I named my practice “Moonlight Midwifery” because babies come at night, when the world is calm, our stress is low, and babies get to come in peace. We are very intelligently designed and I like to first and foremost, honor this design, and use my training to interact with it in a safe and appropriate way to keep a woman and her baby safe. The baby's experience was what called me to be a midwife.
How does working with Crystal differ from other practices?
As a solo practitioner, Crystal can offer personalized and attentive care to a small number of clients.
Crystal has:
You'll experience:
Conclusion:
Hiring a homebirth CNM midwife will look very different than if you went to a group CNM/OB practice that funnels you through a system that takes care of a lot of women and has to bill insurance and limit their visit time. As the only licensed homebirth midwife in the state of GA, CNMs provide the traditional aspects of midwifery, but in coordination with the healthcare system that may be important for you or your baby.
Protocols
After working at and starting birth centers, I’ve got a foundation of proven protocols for safe community birth. Data proves midwifery care and out of hospital birth are safe for low-risk women in these midwifery models. Fortunately, there's also freedom in homebirth to make more personalized discretion and not feel as limited by strict parameters. Midwifery care is an art I've acquired over many years. Having safe parameters is a important, but I understand things on a deep level that guides my care. I understand patterns of prolonged labor and that usually we can stay at home even when things are going long. I actively begin midwifing to facilitate the process, while vigilantly watching over mother and baby to determine when things are deviating beyond physiologic resiliency. I know when we need to move to the hospital and clearly lead that transfer. A midwife is always holding space peacefully, while thinking ahead. I am your guardian and guide.
Homebirth is a great financial investment
Everyone's financial situation is different. Having your own midwife has many benefits, and the quality of care per dollar spent may be the best investment you can make in ensuring a mother and baby are cared for well. I'll explain costs and how I can help you use insurance benefit by sharing my financial policies here.
There's no better time than now to know your options
Georgia has the highest maternal mortality rate in the US, and the US is far behind most other developed nations in obstetric care outcomes.
It's time to question whether standard US obstetric care is right for you.
Personal care by an experienced Certified Nurse Midwife will keep you and your baby safe.