Who We Are
Senior midwife, Debbie Schneider, passionately devoted her life to the greater good of birthing women almost 30 years ago! She has since become one of the most highly skilled and experienced CPMs (Certified Professional Midwife) in the state of Georgia — having attended 1100+ births as a primary midwife. Debbie works closely with her team members, composed of like-minded and like-hearted current and aspiring midwives, to provide a full-scope of holistic midwifery care to birthing women. Throughout their combined years of practice, they have cultivated a relational birth culture within DawningLife that is woman-centered, meeting each woman where they are, safely nurturing them through the irreplaceable processes of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
DawningLife Midwifery provides holistic and comprehensive midwifery services throughout West-Metro Atlanta and North Georgia. We serve women through prenatal care, labor and birth support, breastfeeding support, postpartum care, well-woman care, and well-newborn care to help them achieve healthy pregnancies and births through a connected experience, rich with informed choice and shared decision making.
What We Believe
We believe in holistic and preventative care that is rooted in respect, education, relationship, informed decisions, self-responsibility, and interconnected support systems. We believe that home birth midwifery care is an essential way to contribute to the health and wellbeing of all communities; and that women should be encouraged to birth where and how they choose.
We believe that home birth midwifery is safe and serves as an empowering model of maternity care in low-risk pregnancies and birth; resulting in reduced infant and maternal mortality and morbidity, fewer medical interventions, decreased costs, increased savings, and improved client satisfaction.
We believe that pregnancy and birth are normal life events; and studies continue to consistently affirm that planned, midwife attended home birth is as safe or safer than hospital birth. We believe in and practice with Evidence-Based Guidelines within the Midwifery Model of Care and the Georgia Midwifery Association. Our statistics are much better than average, and by following these guidelines, issues of safety are allowed to be appropriately addressed, while uplifting and honoring the wonderfully human and spiritual aspects of birth.
We believe women and families have the right to determine their own care in pregnancy and birth. We view prenatal care as an opportunity for education, discussion, and relationship–building, which allows for the nurturing of confidence and trust. We are dedicated to empowering women and honoring all cultural, religious, and personal requests within the bounds of safety. Birth is designed to a be key transformation in a woman’s life and a joyful, celebratory family event.
What We Offer
Comprehensive Holistic Care Throughout the Childbearing Year Including:
Home Birth
Water Birth
Complete Prenatal Care
Labor Support
Well-Newborn Care
Postpartum Care
“DawningLife is everything you’re looking for in a birthing experience. Honestly. We’ve used DawningLife for 2 home births and were so very pleased with both experiences. Beyond pleased. DawningLife offers something more than special. Their extensive knowledge, impressive experience and their overall trust in the natural process is what sets them apart from others. We are forever grateful!”
Join us in celebrating a few of the newest members of our DawningLife family!
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