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Freestanding birth centers in Massachusetts

80 freestanding birth centers and midwife-run birth practices serve families in Massachusetts, in and around Woburn, Newton, Leominster, Worcester and 55 more communities. Freestanding centers operate outside hospitals, are typically midwife-led, serve low-risk pregnancies, and maintain hospital-transfer plans — whether one fits your pregnancy is a conversation for you and your provider.

New England Women's Healthcare

4.8 ★★★★★ 1,010 reviews

800 W Cummings Park Ste. 4050, 4th Floor, Woburn, MA

Mentions insurance/Medicaid NICU On SitePrenatal Care

Newton-Wellesley Obstetrics & Gynecology

4.7 ★★★★★ 209 reviews

2000 Washington St #768, Newton, MA

Mentions insurance/Medicaid Childbirth ClassesHigh-Risk Pregnancy Care

Family Medical

4 ★★★★☆ 187 reviews

87 N Main St, Leominster, MA

Mentions insurance/Medicaid

Women's Health of Central Massachusetts

4.1 ★★★★☆ 147 reviews

328 Shrewsbury St #100, Worcester, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Mentions insurance/Medicaid Prenatal Care

Beyond Birthing

5 ★★★★★ 116 reviews

131 Dodge St, Beverly, MA

Midwife-led Mentions insurance/Medicaid Home Birth ServicesLactation Supportlactation help

Seven Sisters Midwifery and Community Birth Center

4.9 ★★★★★ 98 reviews

74 Maple St, Florence, MA

Water birth Freestanding birth center Midwife-led Home Birth ServicesLactation Supportwater birth

Birth Matters, LLC

5 ★★★★★ 90 reviews

294 Pleasant St, Stoughton, MA

Midwife-led Home Birth ServicesPrenatal Caresupportive midwives

Winchester OBGYN

3.7 ★★★★☆ 78 reviews

1021 Main St #102, Winchester, MA

NICU On SitePrenatal Care

Essex County OB/GYN-Danvers

4.9 ★★★★★ 57 reviews

480 Maple St Suite 303, Danvers, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Mentions insurance/Medicaid Prenatal CarePostpartum Care

Greater Springfield Midwifery

5 ★★★★★ 51 reviews

1502 Allen St, Springfield, MA

Open 24 hours

Water birth Midwife-led Natural & Unmedicated BirthHome Birth Serviceswater birth

Boston Birth Associates

4.8 ★★★★★ 43 reviews

800 W Cummings Park, Woburn, MA

Open 24 hours

Childbirth ClassesDoula-Friendlylactation help

Sarah Thayer, CNM

5 ★★★★★ 37 reviews

3455 Main St, Springfield, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Mentions insurance/Medicaid

Women's Health Care

3.3 ★★★☆☆ 51 reviews

600 Primrose St, Haverhill, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Mentions insurance/Medicaid

Trinity Midwifery

5 ★★★★★ 29 reviews

351 Main St, Oxford, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Home Birth ServicesDoula-Friendly

Warm Welcome Birth Services

5 ★★★★★ 27 reviews

71 Bradford St, Northampton, MA

Water birth Midwife-led Accredited VBAC SupportHome Birth Services

Ann Kilroy Whitman, CPM Home Midwifery Services

4.5 ★★★★★ 29 reviews

Serves Whitman and surrounding areas

Water birth Midwife-led Accredited Home Birth ServicesDoula-Friendly

Birth Savvy – Nurse-Led Childbirth & Postpartum Support

5 ★★★★★ 26 reviews

20 Burr St #2, Boston, MA

Mentions insurance/Medicaid Lactation SupportChildbirth Classeschildbirth classes

Gentle Waves Birthing

5 ★★★★★ 20 reviews

217 Main St, North Reading, MA

Open 24 hours

Water birth Midwife-led VBAC SupportNatural & Unmedicated Birthwater birth

Roots Midwifery, LLC

4.8 ★★★★★ 20 reviews

7 Harvard St #204, Brookline, MA

Water birth Midwife-led VBAC SupportHome Birth Serviceswater birth

Embrace Midwifery

4.6 ★★★★★ 20 reviews

3 Brussels St Ste 202, Worcester, MA

Water birth Freestanding birth center Midwife-led Mentions insurance/Medicaid Home Birth ServicesNatural & Unmedicated Birthwater birth

Solid Ground Midwifery

5 ★★★★★ 18 reviews

46 Plain Rd, Westford, MA

Water birth Midwife-led Accredited Home Birth ServicesDoula-Friendly

Midwife at Your Doorstep | Homebirth & Freebirth Support MA/NH/ME

5 ★★★★★ 16 reviews

Serves Wayland and surrounding areas

Open 24 hours

Midwife-led Accredited VBAC SupportNatural & Unmedicated Birthsupportive midwives

Beth Israel Deaconess OB/GYN & Midwifery

4.5 ★★★★★ 17 reviews

83 MA-130, Forestdale, MA

Midwife-led Accredited

River Valley Midwives

5 ★★★★★ 14 reviews

376 Pleasant St, Northampton, MA

Midwife-led Accredited VBAC SupportHome Birth Services

South Shore Women's Health

2.9 ★★★☆☆ 23 reviews

689 Bedford St, Whitman, MA

Midwife-led Mentions insurance/Medicaid High-Risk Pregnancy Care

Alyssa Sylvester Birth Services

5 ★★★★★ 13 reviews

Serves Newburyport and surrounding areas

Open 24 hours

VBAC SupportNatural & Unmedicated Birth

Joyce Kimball Birth Services

4.7 ★★★★★ 13 reviews

20 Sorrento St, Worcester, MA

Midwife-led VBAC SupportHome Birth ServicesVBAC support

Beth Israel Deaconess OB/GYN & Midwifery

3.3 ★★★☆☆ 18 reviews

46 Obery St, Plymouth, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Home Birth Services

Beth Israel Deaconness OB/Gyn & Midwifery - Duxbury

3.7 ★★★★☆ 16 reviews

95 Tremont St #28, Duxbury, MA

Midwife-led

CHA Birth Center

4 ★★★★☆ 14 reviews

10 Camelia Ave, Cambridge, MA

Water birth Freestanding birth center Midwife-led Accredited Mentions insurance/Medicaid Natural & Unmedicated BirthDoula-Friendlywater birth

MetroWest Midwifery

4.6 ★★★★★ 11 reviews

100 Lake Ave, Framingham, MA

Water birth Midwife-led Accredited VBAC SupportNatural & Unmedicated Birth

Cooley Dickinson ObGyn & Midwifery

3.6 ★★★★☆ 14 reviews

170 University Dr, Amherst, MA

Midwife-led Mentions insurance/Medicaid

Artemis Midwifery | Cynthia M. Bean, CPM

4.6 ★★★★★ 10 reviews

Serves Milford and surrounding areas

Open 24 hours

Water birth Midwife-led Accredited Mentions insurance/Medicaid VBAC SupportHome Birth Services

Intuitive Roots Midwifery

5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews

Serves Carver and surrounding areas

Open 24 hours

Midwife-led Home Birth ServicesChildbirth Classesdoula-friendly

Baystate Ob/Gyn Group Inc

4.1 ★★★★☆ 9 reviews

21 Dwight Rd, Longmeadow, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Mentions insurance/Medicaid

CHA Obstetrics and Gynecology Center at Somerville

3.5 ★★★★☆ 10 reviews

33 Tower St, Somerville, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Mentions insurance/Medicaid LGBTQ+ Friendly

Aila Birth Village

5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews

Serves Dedham and surrounding areas

Open 24 hours

Midwife-led VBAC SupportNatural & Unmedicated Birthdoula-friendly

UMass Memorial Health Care Obstetrics and Gynecology

2.5 ★★★☆☆ 13 reviews

33 Kendall St, Worcester, MA

Mentions insurance/Medicaid High-Risk Pregnancy Care

Seven Hills Community Midwifery

5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews

13 Home St, Worcester, MA

Water birth Midwife-led Accredited Home Birth ServicesDoula-Friendly

Baystate Ob/Gyn Group, Inc.

2.7 ★★★☆☆ 10 reviews

470 Granby Rd #7, South Hadley, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Mentions insurance/Medicaid

Sacred Birth Midwifery

5 ★★★★★ 5 reviews

16 Center St #523, Northampton, MA

Open 24 hours

Water birth Midwife-led VBAC SupportHome Birth Services

Worcester Community Midwifery

5 ★★★★★ 5 reviews

70 James St Ste 253, Worcester, MA

Freestanding birth center Midwife-led Home Birth ServicesLactation Supportlactation help

The Birth Path

5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews

Serves Ludlow and surrounding areas

Childbirth ClassesDoula-Friendly

Baby Bean, Maternity Consulting

5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews

Serves Belmont and surrounding areas

Krisann Jardin

5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews

373 New Boston Rd, Fall River, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Prenatal Care

South Shore Home Birth Midwifery

5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews

141 Washington St ste 4, Norwell, MA

Midwife-led Home Birth ServicesChildbirth Classes

New Life Blessings

5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews

28 Maple St, Southbridge, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Home Birth ServicesDoula-Friendly

CHA Obstetrics and Gynecology Center at Revere

5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews

454 Broadway 1st Floor, Revere, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Mentions insurance/Medicaid LGBTQ+ Friendly

Alternative Birth Care

3.7 ★★★★☆ 3 reviews

Serves Haverhill and surrounding areas

Water birth Midwife-led VBAC SupportHome Birth Services

Obstetrics & Gynecology at BIDHC Lahey-Lexington

5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews

482 Bedford St, Lexington, MA

NICU On SitePrenatal Care

Jessica Grant

3 ★★★☆☆ 2 reviews

777 North St, Pittsfield, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Lactation SupportPrenatal Care

Trinity Midwifery

5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews

131 Union Rd, Holland, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Home Birth ServicesDoula-Friendly

Sarah Mcrell

5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews

3 Brussels St Ste 202, Worcester, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Home Birth ServicesLactation Support

The Birth Co.

5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews

146 Pine St, Waltham, MA

Freestanding birth center

The Birth Path

5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews

9 Albert St, West Springfield, MA

Open 24 hours

Childbirth ClassesDoula-Friendly

RESOURCERY BODYWORK

5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews

393 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA

Freestanding birth center Doula-Friendly

Mary O’Brien, CNM

1 ★☆☆☆☆ 2 reviews

230 Maple St 3rd floor, Holyoke, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Mentions insurance/Medicaid Postpartum Care

Southcoast Health Obstetrics & Gynecology

363 Highland Ave, Fall River, MA

Midwife-led Mentions insurance/Medicaid Prenatal Care

Glowing Birth Homebirth Midwifery

271 Oakridge Ave, North Attleborough, MA

Midwife-led

Birth Matters, LLC

7 Plymouth Rd, Wareham, MA

The Family Birthing Center

5 Spring St, Beverly, MA

Freestanding birth center

Birth Doesn't Suck

Serves Randolph Town and surrounding areas

BebeMoon Births

512 Gleasondale Rd, Stow, MA

Freestanding birth center

Small Magic Birth LLC

Serves Ipswich and surrounding areas

Freestanding birth center

PEACE Midwifery Services

High St, Westborough, MA

Midwife-led

All Birth Coaching

Serves Westborough and surrounding areas

Blackstone Valley Midwifery

48 Ironstone Rd, Uxbridge, MA

Midwife-led

Birth and Beyond of Jamaica Plain

520 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Home Birth ServicesLactation Support

Baystate Midwifery and Women's Health - Springfield - Plainfield Street

380 Plainfield St, Springfield, MA

Midwife-led Accredited Mentions insurance/Medicaid High-Risk Pregnancy Care

Massachusetts Midwives Alliance

15 West St, Leominster, MA

Freestanding birth center Midwife-led Accredited Childbirth ClassesDoula-Friendly

All Birth Care

11 Apex Dr, Marlborough, MA

Open 24 hours

Mentions insurance/Medicaid Doula-Friendly

Boston Birth Associates

84 Main St, North Andover, MA

Open 24 hours

VBAC SupportLactation Support

Chasing Rainbows Birth Services

Serves Everett and surrounding areas

Open 24 hours

VBAC SupportChildbirth Classes

Prenatal Connection

656 Broadway, Hanover, MA

Freestanding birth center

Balanced Birthing

Serves Newburyport and surrounding areas

Boston

42 Mascot St, Boston, MA

Freestanding birth center

Hypnosis For Birthing Center on Cape Cod

38 MA-134 Unit One, South Dennis, MA

Alternative Birth Care

30 Valleyview Farm Rd, Haverhill, MA

Water birth Midwife-led VBAC SupportHome Birth Services

Berkshire Family Midwifery

765 Harlemville Road, Hillsdale, Pittsfield, MA

Midwife-led

Sunny Daily, ICCE, DONA, EMT

6 Nanina Dr, Nantucket, MA

Freestanding birth center Midwife-led Home Birth ServicesDoula-Friendly

Choosing a birth center in Massachusetts

Start with a tour — nearly every center offers one, and it tells you more in an hour than any website. Ask which hospital they transfer to and how far it is, who attends births and what credentials they hold (CNM and CPM are the ones you'll hear most), what their eligibility criteria are, and whether they're CABC-accredited — the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers is the gold standard for freestanding centers, and it's a fair question to ask any of them. On money: ask what the fee covers and confirm your insurance or Medicaid coverage directly with the center and your plan before you commit.

If the nearest center looks far, check anyway — birth-center clients often drive further than you'd expect for prenatal visits, and some midwife practices listed here serve families across a wide region. Distance to the center, and from the center to its transfer hospital, are both worth mapping before you decide.

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