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VBAC-2. My wife started talking to me about a vaginal at home birth for our 5th child when we were 25 weeks pregnant. I really wasn't interested considering that our previous 2 babies were born via caesarean section. I was really worried, however, my wife talked me into meeting with Marvelys Lopez. After our consultation I was really impressed. I learned so much about child birth and babies that I had no idea about from our previous 4 children. Because of our good feeling, we decided to go ahead and stick with Marvelys and have our baby at home. Words can't describe how amazing this experience was. The day of the birth Marvelys, Erica, and Judith (sorry if I mispelled names) came over to our home. They were awesome! All three of them had different strengths and really helped us feel like we were in good hands. True professionals! We are so grateful for their skills and that they followed their callings in life. I truly didn't know a thing about having babies after our first 4 children. After this experience with Marvelys's team, I feel like I could be one of those guys in a Hollywood elevator scene and deliver a baby if I had to. This was BY FAR the best birth experience we have ever had. I still get emotional thinking about it. Thank you so much Marvelys, Erica, and Judith! We will never forget you! I hate to talk about money, but I must say that the price of an at home birth was much more affordable than a hospital, and we got 100X the value.

If you are visiting this website, you probably already have a homebirth on your mind. In my opinion, you owe it to yourself as a woman and mother to meet with Marve and see if homebirth is right for you. Finding Marve and having a home birth for my second child was one of the best things I have ever done! My first birth was a natural, non-medicated birth in the hospital and resulted in the healthy of my beautiful first daughter. But my home birth was a magical, empowering experience I am so grateful to have had. My husband and I both agree that we learned more about pregnancy and birth during our initial consultation with Marve than in all the doctor's visits from my first pregnancy. She continued to provide this level of support and education throughout my pregnancy and up to present day (more than 2 years after the birth). The level and quality of care you will receive from Marve cannot be matched by a doctor's office. She always took the time to review my health (mental and and physical), offer suggestions and insight, and educate me about what was happening with my body and my baby. All those tests you do at the doctor and then never hear about again...not so with Marve! She explains the reasons for the tests, your results, the implications of those results, and possible courses of action. Nothing is ever done TO you; everything is done WITH you. She even has a library of books and DVDs for mothers to use as resources. It was one of the many reasons I looked forward to every visit with Marve. I so appreciated Marve's kind and compassionate nature. I always felt so comfortable with her, which is tremendously important with such an important relationship as midwife and mother. Being able to give birth to my second daughter at home was such a gift. She was born in the water, and then we moved to my bed. I had bleeding complications with my first birth, so Marve was prepared to deal with them with this one when they arose. I was in my bed as Marve examined her and then I got to nurse her again before she met her sister and then went to sleep. Marve checked on us by phone and in person several times over the course of the first week at home. I never wavered in my confidence in Marve or her abilities to care for me and my daughter. It was like night and day compared to the hospital experience-having a home birth was so much more conducive to bonding and family and peaceful recovery. Even after the six week visit (with a special amazing experience for the mother), Marve has continued to be a source of counsel and wisdom for me in areas of my own health and that of my children. She is an amazing woman and a gifted midwife. Marve came highly recommended to me by a family friend and the doula that assisted me during my first birth. I pass on that high recommendation to you.

Marvy has been my midwife at both of my births. Not only is she strongest link at both of my births she is the kindest person I have ever met. Yes thats right, "ever" met. During my first birth my daughter would not come out and without Marvy i would have had a C-section. I have been so blessed to have met Marvy 5 years ago when I fell pregnant with my first child. She introduced me to a whole new world of valuable information for me and my family. She has been there for me when I needed her and I am so grateful for her services. I will always recommend her to any woman that I know or meet who is about to have a baby.

During my pregnancy, labor, and delivery, I had complete confidence in the skill and care of Marvelys Lopez. I suffered with a regular OB for the first trimester of my pregnancy, always waiting in a waiting room, having to take time off of work for every appointment, spending 5 minutes with a doctor, and not being given many choices. That was not for me, so I looked up a home birth midwife, and God must have been smiling on me when I found Marve. She has attended over 2000 births. She worked around my schedule to make appointments, never made me wait more then a few minutes, answered my questions and concerns (even gave me her number and requested I call day or night for any reason!), and honored my every request during my son's birth. She gave my husband and I the confidence and information needed to define what our birth experience should be like, and encouraged us to do what was right for us. She is respectful, kind, knowledgeable, and the best healthcare provider I have ever met. I trusted her with my life and the life of my child, what better compliment can I give? Our son's birth was a blessed experience, and I love that an hour after he was born I had showered and was napping in my own bed, cuddled up with my newborn, with no interruptions. I know that home birth is not for everyone, but it was right for us, and if my husband and I have any more children I would be honored to have Marve be our midwife again.

Marve has delivered all three of our children. We have had 3 amazing and very different home birth experiences. All positive because of Marve's love of supporting mamas and delivering babies! She is passionate about what she does and it shows in her love for all of her clients. She offers prenatal visits all the way through postpartum support. My children are now 6 years, 3 years and 7 months and we can count on Marve to answer any concerns about any of our children whenever I contact her. She is amazing and she has definitely found her calling. Thank you Marve!

Marve is a smart, caring midwife who made sure my pregnancy and birth experience were safe and beautiful. Very professional but we also created a close relationship at the same time, which is so important when it comes to the intimacy of childbirth-especially in your own home. I had a perfect home birth with Marve and finally had the water birth I'd been hoping for!