About BenNi
A steady, gentle presence for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
I believe people deserve to feel safe, heard, respected, and cared for during pregnancy and birth. My work is to walk with families through that process with patience, education, honesty, and support.
I became a birth worker because I did not want women to feel alone.
My path into midwifery started long before I became a midwife.
After my own experience with unmedicated birth, I knew how much it mattered to have support. I knew what it felt like to need someone steady beside you. When a friend asked me to be there for her home birth, I realized I wanted to learn how to truly support a woman through labor.
That was the beginning.
I trained as a doula and have now been a doula and birth worker for about 17 years. Over time, while working with families and alongside midwives, I felt drawn toward offering a deeper level of care. Midwifery became the next step in a path I was already walking.
I understand why families have questions.
I am a mother of six. I have had three babies in the hospital and three babies at home.
That experience shapes the way I care for families. I understand that sometimes people come to home birth after a hospital experience that did not feel right for them. I also understand that first-time parents may be excited and nervous at the same time.
My goal is not to talk you into home birth. My goal is to help you understand your options, ask your questions, and make decisions from a place of confidence instead of fear.
The moment after the hardest part.
One of the things I love most about birth work is the moment after a mother has moved through the hardest part and her baby is finally on her chest.
There is often this look on her face that says, Look what I just did.
That moment is powerful. A baby has arrived, but something has changed in the mother too. The family has changed. The room has changed.
I feel honored every time I get to help protect and support that space with patience, skill, and thoughtful care.
Birth can be a normal life process, and it still deserves careful care.
I see pregnancy and birth as normal life processes. I also believe preparation matters, safety matters, and families deserve honest information.
My approach blends traditional midwifery care with appropriate monitoring, informed consent, supplies within scope, and clear planning for consultation, referral, or transfer when needed.
I talk through procedures before they happen. I ask permission. I want you to understand your options, your care, and the reasons behind recommendations. My work is guided by patience, love, informed consent, family-centered care, and respect for the deeply personal nature of birth.
I want the families I serve to feel:
- Safe
- Heard
- Respected
- Calm
- Informed
- Empowered
- Confident
- Cared for
“There is often this look on her face that says, ‘Look what I just did.’” — BenNi Gage
Credentials and licensing
BenNi is a Certified Professional Midwife. Her Utah and Idaho licensing details will be updated here once finalized.
Would you like to meet and ask questions?
A free consultation is a simple first step. We can talk through your pregnancy, your hopes for birth, your concerns, and whether Mountain Midwifery feels like the right fit.