Safety & FAQ

A midwife is a trained birth professional who provides care during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. The word midwife means “with woman.” For BenNi, that means steady support, education, monitoring, and care throughout the childbearing process.

A Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) is a midwife credentialed by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) whose training and certification focus on out-of-hospital birth, including home birth. BenNi Gage is a Certified Professional Midwife.

An OB is a physician trained in medical and surgical management of pregnancy and birth, including higher-risk situations. A midwife focuses on normal, low-risk pregnancy and birth, providing individualized care, education, monitoring, and support. When medical or surgical care is needed, a midwife refers or transfers care.

For some low-risk families, home birth may be an appropriate option when care includes careful screening, ongoing monitoring, a trained midwife, and a clear plan for consultation or transfer when needed. Your individual safety depends on your health history, pregnancy, risk factors, and the care available to you. BenNi discusses these things during consultation and throughout care.

Home birth is generally for low-risk pregnancies. BenNi will talk with you about your health history, pregnancy history, current pregnancy, labs, and any factors that may affect whether home birth is appropriate.

BenNi will talk with you about what is happening, provide education, consult with other providers when needed, and make referrals if care moves outside her scope. In some situations, dual care may be appropriate.

BenNi will explain what she is seeing, discuss the options, and respond based on the situation. If care moves outside the scope of home birth, transfer will be recommended.

Yes. First-time parents can be good candidates for midwifery care when the pregnancy is low risk and they feel drawn to home birth.

VBAC eligibility depends on your birth history, current pregnancy, state regulations, provider scope, and individual risk factors. BenNi can discuss whether a consultation is appropriate and what options may be available.

Yes, when appropriate. Birth pool rental and pool supplies are included in the care package.

Yes. BenNi loves helping families participate in the birth process in the ways that feel supportive. Partners, children, and other support people can be included with preparation and guidance.

A doula provides continuous, non-medical support before, during, and after birth: help preparing for labor, comfort measures and positioning, encouragement, information, and guidance for your partner. A doula does not perform clinical tasks such as monitoring, exams, or delivering the baby. BenNi has been a doula and birth worker for about 17 years and offers doula services alongside her midwifery practice.

A midwife is a trained clinical care provider who monitors mother and baby, attends the birth, and provides prenatal and postpartum care, while a doula provides non-medical emotional, physical, and informational support. Many families have both. BenNi is a Certified Professional Midwife who began as a doula, so her midwifery care includes the kind of steady, hands-on support doulas are known for.

Mountain Midwifery provides the birth kit, birth pool rental, and pool supplies. Families will receive a simple list of household items to gather before birth.

BenNi typically takes 3–4 births per month.

Mountain Midwifery has backup support. Clients will meet or be introduced to backup midwives or assistants during pregnancy so there is a plan in place.

Yes. Care includes early labs, 20-week ultrasound coordination, 28-week labs, and GBS testing.

Mountain Midwifery can discuss insurance options, superbills, HSA/FSA payments, and payment arrangements during consultation.

Complete home birth midwifery care begins at $5,500, and families who pay in full by 36 weeks receive a $500 discount. Placenta encapsulation is a $250 add-on. The first consultation is free, and pricing for doula services and foot zoning is discussed during that consultation.

Yes. The first consultation is free.

BenNi responds within 24 hours of receiving your message.

Mountain Midwifery generally serves families within about 75 miles, including Cache County, Box Elder County, Rich County, and Southern Idaho.

Mountain Midwifery serves families in Cache County, Box Elder County, Rich County, and Southern Idaho, including communities around Providence, Logan, North Logan, Smithfield, Hyrum, Wellsville, Tremonton, Brigham City, Rich County/Bear Lake-area communities, and parts of Southern Idaho.

Prenatal visits take place at 550 W 465 N, Unit 502, Providence, Utah, inside the Active Family Chiropractic building, and the business address is 5336 S Hollow Rd, Logan, UT 84321. Births happen in your own home, and BenNi travels to families throughout Cache County, Box Elder County, Rich County, and Southern Idaho.

Yes. BenNi prepares placentas using the Traditional Chinese Medicine method and returns them to you as capsules, with a tincture available as well. Encapsulation is $250. Let BenNi know during pregnancy so a plan is in place for your birth.

Placenta encapsulation is generally considered low risk when the placenta is handled hygienically and prepared promptly, but it is not appropriate in every situation, and the evidence for its benefits is weak. A 2018 review of the research (Johnson and colleagues) found that the studies are small and the few controlled trials did not show a clear effect on mood, energy, iron levels, or milk supply; the benefits families describe come from their own reports. Encapsulation is not recommended when there was an infection around the time of birth, such as a Group B strep infection, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a newborn infection linked to capsules in one such case. BenNi handles each placenta carefully from birth to delivery of the capsules and will talk through what is and is not known so you can decide what feels right.

Foot zoning is a hands-on practice in which pressure is applied to specific points on the feet, offered as a calm, restful time for relaxation and self-care. It is a complementary practice, not a substitute for medical or prenatal care, and it does not treat or diagnose any condition. BenNi offers foot zoning sessions during pregnancy, postpartum, or any season of life; ask about availability and pricing at a consultation.

Start with a conversation. Bring your questions, concerns, and hopes for birth. You do not need to know everything before you reach out. BenNi can help you understand what care includes, what home birth requires, and whether Mountain Midwifery is a good fit.