Skilled Support for the Sacred Work of Birth
Serving families planning a homebirth in the Kansas City Metro area.
MATRIA Holistic Midwifery offers prenatal, birth, and postpartum care that is personal, relationship-based, and centered on each family’s unique needs. The approach honors birth as a natural, physiological process while providing responsive support when it is needed. Families who choose this care can expect continuity, a calm presence, and a blend of clinical skill and bodywork-informed support that creates space for both safety and sovereignty.
Office Visits are located inside Raw Health in Lenexa with home visits offered for specific stages of care.
Full Midwifery Care
Comprehensive prenatal, birth, and postpartum care for families planning a homebirth.
Investment: $4,800
Families within 30 minutes of Shawnee, Kansas may choose a full home-visit model: $5,500
Payment plans available.
MATRIA Holistic Midwifery offers comprehensive prenatal, birth, and postpartum care designed for families who value continuity, autonomy, and steady, attuned support in the home setting. Each plan of care is personalized and grounded in trust, education, and respect for the body’s design.
Prenatal
Free, no-pressure consultation — An opportunity to connect, ask questions, and explore whether the fit feels right
24/7 availability from the start of care, through six weeks postpartum
Comprehensive initial visit — Full medical and obstetric history, risk assessment, nutritional analysis, initial labs, and personalized care planning
Ongoing prenatal visits following a standard schedule, including:
Maternal vitals and hemoglobin assessment
Nutritional and herbal guidance
Monitoring baby’s growth and maternal well-being
Exercises and movement to support comfort, alignment, and pelvic balance
Preparation for natural labor and birth
Evidence-based conversations about prenatal and newborn procedures to support informed choice
Birth preparation visit — Final preparations including birth setup, support roles, and transfer-of-care planning if needed
Birth
Encouraging, non-interventive support for physiological labor and birth
Comfort measures such as massage, hydrotherapy, positional support, breathwork, visualization, and herbs or essential oils
Gentle newborn transition — including early skin-to-skin and support for first latch
Complete newborn exam — assessment of weight, tone, reflexes, and general well-being
Birth space tidied and laundry started, leaving your home peaceful and settled
Postpartum
24–48 hour home visit for mother and baby
Maternal and newborn vitals, including newborn weight
Oxygen saturation screening
Breastfeeding support
Optional newborn screenings: CCHD, metabolic screening, and referral for hearing
Birth certificate filing and documentation
Ongoing home visits at 1, 2, 4, and 6 weeks postpartum, or more often if needed
Bodywork
Bodywork is an integral part of this practice, supporting comfort, alignment, and nervous system balance during the childbearing year. Focused sessions are typically included throughout prenatal care and twice during the postpartum, with additional sessions available by request.
For newborns, gentle craniosacral releases can be incorporated during scheduled visits if desired, supporting feeding, settling, and integration after birth.
Other Offerings at MATRIA
Services available outside of full midwifery care, designed to support mothers and families through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
• Pregnancy + Postpartum Bodywork
• Breech Release Sessions
• Holistic Well-Woman Visits (coming soon)
• Functional Lab Consults (Preconception + Root Cause)
• Self-Directed Birth Preparation Course
These offerings can be booked individually.
Pricing varies by service. Please reach out for details.
Exploring Care Together
Choosing a midwife is about trust and alignment. Your first conversation is a space to ask questions and get a sense of what working together might feel like.