11301 Rockville Pike, 3rd Floor
North Bethesda, MD 20895 
(301) 530-3300
Fax: (240) 514-0148
Midwifery Care Associates
Simmonds and Simmonds, Chartered
"Certified Nurse Midwives offering respectful, competent, gentle health care to women throughout their lives"
Email:
cnm@midwiferycareassociates.com

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Shady Grove Hospital
Birth Stories
These stories were written and submitted by various mothers in our practice. Many thanks to the families who have agreed to share their birth stories with us!
Victoria: 7/12/07, induced, pitocin, natural childbirth
"I believe Victoria came into this world in the best possible environment and I am so proud that we were able to give her the gift of a beautiful arrival..."
Dekker: 8/13/07, 9 pounds 7 ounces, natural childbirth
"We felt cared for and listened to--and the results were spectacular!"
Marco Joseph: 11/14/07, 9 pounds 4 ounces, natural childbirth, VBAC
"I credit my great experience to choosing the midwives at MCA as my care providers. It's impossible to overstate the impact of an enviroment where natural childbirth is considered normal, amazing, beautiful--of giving birth surrounded by people who believe in you and are motivated only to help you achieve the birth that you want."
Natalie JoAnna: 12/2/07, 10 pounds 3 ounces, natural childbirth, previous baby born at the MCA birth center
"My experience with the midwives and giving birth at Shady Grove was the best experience I could have had..."
Sukey: 4/17/08, 8 pounds 4 ounces, natural childbirth, hypnobirthing, previous baby born at MCA birth enter
"Except for a few minor exceptions, we were impressed by the facilities and flexibitlity the doctors and nursing staff showed in accommodating our wishes for the birthing"
A Father's Perspective: 9/18/08
"We feel we got the best of all worlds--first class medical care in a modern hospital, with a caring, capable, patient-focused medical practitioner/caregiver who included us completely in the process"