-Know the person who attends your birth.
-Personalized, holistic & preventative care.
-You call the shots. Freedom of personal choice.
Goal? An amazing birth.
My mission is to get you there.
Do you feel dismissed by the medical system or feel like you are just a number at the birth center?
Are your visits rushed and you feel lost in the shuffle?
I use a proven system to help you reach your birth goals.
Licensed midwife, birth center owner, conference speaker, midwifery board member, internationally qualified.
20 years experience in the birth room.
4% c-section rate
90-95% VBAC success rate
EXPERT CARE with a highly experienced midwife.
Nervous about unnecessary interventions?
Unhappy with limited birth choices?
Confused at all the conflicting information?
I can help!
Achieve your birth goals with a midwifery care DESTINATION BIRTH in Seattle, WA area or Puerta Vallarta, Mexico.
Unhappy with limited birth options where you live? Now offering distance prenatal preparation paired with concierge services for birth in hospital, birth center or vacation home birth.
Private MIDWIFERY CARE for birth center and home birth in Puget Sound, Washington.
Intimate, intentional one-on-one care with an absolute expert in the field with 20 years of experience. Unlike busy birth centers and OB practices, YOU are the priority and YOU get to call the shots.
Client Testimonials
Some love words from clients
“Elke's calm demeanor and wealth of knowledge allowed me to comfortably go within and picture the power of my body. That power that says "I was made and designed to do this". That feeling of strength, wisdom, and having the courage to listen to and trust my body was incredible. I attribute much of this to Elke's support and care. Care that was provided in the comfort of my own home. It doesn't get any better than that!”
Crystal Wheeler
Professional Educator
Colorado Springs, CO
“Elke is an amazing, calming, supportive, knowledgeable and inspiring midwife. She was simply wonderful! We are so thankful for her experience and her guidance during the home birth of our 5th child. Thank you so much, Elke!”
Jen Austin, RN, FNP
Medical Director PM Pediatrics
Anchorage, AK
“I am so thankful to Elke for helping me to have such a positive and natural birth experience. Ultimately, she really trusted me and my body and that made all the difference to me because it was so hard to trust myself and my body after a traumatic birth experience with my first. All of her suggestions for prenatal health and preventative measures were right on! She is wonderful, has a big heart and will work with you wherever you are at. I highly recommend her.”
Arielle van Dorsten
Chief Financial Officer & mom of 3
Zwolle, Netherlands
“Elke is, in my opinion and experience, an amazing midwife. I felt completely safe in her care. Not only safe but loved, special, and beautiful! After my last hospital delivery I felt uncared for, completely violated, and as if I was just a “get her in and out” patient. Her knowledge of medical care, kindness and understanding of women made my last 3 deliveries absolutely wonderful!!
Stacy Basamania
Homeschool mom of 5. Pastor's wife Calvary Chapel
Bells Flats, Alaska
I cry as I write this, because this was important to me. Welcoming my first child into the world in such a loving and supportive way was so special. I will never forget Elke, and if at all possible, I want her to deliver all of my babies.
At the end of the day, we have a big choice to make when it comes to our pregnancy and delivery. I know I received top notch care, and I hope you will consider Elke as your pregnancy health care provider—you won’t be disappointed.
Jessica Barnett
RYT Yoga Instructor, Health Coach & mom of 2
Idaho Springs, CO
I had the honor of attending home births and providing PT care to a number of Elke's clients. It's rare to find a provider so dedicated to preserving pelvic floor integrity and the skills to work with each person's unique biomechanics and physiology instead of against it. You are in good hands.
Marias Yap, PT