Midwifery Care at Austin's First Birth Center
Midwife led, client focused, for almost 40 years.
At Austin Area Birthing Center, midwives in Austin have been catching babies and caring for families since 1987. We are Austin’s first CABC-accredited birth center, offering midwifery care, water birth, and well-woman services across two locations.
40 years of midwifery care in austin
As midwives in Austin since 1987, we have provided full-spectrum prenatal, labor and birth, postpartum, and well-woman/GYN care for nearly 40 years.
At Austin Area Birthing Center, we’re focused on helping you have a beautiful, comfortable, and natural pregnancy and birth. We accept most major insurance, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, Humana, Triwest, Oscar, Sana, WebTPA and Tricare.
What makes birth at aABC different
A birth experience designed around you, your family, and the birth you actually want.
- Low-intervention midwifery care throughout pregnancy, labor, and postpartum
- Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Professional Midwives at both locations, providing holistic, evidence-based care
- Water birth in deep, spacious tubs in every birthing suite, pioneered at AABC for almost 40 years
- Natural pain relief options, including hydrotherapy, position changes, and nitrous oxide
- Freedom to move, eat, and drink throughout your labor and birth experience
- Childbirth education classes to prepare you and your partner
- Two Austin locations at North (Duval Rd. & Mopac) and South (William Cannon)
Personalized midwifery Care through every stage
From your first prenatal visit through postpartum recovery, your care at AABC is built around you.
Prenatal visits in a relaxed, unhurried setting.
Centering Pregnancy, an evidence-based approach that combines your prenatal exam with group support and education
Private, home-like birthing suites for your labor and birth experience
Labor support tailored to your needs and your birth preferences
Uninterrupted skin-to-skin time with your baby after birth
A customized postpartum visit schedule built around your family’s recovery
Wellness Care for Every Stage of Life
AABC isn’t only for pregnancy. We provide comprehensive wellness care, contraception, and reproductive health services for all stages of life from preconception to perimenopause.
Contraception & Family Planning
- Long-term contraceptives such as Skyla, Mirena, Kyleena, Paragard IUDs, and Nexplanon implants
- Self-managed contraceptives such as pills, patches, NuvaRing, and diaphragms
- Natural family planning and cycle tracking education
Wellness Services
- Annual wellness exams and pap smears
- STI screening and treatment
- Problem-focused visits for gynecological concerns
- Most routine lab work drawn onsite
Preconception & Postpartum Support
- Preconception counseling for those planning a future pregnancy
- Postpartum care including the 6-week and ongoing recovery visits
- Lactation support and consultations
Our midwifery and wellness Services
Austin Area Birthing Center offers full-spectrum midwifery care from preconception through postpartum, alongside wellness services for all stages of life. Every service is delivered with minimal intervention and maximum support
Group prenatal care that combines your regular check-up with shared learning and community support, for pregnancies that thrive in connection.
Centering Pregnancy Prenatal Care
Labor & Birth at AABC
Midwife-supported labor in a private birthing suite, with freedom to move, eat, drink, and birth the way your body and baby need.
Postpartum Care & Recovery
Immediate skin-to-skin time after birth, delayed cord clamping, multiple postpartum visits and lactation support
Comprehensive wellness care, contraception counseling, and reproductive health care from preconception to perimenopause.
Wellness Care
Water Birth in Austin
The midwives in Austin at AABC are highly experienced in water birth, with birth tubs in every suite that you can labor and birth in.
Preconception Counseling
Personalized guidance for those planning a future pregnancy, including cycle awareness, lifestyle considerations, and pre-pregnancy health screening.