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We believe that birth is a natural, normal event in a woman's life. It is not a medical condition that requires medical treatment. Each birth is different and should be allowed to follow its natural course without interruption or intervention. A woman's body was made for this special purpose and is very well suited to give birth naturally without medical enhancement. We have found that 91% of births do not require medical intervention if allowed to progress naturally.

As Christian women, we believe that by our life experiences, God shapes us with his hands. Birth is one of those life experiences, and He designs each birth specially for each woman. The most joyful births are those that are allowed to follow their original design, without human interventions.

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Our Practice

Childbirth the Way Nature Intended, Inc. is a full-scope midwifery practice based in Libertyville, Illinois. We offer a complete line of natural childbirth support services, including home birth delivery, doula services for home or hospital births, childbirth classes, holistic well-woman care, and natural family planning. We also provide in-home IUI (intrauterine insemination) for infertility patients.

Our coverage area for home births includes Lake, McHenry, Cook, DuPage and Kane counties in Illinois, and south-central to south-east Wisconsin.

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Praise & Testimonials

“My experience with you was wonderful.  Judith is a calm and happy baby.  Everywhere I go I get comments on her sweet nature and I can’t help but wonder if the peaceful way she came into the world contributed to that.”

~ Lisa S.

“There are a lot of things I really enjoy about working with Debbie.  She has never treated me as though I had a medical condition when I was pregnant.  I appreciate her perspective that pregnancy is a natural state for the female body.  She has been diligent in ensuring that I am healthy, but she also doesn’t expose me to tests and procedures that are unnecessary.  Having my baby at home was such a liberating experience.  I felt like my son’s birth was given back to me.  I was in my home, in my bed with exactly the people I wanted to have there.  Debbie’s assistants are wonderful.  The whole experience was exactly what I wanted for myself, my family, and my son.”

~ Julie L.

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