Home Birth Certified Nurse Midwife
Lexington, VA
Serving Lexington, Fairfield, Raphine, Buena Vista, Glasgow, Goshen, Covington, Clifton Forge, Fincastle, and surrounding areas
Pregnancy is a special time in a woman’s life, and it’s also a vulnerable time. A woman needs to feel that her healthcare choices are heard and respected.
At Genesis Midwifery Services, we understand completely! Our practice is built on honoring a woman’s innate wisdom. Your midwife is here to guide, support, and educate you about your healthcare choices with the final decisions always up to you!
Get more information about our pregnancy and home birth services.
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Create a home birth experience just the way you want it to be!
Your midwife will take a comprehensive wellness approach to your pregnancy care. It’s important to get to know you—the whole person—so that together we can create a plan that helps you meet your personal goals. Instead of just a 10-minute traditional office visit, your midwife usually spends an hour (sometimes more!) with you.
With us, it’s more than just caring for your physical body. It’s a whole health approach—mentally, spiritually, emotionally.
Have more control over your healthcare choices
Feel valued, heard, and supported because you are!
Get the time you need to talk things through
Enjoy a strong, trusting partnership with your personal midwife
Benefit from a holistic whole-woman approach to pregnancy care
Get direct access to your midwife through text, phone, or email when you have questions or concerns
What to Expect with A Pregnancy and Home Birth Experience in Lexington, VA
The same midwife every visit—and in the comfort of your own home!
There are no trips to the doctor’s office, and no long wait times! No childcare to arrange. No trips to the lab. Prenatal and postpartum visits are conveniently performed in the comfort of your own home.
Peer-reviewed studies back up what women already know
Peer-reviewed studies show what women have known for ages. Low risk women who consistently see the same midwife throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are more satisfied with their overall experience.
Plus, they have higher breastfeeding rates and a lower risk of postpartum depression.
Genesis Midwifery Services also offers:
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Sneak Peek Clinical Gender Test
Is it a boy or a girl? Find out as early as 6 weeks with 99% accuracy!
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Women's Health
From birth control counseling to pap smears and preconception visits. All performed in your home.
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Hospital Birth
Prepare for labor, birth, and postpartum with a plan
Meet Your Certified Nurse Midwife for Lexington, VA
Heather Soper, CNM
Bachelor of Science, Nursing (BSN) 2006
Master of Science, Nursing (MSN) 2015
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) 2020
4 years attending births locally at Augusta Health as a midwife
17 years in the obstetrics field, 7 as a nurse, 10 as a midwife
Learn more about Heather.
Empowering women through pregnancy and birth is the core of Heather’s practice. She is with you right through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum…
Listening to you
Feel heard and supported because you are!
Answering your questions and addressing any fears you might have
Communicating current research-based information regarding prenatal, birthing, and postpartum care
We value and respect your decisions
We provide safe, high quality personalized care
We help you achieve a satisfying pregnancy and birth experience
Get 5x more time with your midwife than the average prenatal office provider.
For more answers to commonly asked questions, check out how I work.
The BIG question: Is home birth really safe?
In the peer-reviewed Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, a landmark study of almost 17,000 courses of midwife-led care confirmed that for the low risk, healthy pregnant woman, planned home births are safe!
Are you a good fit to work with us?
If you’re a low risk, healthy woman who wants high quality, personalized in-home care, let’s talk!
