"Sometimes birth changes course. We share those numbers too — because informed families make better decisions, and honest providers build real trust."
WHO WE SERVED
The families behind the data
Every number here represents a family who trusted us with one of the most significant moments of their lives. Here's a closer look at who they were.
34
FIRST-TIME PARENTS
34% of our clients were welcoming their first baby at home — one of the highest- stakes trust decisions a family makes.
66
RETURNING FAMILIES
66% had given birth before —many returning to Aurora after a previous experience with us.
31
CLIENTS OVER 35
Advanced maternal age is not a barrier to safe home birth. Nearly a third of our clients were 35 or older.
7
FAMILIES THROUGH LOSS
We also walked alongside 7 families through miscarriage —care that rarely appears in statistics but matters deeply to us.
BIRTH OUTCOMES
How births unfold
The vast majority of our clients gave birth at home as planned. Here's the complete picture.
87%
BORN AT HOME
87 out of 100 families who called us for labor gave birth at home.
11
VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER TRANSFER
11 families transferred and still gave birth vaginally — their birth stories belong to them too.
2%
CESAREAN RATE
Advanced maternal age is not a barrier to safe home birth. Nearly a third of our clients were 35 or older.
57%
LABOR ONSET 40-41W 6D
More than half of our clients began labor between 40 and 41 weeks 6 days — within the full-term window we care for.
BIRTH OUTCOMES
When plans change
Transfers are a sign that our risk screening is working — not that something went wrong. We support every family through a change in birth plan with the same depth of care as those who birth at home.
BIRTH OUTCOMES
11%
9% OF TOTAL CLIENTS
11 families were transferred before labor began, for medical reasons including preterm labor and elevated blood pressure. Identifying risk before labor starts is what midwifery risk screening is designed to do.
LABOR TRANSFERS
13
13% LABOR TRANSFER RATE
13 families transferred during labor. Only 2 were emergent. The remaining 11 transferred for pain relief after a long, taxing labor — a valid and supported choice, never a failure.
2 emergent transfers in 2025.
Our emergency protocols, equipment, and hospital relationships exist for exactly these moments — and they worked.
CLINICAL HIGHLIGHTS
What the details reveal
Beyond the headline numbers, the clinical texture of a year tells its own story.
90% VBAC success rate
7 home VBACs attended — 90% resulted in vaginal birth. We are one of the few Phoenix-area practices with extensive VBAC experience.
2 planned breech home births
Both successful. Breech at home requires advanced skill and careful candidate selection — we have both.
35% intact perineums
35% of our clients had no perineal tearing. Only one client experienced greater than a 2nd degree tear.
36w 2d – 41w 6d
Earliest to latest baby born at home. Our earliest was a 36 week baby who went on to thrive.
1 NICU transfer
One newborn, born at 36 weeks, was transferred for breathing support. This was anticipated, monitored, and handled promptly.
6 lbs 2 oz – 10 lbs 13 oz
Range of babies born at home. Our biggest overall? 11 lbs 2 oz — born via c-section to a first-time mother.)
"Every protocol, every transfer decision, every piece of equipment we carry exists because we know birth can change in an instant."
Safety is not a promise — it's a practice. One we return to before every birth, without exception.
OUR TEAM IN 2025
Five midwives. One team.
Aurora operates as a collaborative multi-provider practice — not a solo midwife. Every birth is supported by a team trained to work together.
Alyssa
7
BIRTHS - DIRECTOR
Mona
49
BIRTHS
Dwan
42
BIRTHS
Lisette
27
BIRTHS
Stephanie
21
BIRTHS
116
FIVE-STAR GOOGLE REVIEWS · 5.0 AVERAGE
Every review is a family who trusted us, and felt that trust was honored.
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