Rebecca Hughes, RN LM CPM

Rebecca was my midwife for my home birth. I could not have asked for more in a midwife had I designed her myself! It is immediately apparent upon meeting Rebecca that midwifery and is her God-​given gift, and we are blessed that she takes such joy in using this gift. Though our daughter is just a couple months old, my husband and I joke about having another baby soon so we can see her again as frequently as we did while I was pregnant! As well as an incredibly skilled health-​care professional with decades of medical experience under her belt, Rebecca is truly an educator. Each appointment left us feeling well-​equipped to make informed decisions and loaded with tools to use for a healthy pregnancy and birth. We had access to a wealth of books and materials (in fact, she is STILL lending me books!) It is, however, the support we feel whenever we see her that remind us why we chose a midwife over a conventional practitioner. Her incredible warmth, joy for her work, and the love for her clients she exudes that make all the difference in your prenatal time with her. As opposed to a doctor, each appointment was timely, comfortable, and she spends an hour or more with you to make sure everything is discussed and dealt with accordingly. She guided me lovingly through a very anxious pregnancy and because of her, I have nothing but beautiful memories of it.
During the birth, Rebecca was calm and supportive. Her presence set an atmosphere of peace, which is what a laboring mom needs. I felt she trusted my body and she taught me to trust it, too. She applied her hands-​on support to comfort my body when she felt I needed it, even when I was unable to articulate my needs. She was amazing!
Rebecca is also a lactation consultant and is with you from birth through weaning, which is a HUGE asset. I would not have been able to make it through those difficult early days/​weeks without her. She is SO GOOD! I also know that she does community work throughout the county with breastfeeding mothers who need guidance. She came by our home every time I needed help and has continued to stay in touch with me to make sure we are all doing well.
Please, meet with Rebecca for a consultation. I’m sure you will be able to see right away why we love her so much!

We hired Rebecca as a Doula. Home birth was too expensive and Kaiser insurance doesn’t have any flexibility Bout outside providers. Anyway, I do not recommend Rebecca as a Doula. We thought she was worth the extra $$ because she’d know more as a Midwife and therefore be a stronger support in the room. The opposite was the case. Rebecca was very negative about hospital births which didn’t help keep us positive about our only option. Rebecca also sat back during the birth. She did try to make me more comfortable, however she said nothing about the monitor she noticed malfunctioning until her follow up visit with us. At the point I’d much rather have not known that she noticed the monitor wasn’t working and didn’t tell us. As the attending was stitching me up Rebecca was very vocal and enthusiastic about getting to watch and shared with the doctor that she loves being a Doula because she gets to «just sit back and relax». That comment made me so angry. I didn’t pay extra $$ for someone with more experience to «just sit back and relax». I was hoping I hired someone who when I said «my hands are numb» (which I did) would say something like ‘that’s not normal’, or ‘maybe you should get the nurse’ or ‘would you like me to get the nurse’. Something other than the complete silence and non-​action we got from her. We would have been asking for more support from hospital staff; more frequent checks, inquiring about symptoms that seemed outside the norm but with our high-​priced Doula trained and educated as a nurse and midwife, we didn’t worry since she said nothing. She told us she’d be available to us until we weened our baby, yet she insisted on having her breastfeeding book returned to her within the first week of our baby’s birth despite my requesting to hold on to it a little longer since I was having difficulty. Definitely felt she was in this for the $$ and not at all for helping others.