Katy Birth Center

Katy Birth Center is a new center located in the Heart of Katy dedicated to the art of supporting women in their natural birthing and mothering choices while giving all the glory to God. The practice houses three midwives that provide an array of natural care and birthing options, including home birth and birth at the center.

Philosophy

Our fundamental philosophy is that pregnancy and birth are normal, healthy events in the life of a family. Birth is an opportunity for personal growth and the strengthening of relationships. It is a unique process that belongs to the pregnant woman and her family. Benefits of a natural birthing route can include:

• Fewer Interventions: When your body is working well, it does not need any help! Interventions such as IVs, constant fetal monitoring, and being attached to a blood pressure cuff restrict your movement, which can slow your labor.
• More Choices: You don’t have to ask permission to eat, drink or go to the bathroom. There are no machines to unhook or move around.
• Pain can be Lessened: When a woman feels safe and secure, her body works more efficiently. Endorphins (the body’s own “morphine-like” substance) flow readily, helping the mother to relax, decreasing the overall pain and time she is in labor.
• Family can be Involved at Your Wish: They can be present throughout labor and birth or just close by. They can cut the cord or actually catch the baby (with a little coaching). Many siblings “help” with the newborn exam and dressing the baby for the first time.
• Higher Satisfaction: Over 99% of women who have had a home birth or birth center birth will choose to do one or the other with the next pregnancy.
• Less Risk of a C-Section: Nationally, the c-section rate is over 32%. Birth center and home birth c-section rates are less than 10%.
• Less Risk of Injury: We assist you in gently controlled pushing thereby reducing the risk of tearing or needing to be cut.
• Continuity of care: We will be with you throughout the entire process. No shift changes!

Services

Services include: Childbirth Classes, Prenatal Care, Two Birthing Rooms, Water Birth, Nutrition Counseling, Herbs & Homeopathy, Lactation Consultations, Breast Pump & Accessories Sales, Breastfeeding Classes, Postnatal Care.

Midwives

Cathy Rude, LM, CPM

Cathy has over 18 years of experience in home birth services in the Katy area. She is an Executive Board Member, Executive Board Secretary, and Region 4 Representative of the Association of Texas Midwives. Cathy is also Vice President of the Greater Houston Midwifery Alliance.

Connie Blokkum, MSN, CNM, IBCLC

Connie has over 26 years of experience working with mothers and nursing babies. In addition to home and birth center birth services, Connie offers a wealth of information in lactation consultation and breastfeeding product sales.

Natalie Wommack, RNC, LM, CPM

Natalie has worked with birthing mothers in a variety of settings for over 30 years and has held an active home birth practice serving 8 Texas counties for the past 6 years.

Doctors & Health Care Midwives