Why Use a Midwife?
Private & Personalized Care
We offer private, individual support with trained IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) infant feeding experts.
Variety of Breastfeeding Services
We see patients for a broad range of infant feeding issues, including supply, weight gain, pain during feeding, returning to work and baby-led weaning.
Equitable Access for All
Our mission is to provide affordable and accessible care for all. Visit payment options include insurance, HSA’s, and cash-pay.
Same-Day Appointments
We offer same-day breastfeeding appointments from highly trained providers who will go the extra mile to be there for you and your family.
Insurance Accepted
Providing affordable and accessible care for all is our mission. We accept Iowa Medicaid, Wellmark, Aetna and several other insurance plans.
Home Visits
For your convenience, we offer home visits within a 90 minute radius of our Des Moines office so you can recover in the comfort of home while we help with breastfeeding or any other postpartum needs.
About Us
Our Mission
The Des Moines Midwife Collective (DSMC) is a collective of Certified Nurse Midwives serving the Des Moines area and Central Iowa. Our mission is to provide affordable and accessible reproductive and wellness care while partnering with families to create safe, physiologic, empowering experiences in the realm of birth, parenthood, and self care.
Our team of midwives practice full scope midwifery and are experienced in gynecology, prenatal care, birth assistance, postpartum care, lactation, and more!
For us, midwifery is more than simply a career – it’s a calling. Our midwives have received extensive training and certifications to provide exceptional levels of care for every family we serve. We’re proud to have an amazing, dedicated team of midwives to not only help guide our pregnant patients, but to also assist them at every stage of life.
Insurance
We Accept Insurance!
Providing affordable and accessible care for all is at the root of why we created the collective. We are proud to offer Des Moines' FIRST free-standing lactation and breastfeeding clinic with services that can be fully covered by insurance.
We are grateful to be building out our list of in-network providers in order to provide more options for families across Central Iowa!
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Our Breastfeeding Clinic and team of board-certified midwives, nurses, and lactation consultants are here to support and care for you by providing affordable and accessible care for all.