Welcome Earth Side Little One

Bearth Side Midwifery is a home birth practice providing compassionate patient centered midwifery care to low risk healthy families in Portland, Oregon and surrounding areas

Why Home Birth?

In our society birth is a highly medicalized event, one that traditionally occurs in a hospital. However, a safe and familiar space, one that you feel called to, is the perfect environment for an undisturbed birth and midwives are experts in facilitating undisturbed, physiological births, as well as providing individualized care in low technological environments, surrounded by the support of people you trust. Bearth Side encourages freedom of movement, eating and drinking during labor. After birth, your baby is placed on your chest so that the two of you can immediately bond and breastfeed. Bearth Side trusts physiological birth and we are trained to save medical intervention for when it is truly necessary. Our providers know normal and are trained to resolve a wide variety of medical emergencies.

  • Focus on preventative medicine and holistic health 

  • Pregnancy & birth are generally normal functions of a healthy woman

  • Lower use of intervention

  • The woman gives birth 

  • Birth can take place in many settings - home, birth center, or hospital 

  • Care is individualized 

  • Shared decision making between the midwife and birthing person

Midwifery Model of Care

Medical Model of Care

  • Focus on management of complications

  • Pregnancy & birth require technology in order to achieve good outcomes

  • Higher use of intervention

  • The baby is delivered by the doctor

  • Birth almost always occurs in the hospital 

  • Care is routine

Testimonials

“Aliaja was absolutely incredible at my sons birth, she was the calm that I needed. Aliaja was born for this work. She is professional, knowledgeable, skilled, and most importantly believes in mamas and babies. I can’t emphasize her calm presence enough. The way she caught my baby and supported me in my power is something I will never forget. I know she could feel the oxytocin because she stayed with me for hours and her smile never faded. She was attentive and helpful postpartum but also quiet and honored the sacred space of my bed where I didn’t let go of my son and my husband for hours. She told me my birth made her a better midwife, but I need to tell her that her midwifery made me a better mother. I hope more and more people can experience her magic and the magic of homebirth. I’ll be shouting it from the roof!”

Kimmy M of The Florida Birth Movement

“Receiving care from Aliaja was a pleasure all the way through. I always felt like I was in the presence of a friend who genuinely cared about my pregnancy and birth. She not only equipped me with information and a safe space to make informed decisions about my experience, but made me feel empowered as a woman and mother. Under her care I felt safe, nurtured, and confident which resulted in the birth of my dreams. Aliaja is a passionate and skilled midwife who I will recommend time and time again.”

Alexis E.

“Aliaja was a joy to our family as she helped us welcome 3 of our 4 children into the family. Always available to communicate and re-assure us. She was a great resource for helpful tips throughout each pregnancy (they are all different!). She helped us have the confidence needed to execute two water-births, one at home! The home-birth experience was phenomenal. Once you realize you can do it, you'll never want to opt for a hospital birth. Aliaja has the personal experience you want, and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anyone.”

Stella & Steven