Rachel Mattair, Licensed Midwife
About Me
The best part of my vocation is that even after a decade of attending births, I am continually learning new things. No two births are the same, and just when I think I have things figured out, I am humbled and amazed by mothers, by babies, by the human body, by complex psychosomatic connections. I love getting to know mothers and families.
All of these gifts make sleepless nights and missing my family worthwhile.
I view motherhood as my primary vocation, and it is also the vocation that introduced me to midwifery. Midwives guided me through my first pregnancy, and I believe that all women deserve this comprehensive level of care. My first labor was lifechanging, and with the support of my husband I made the decision to start midwifery school. I spent 3.5 years in a homebirth apprenticeship, as well as a six-month stint at a busy birth center.
Following licensure, I have largely worked in the homebirth world. I have also taken a good amount of time off to focus on my family, which has since grown to five children and several pets. With each of my pregnancies, I have learned more about birthing autonomy, the intuitive connection between myself and my unborn babies, and trusting maternal intuition.
Several years ago I began a healing journey through which I have come to believe that many physical discomforts are manifestations of underlying spiritual and emotional hurdles that are crying out to get our attention so that if we choose, we can continue to seek personal growth. I am committed to pursuing this path of healing wherever I am led, and in my midwifery care I always utilize this big picture approach as a framework for problem-solving. That being said, I am also committed to continuing education, new research, and evaluation of maternal and fetal risk factors based on concrete data. I am licensed by the North American Registry of Midwives and by the State of Texas to practice midwifery. I maintain my certification in adult CPR and neonatal resuscitation.
My free time is spent with my family, in the forest, reading about and practicing healing, and hand-sewing. Preferably all at the same time.
