Midwives Experienced in Labor & Delivery in Lubbock
Our labor and delivery wing is thoughtfully set apart from the prenatal and reception areas, offering privacy and calm when it matters most. A dedicated entrance ensures a quiet, seamless arrival, while a welcoming family waiting room gives your loved ones a comfortable place to rest. With cozy couches, a mini kitchenette, microwave, fridge, and hot-and-cold water dispenser, it's designed to feel like home while you focus on welcoming your baby. For those choosing home birth, we bring the same calming, personalized support to you—creating a safe and familiar environment wherever you deliver.
Our Birth Suites Offer Comfortable Labor & Delivery Experience
Whether you're planning a birth at home or in our freestanding birth center, we want you to feel safe, supported, and at ease. Our three private birth suites are each uniquely designed to promote comfort and freedom of movement during labor, with features like spacious tubs, queen beds, and cozy lighting. For those choosing a center birth, these suites offer a peaceful, home-like setting with the added reassurance of medical supplies on hand.
Nitrous Oxide for Labor & Delivery
Sometimes, a little extra support can make all the difference.
At Heartbeat Midwifery, we offer nitrous oxide—a gentle, on-demand option to help ease pain and reduce anxiety during labor. Often called "laughing gas," this natural-leaning option can help you stay grounded, calm, and more in control during intense contractions, without affecting your baby or your ability to move freely.
You hold the mask, and you're in charge—breathing it in as needed, moment by moment. It's there if you want it, and always offered with thoughtful guidance from your midwife, who will help ensure it supports your comfort while honoring the flow of your birth.
As always, your preferences lead the way.
Water Birth
There's something deeply instinctive about giving birth in water—soft, soothing, and supported.
We are honored to offer safe, natural water birth options—whether in one of our spacious, spa-inspired tubs at the birth center or in the quiet comfort of your own home. For many families, water brings ease, calm, and a feeling of gentle protection. It helps the body open and the mind rest, allowing labor to unfold with more softness and trust.
Often called "nature's epidural," water has a way of melting tension, easing the intensity of contractions, and reducing anxiety. The buoyancy lightens your body, supports freedom of movement, and encourages you to follow your instincts—finding the positions and rhythms that feel right in your bones.
Our midwives are highly trained and experienced in water birth, and we're here to walk with you every step of the way—offering presence, guidance, and unwavering care. Whether you're planning a peaceful center birth or a sacred birth at home, we'll help you create a birth that feels both gentle and powerful.
Support for VBAC, Breech, and Twin Births
Some births require an added layer of preparation and care. Our team offers experienced guidance for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), as well as breech and twin deliveries. We take time to understand your goals and develop a thoughtful plan that prioritizes safety, confidence, and informed choice every step of the way.
The Golden Hour: A Sacred Pause Between Hearts
In the quiet stillness after birth, when the world softens and time seems to slow, you and your baby enter a sacred space—a moment held gently between two beating hearts.
At Heartbeat Midwifery, we honor this fragile, profound hour with deep reverence. We practice delayed cord clamping, allowing nature's wisdom to flow uninterrupted. We cradle you both in immediate skin-to-skin, where warmth, breath, and heartbeat become a lifeline of connection. And we hold space for uninterrupted breastfeeding, nurturing not just nourishment, but trust and calm in this first dance of motherhood.
This golden hour is more than minutes on a clock—it's a whispered promise, a tender beginning, a sacred pause where your journey together truly begins.
Happy words from happy families
I just had my second baby with Heartbeat and I have zero regrets with either of my births. Heartbeat's staff are wonderful and respectful and I had an amazing experience both times! I chose the birth center for both deliveries and loved having such a beautiful birth space and huge tub ready to go without me prepping it or cleaning it. I HIGHLY recommend Heartbeat- Carmen is the most experienced midwife in the Lubbock area and her wide range of birth knowledge made me feel at peace/ even through a breech baby and ECV- Carmen fixed me up and flipped my baby without issue. I'll be back if we have a third. 🤗 Love this place and their team!
Lindsey Taylor
I look back on my first pregnancy, birth experience, and postpartum care with gratitude because of the Heartbeat Midwifery staff. Carmen exudes a confidence, calmness, and competency that lets her clients feel absolutely safe. Because of my experience at the center, I feel empowered and strong and look forward to many more natural, unmediated births!
Erin Fletcher
We had both our babies at heartbeat and could not recommend it enough! The midwives took such good care of us and welcomed us with open arms! Sofi always greeted us with a smile and a positive attitude! They made us feel like family! Carmen and Kelly delivered my last baby and it was such a peaceful experience. These ladies really care for their patients! We hope to be back for our next baby!
Suzanna Rempel
All 3 of our babies have been born at Heartbeat along with Heartbeat helping us through a loss. Carmen and all the other amazing midwives and students that have seen their way through Heartbeat have been a part of each of our incredible journeys. We are beyond thankful for the relationships made while bringing our babies earth side. We are thankful for the support beyond just pregnancy and birth. We can't recommend Heartbeat enough. I know that had we not had the support from a very knowledgeable and experienced midwife my birthing experiences would've been much different.
Naomi Massey