About

About Us

Madison Birth Center is a free-standing birth center providing holistic women’s health, pregnancy, birth, and after birth care. Our clients choose to birth in our birth center or in their own homes. We provide a warm, relaxed, and safe environment while fostering trusting relationships between our clients and providers throughout your care. All care is provided by certified nurse-midwives and certified professional midwives who are experienced, credentialed practitioners. We use traditional midwifery principles combined with up-to-date healthcare science. Midwives are experts in caring for healthy women experiencing normal pregnancies, and on overall health throughout the lifespan. Our clients receive a level of personal attention and quality of care that is unparalleled in today’s healthcare environment; a midwife is available at all hours of the day and night for our clients. Our care is safe, cost-effective and helps families create exceptional birth experiences. We invite you to learn how you
can give your baby the best start in life – by birthing with Madison Birth Center!

History & Accreditation

The Madison Birth Center has been serving families in South Wisconsin for years. Founded in 2003 by certified nurse-midwife Aszani Kunkler, Madison Birth Center is Wisconsin’s first free-standing birth center to receive the Nationally Accredited Birth Center designation from the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers (CABC), as well as the first “Baby-Friendly” birthing facility in South Central Wisconsin as appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Our Mission

At Madison Birth Center, we

• provide “gold standard” care, creating relationships with our clients and utilizing the best practices in pregnancy and women’s health based on current evidence.
• provide care using holistic principles, recognizing that each individual encompasses physical, emotional, social and spiritual elements that contribute to the whole person. We use education, communication and client involvement to promote positive health behaviors.
• support women and families in finding the individualized path that is right for them.
• encourage breastfeeding through preparation, education, hands-on support, and close follow-up after birth.
• provide cost-effective out-of-hospital birth options for healthy women experiencing normal pregnancies.
• foster a sense of community for childbearing women and their families.

We invite you to click on the “staff”, “services”, and “FAQ” links to learn more about who we are and what we do.