Geneva Woods Birth Center

About

Geneva Woods Birth Center (aka "The Nest") has been open since 2002. We were the first nationally accredited birth center in Anchorage.

Story

Geneva Woods Birth Center opened its doors in January 2002 after Midnight Sun Birth Center abruptly closed its doors in December 2001. Not wanting to leave Anchorage with only one other birth center, Barbara and Karin invested their energies into forming a new birth center option for Anchorage families, and were able to open with state licensure and national accreditation only months after Midnight Sun closed. Geneva Woods Birth Center was originally built inside the medical office building in the Geneva Woods neighborhood on Rhone Circle, but moved to a new location at 2400 E 42nd Avenue in June of 2014. Seeking to find a more peaceful, quiet location outside of a medical office building, Barbara purchased the two lots on 42nd Ave. With her husband acting as general contractor, Barbara took the existing structure – which was originally built as a home – down to the studs and rebuilt it into a beautiful, state-of-the-art birth center. We opened our doors on Summer Solstice 2014, celebrating our 1058th birth that same day.
On September 15, 2015, the 13-year relationship between Geneva Woods Birth Center and Midwifery & Women’s Health Care officially came to an end. As of that date, Geneva Woods Midwifery (Barbara Norton, CNM, and Dana Deane, CNM) will be the only midwives using Geneva Woods Birth Center. This 42nd Ave location will be the permanent home of Geneva Woods Birth Center. This serene, wooded lot and cozy, intimate building that is less than a mile away from Providence is perfect for us. In December we moved into the office addition and now have almost 3000 square feet of space on an acre with outdoor areas for families to labor and walk around.
Geneva Woods Birth Center has been a nationally accredited birth center since we first opened our doors in 2002, and we continue to achieve the highest level of accreditation every time we are inspected. [What does this mean?] (link = https://www.birthcenteraccreditation.org/find-accredited-birth-centers/accreditation-is-the-mark-of-quality/) We strongly believe in the importance of quality control and maintaining a high standard of care. Our reputation for safety is unsurpassed in our community.