Frequently Asked Questions
How is Hatch Midwifery care different from a standard doctor’s office or hospital-based care?
Where do we start?? Our model of care is built around the idea that pregnancy and the postpartum are not periods of illness but a natural rite of passage. Our holistic care centers your growing family’s unique physical, emotional, and social needs on an individualized basis. This approach, by its very definition, requires time – time that we will have together! Standard prenatal care visits in the medical model of care are typically no longer than 15-20 minutes. Our visits range from 30-60 minutes so that we can make sure that we are meeting your personal needs.
On top of all the routine prenatal care offered in a standard clinic or hospital-based practice, we integrate many traditional practices, many of which are rooted in midwifery, to support a healthy and comfortable pregnancy and postpartum. These can include ear seeding for common complaints of pregnancy (like nausea, insomnia, etc), postpartum belly massage and binding to promote healing and comfort; mindfulness, herbs, homeopathy, and more.
That sounds great! But what if I develop complications in pregnancy or the postpartum?
I live outside of San Francisco, can I still get care at Hatch?
Yes! We offer homebirth and integrated birth support for planned hospital births and planned homebirths for families living in:
- San Francisco County
- Marin County (along the 101, as far north as Novato)
- Alameda County (Berkeley, Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward)
- San Mateo County (as far south as Redwood City)
Travel fees apply for clients requesting home services outside of San Francisco.
Do you accept insurance?
For Homebirth Packages: Hatch Midwifery is out-of-network for all insurances for midwifery services. If you are seeking homebirth care and have PPO insurance, we work with a third-party biller to submit a claims to your insurance for reimbursement as an out-of-network provider. If you are interested in working with us and you have PPO insurance, we can help you with a verification of benefits with our biller. This can give you a better sense of what portion of our fees will be reimbursed by your health insurance.
For Integrated Birth Support: Beginning for families with August 2026 due dates and beyond, you will be able to use doula benefits (if you have them) for a portion of the care. We can also generate a superbill for you to submit to your insurance for the postpartum & lactation portions of the care. Please connect with us for more information.
We gladly accept payments from HSAs and FSAs.
How much do your services cost?
Our care is highly personalized to your needs. We have some sample packages that clients have requested here. We strive to find care that fits your needs. We also offer a number of a la carte services, such as stand-alone lactation consultation and postpartum care, preconception counseling, post-miscarriage care, gestational diabetes counseling, and more. If you’re interested in a customized care plan to meet your needs, please contact us.
I used to see Monitrice (hybrid care) on your website. Are you no longer doing this?
Beginning with August 2026 due dates, we are phasing out our Monitrice Care package and transitioning to our new Integrated Birth Support model. We made this change thoughtfully—it allows clients with doula benefits to receive reimbursement for a greater portion of services, gives our team more space to focus on community-building activities among families, and makes this style of care more widely accessible.
To learn more about our Integrated Birth Support option, click here. For repeat clients who are specifically interested in monitrice-style care, please reach out—we’re always happy to discuss individual circumstances.