The Midwives

Midwife Bekah, LM CPM

Bekah has been attending home births since 2008 and started her private practice in 2013.

Rebekah, a former ballet/contemporary dancer and yoga teacher, began teaching prenatal yoga in 2004 when she was pregnant with her first baby. Her yoga students were amazed that she was able to breastfeed, wear a cloth diapered baby in a sling and demonstrating a vinyasa flow and make it look “so easy”. They wanted to learn what she (in her 20s at that time seemed to naturally know about being a mother) She quickly became the go to childbirth educator, and doula in her community, helping thousands of women navigate the spiritual, emotional and of coarse physical journey towards motherhood through classes, workshops, and talks and attending them in labor. You could say Midwifery found her, as both mothers and babies continually sought her support over the years which eventually led her to more trainings and ultimately midwifery school. Bekah was raised an only child raised by a holistically minded stay at home mom and attended private Christian K-8 before graduating from an all girls Catholic preparatory High School before attending the BFA Dance program at CalARTS in Valenica. For her, being a midwife is being a “professional mother” and she comes from a family of women who dedicated themselves to being wives and mothers FIRST. This is what GOD ultimately created us to do.

Bekah has dedicated the last 20 years to nurturing and supporting mothers and their precious babies through the journey of pregnancy and childbirth. While residing in the beautiful Northern California region, she volunteered for organizations such as Mother’s Support Network, where her passion for maternal care blossomed. Over the years, she has conducted numerous presentations and in service trainings aimed at educating EMS and hospital staff about the intricacies and importance of midwifery, which has helped her gain a well-deserved reputation as the midwife that nurses and physicians recommend to their patients and choose as their own midwife. From 2012 to 2015, she actively served on The California Association of Midwives board, where she played a role in lobbying for and successfully passing AB1308, legislation that allows Licensed Midwives to practice autonomously without physician supervision—a significant change from the previous law that had been in place prior to 2013. We filled the halls of the State Capitol with mothers breastfeeding and strollers, the legislators were not happy but we freed ourselves from physician oversight!

In addition to these substantial contributions to midwifery, Bekah is a dedicated clinical preceptor for various midwifery schools, sharing her knowledge and experiences with aspiring midwives. She also offers specialized advanced doula and birth assistant courses, giving others the tools they need to support families during this transformative time. Bekah’s clinical training took place before the law change in 2013, which afforded her the unique opportunity to attend numerous breech and twin homebirths, broadening her skill set in ways that many newer midwives may not have experienced. Her training came under the guidance of an exceptionally skilled Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), who had delivered an astounding 6,000 babies in a hospital setting before transitioning to homebirth practice, particularly excelling in breech deliveries.

One of the most cherished highlights of Bekah’s journey as a midwife was the distinct honor and privilege of attending homebirths alongside one of the most renowned OBs in Northern California, Dr. Anne Marie Adams, for an invaluable period of 5 years. As a new midwife, having such a highly skilled OB as your birth assistant and being offered the incredible opportunity to assist her during breech and twin births profoundly shaped the midwife Bekah has become today. Bekah is the first one to tell you that her years of experience in homebirth means absolutely nothing and she takes zero credit for God’s miracle. Birth is supposed to work without anyone there! Every birth is different and every mother deserves to be held with unconditional loved and without bias. A truly skilled midwife doesn’t bring her “experience” to a birth but is fully present and able to ask herself “what does THIS moment need?” A truly skilled midwife is nothing more than a humble servant.

Bekah believes that our bodies are meant to birth and that food is our first medicine. She aims to help women trust their ability to give birth and care for their children through faith in Jesus.

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.”

1 John 4:18

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Joshua 1:9

Tara Gomez, LM CPM

Tara describes becoming a mother as truly life-changing and deeply rewarding. She didn't expect midwifery to impact her so profoundly and require a complete transformation. Her heart is full of love and gratitude for the privilege of caring for her six children. As a mother to three boys and three girls, Having gained significant personal experience you might think her interest in birth work stems from her own challenges, but she genuinely felt called to this work at her core, a calling that existed even before becoming a mother and cannot be taken away.

In 2008, Tara started her training with Heart and Hands Midwifery as a doula and home birth assistant. By her tenth year, she had supported nearly 600 mothers in hospitals but felt she couldn't fully help those who couldn't make informed choices. In 2018, she continued her training with Elizabeth Davis and joined the National Midwifery Institute. Since then, she's learned through traditional apprenticeships with experienced midwives, gaining insights into the unique care provided by independent midwives. Tara is dedicated to preserving midwifery knowledge in our community now and in the future. She graduated from midwifery school and became a Licensed Midwife in 2024.