The MIDWIves

Midwife Bekah, LM CPM

Bekah has been attending home births since 2008 and started her private practice in 2013. She has welcomed over 600 babies at home in California and focuses on holistic maternity care and women’s health.

Rebekah, a former dancer and yoga teacher, began teaching prenatal yoga in 2004 when she was pregnant. She became a well-known instructor and childbirth educator, helping many women prepare for motherhood through classes, workshops, and talks. Midwifery found her, as both mothers and babies continually sought her support.

Bekah has spent twenty years helping mothers and babies. She has volunteered with Mother’s Support Network and talked about safe midwifery to EMS and hospital staff. From 2012 to 2015, she served on The California Association of Midwives board and helped pass AB1308, allowing Licensed Midwives to practice on their own. Now, she trains student midwives and doulas as a clinical preceptor for various midwifery schools.

Bekah believes that our bodies are wise and that food heals. She aims to help women trust their ability to give birth and care for their children through faith in God and love.

Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 3:16 

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.