Home Birth Midwife in Murrieta, Temecula & Surrounding Areas
Have you considered giving birth at home?
This is the one and only birth of your baby a time of deep transformation, strength, and connection. You deserve care that honors your body, your instincts, and your experience.
As your midwife, I provide personalized, evidence-based care with both clinical expertise and deep respect, supporting you with safety, intention, and trust in your body’s ability to birth.
Birth Is More Than Just the Day Your Baby Arrives
Birth is a full journey pregnancy, labor, and postpartum all shape your experience as a parent. Midwifery care supports not just the physical process, but the emotional and mental transformation that comes with it.
You are not just being cared for you are being supported, educated, and guided every step of the way.
Your Course of Care
Your care is structured to support you from early pregnancy through postpartum recovery, with continuity, safety, and personalized attention at every stage.
Prenatal Care
Prenatal care is where your foundation is built. Visits are longer, personalized, and designed to help you feel informed, supported, and confident throughout your pregnancy.
Monthly visits until 28 weeks
Every 2 weeks until 36 weeks
Weekly visits until birth
Lab work, monitoring, and full assessments
Education, planning, and ongoing support
Each visit is never rushed—you’ll have the time and space to ask questions, understand your options, and feel fully prepared.
LABOR & BIRTH
When labor begins, we stay in close communication until it’s time for me to join you in your home. Your birth unfolds in your space, on your terms.
Continuous labor support in your home
Monitoring of you and your baby’s well-being
Freedom to move and labor naturally
Support for comfort and pain management
Birth assistant present for additional care
You are supported every step of the way, with skilled care present while honoring your body’s natural process.
SAFETY & BACKUP PLAN
Safety is continuously assessed throughout your pregnancy—not just during labor. We discuss all safety protocols and transfer plans in advance so you feel informed and prepared.
Ongoing assessment of maternal and fetal health
Clear criteria for home birth eligibility
Emergency equipment present at every birth
Established transfer plans to nearby hospitals
Continuous communication and support if transfer is needed
If a hospital transfer becomes the safest option, I remain involved in your care, ensuring a smooth and supported transition. To learn more, see our Home Birth safety page.
Postpartum Care
Care continues after birth with intentional, in-home support designed to help you recover, adjust, and feel confident as you transition into this new chapter.
In-home postpartum visits for your comfort and convenience
Monitoring of your physical recovery and emotional well-being
Newborn assessments, weight checks, and feeding support
Guidance with breastfeeding, newborn care, and adjustment
Ongoing access for questions and continued support
You are not left on your own after birth—care continues with the same attention, support, and connection you experienced throughout your pregnancy.
Your Complete Course of Care
Prenatal Care
Easily Accessible Care Provider
Genetic Screening
Prenatal Labs
Ultrasound Referrals
Nutritional Counseling
Body Balancing
Monitoring of you and your baby's health and wellbeing throughout the course of the pregnancy
Herbal & Supplemental Recommendations
Unbiased Education & Care
Informed Choice with all decisions
Complementary Modality Referrals (chiropractor, acupuncture, naturopath, etc)
Labor & Birth
Your Birth, Your Way!
VBAC Supportive!
Water Birth
Monitoring of your vitals and baby's vitals
Safeguarding of your birth
Herbs & medications to control postpartum bleeding, oxygen and neonatal resuscitation equipment brought to your birth.
Birth Assistant (also a licensed midwife) to assist me in caring for you and your baby
Head to toe newborn neurological and physical exam
Breastfeeding support & guidance
Immediate postpartum care until you and your baby are stable
Postpartum Care
Easily Accessible Care Provider
Breastfeeding Support
Monitoring of you and your baby's vitals
Newborn Metabolic Screen
Newborn Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) Screening
Tracking baby's weight gain
Monitoring of proper healing after birth
Postpartum belly binding, vaginal steam herbs and discount on placenta encapsulation available
Pelvic floor recovery
Gentle PAP exam (if needed)
Postpartum Labs (if needed)
Pediatrician & Preferred Provider Referrals
Meet Your Midwife
I’m Tayna Chessman, a Licensed Midwife providing personalized home birth care for families in Temecula, Murrieta, and surrounding areas. My approach combines clinical expertise with a calm, supportive presence—so you feel safe, informed, and fully supported throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey.
I believe birth is both a medical event and a life-changing experience, and you deserve care that honors both.