One of the most common and most important questions expecting parents ask before choosing home birth is whether they're actually a good candidate. It's the right question to ask, and a responsible midwife will ask it too, throughout your entire pregnancy, not just at your first visit. At Wild Moon Midwifery, serving Leland, Wilmington, and throughout Brunswick and New Hanover Counties, NC, candidacy for home birth is based on ongoing risk screening — not a one-time checklist

Short answer: most home birth midwives — including Wild Moon Midwifery, a cash-pay practice serving Leland, Wilmington, and throughout Brunswick and New Hanover Counties, NC — don't bill insurance directly. But that doesn't mean insurance can't help cover the cost. The tool that makes this possible is called a superbill. What is a superbill? A superbill is an itemized receipt your midwife provides after you've paid for care, listing the services provided along with the medica

If most of what you know about home birth comes from a dramatic scene in a movie, it's worth resetting expectations. A home birth with a trained certified nurse midwife — like the care at Wild Moon Midwifery provides throughout Leland, Wilmington, and throughout Brunswick and New Hanover Counties, NC — is a carefully monitored event. It just happens to take place in your own home.

If you’ve started researching home birth in North Carolina — especially around Leland, Wilmington, and the surrounding Brunswick and New Hanover Counties — one question comes up before almost any other: how much does a home birth midwife actually cost? It’s a fair question, and it’s one a lot of practices are surprisingly vague about. Part of the reason is that midwifery care isn’t priced like a single hospital line item — it’s a full package of care that spans your entire 9+