About Laura/contact
Jun 11th, 2009 by admin
Experience and training:
- Graduate of the National Midwifery Institute
- Eight years assisting/apprenticing in a busy homebirth practice
- Lactation Counselor since 1980
- Birth Matters columnist in Growing Up In Santa Cruz since 2001
- American Red Cross CPR instructor
- Co-founder and director of Birth Network of Santa Cruz County
- Gave birth to, breastfed and raised three children (now adults) with my husband of over 30 years
Birth offers a rare opportunity for growth and empowerment – both as a woman and as a couple. Welcome the experience, it will serve you well as parents.

There’s nothing to compare with the birth of your child – not your wedding day, a trip to Hawaii, or a new car. Be willing to give birth the same consideration of financial investment as those other special times.
Laura Maxson, LM, CPM
(831) 336-0961
midwife@scshop.com
By appointment on Mondays and Thursdays
1653-A El Dorado Ave
(Office is on the corner of El Dorado & Capitola Road)
Santa Cruz CA
Slide show from my 2009 midwifery trip to the Dominican Republic.
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