She believed she could and so she did
24 hour home visit.
I bring a relaxed, well-rounded style of care that embraces the natural process of birth while attentively guarding what is healthy and safe for mother and baby. I am excited to meet you and to begin this empowering journey of pregnancy and birth with your growing family! Blessed births to all!
My name is Tawnya Schiebel and I am the owner and chief licensed midwife of The Montrose Midwife. I am passionate to witness families making empowering choices for their maternity care and birth experience. Within 20 years I have attended to a dynamic array of births and families that include home births, water births, VBACs (vaginal birth after cesarean), late-transfers in care, first-time home birth families, large families, and menonite families. I have attended births in many different homes: in the country, in the city, in small towns, in the mountains, on mesas, and at a metropolis medical district birth center.
My calling to midwifery began at an early age. I would sit on the floor at my mother’s bookshelf and spend hours looking through her books o gynecology, baby care, and herbal remedies. I would encourage for my playmates to push their “baby” out as I caught their care bears or cabbage patch kids. While researching for an essay in college I finally found the name for what I had always aspired to be: Midwife! A few years of international travel and a brief life in France passed before I returned to my hometown, San Antonio, Texas to commit to an education in certified professional midwifery, and became a licensed midwife.
I was accepted attendance to the Association of Texas Midwives Midwifery Training Program with an awarded full scholarship in 2006. Apprenticing for two years in a metropolis offered a rich and diverse training with eight different licensed midwives, in rural, urban, and birth center settings. I graduated “Student of the Year” with honors in the spring of 2009. Only four weeks before the home birth of my first child I passed the national board exam for midwifery licensure summer of 2009.
Following the attended home birth of my second child in 2015, my family moved from Texas back to the Montrose Colorado area. It is my honor to provide safe and healthy maternity choices to Western Slope Colorado families and to offer care that, both, empowers birthers and embraces birth as a natural process.
When I am not catching babies you can find me hiking mountains, floating canyons, skiing, dancing at outside concerts, tending my garden, and loving family life. Blessed births to all!
Tawnya Schiebel, Chief Licensed, Registered Midwife and owner of The Montrose Midwife
“Just as a woman’s heart knows how and when to pump, her lungs to inhale, and her hand to pull back from fire, so she knows when and how to give birth. ”
What new mothers are saying...
"Tawnya Schiebel is a great midwife. My husband and I really appreciate how her medical expertise made us feel safe, comfortable, and excited about our home birth plans. Knowing that she would be with us from the beginning through the end of pregnancy built trust and Tawnya quickly became a part of the family. She was instrumental in awakening us as new parents, as well as, embracing the power and inherent nature of childbirth. We shared the same vision in bringing a child into this world-to be healthy, educate ourselves about the process, and let it be a spiritual experience. Her support allowed me to have a peaceful birth along with my husband and her fellow midwife. She inspired us. Her vast experience, and her love and respect for women, their bodies, and their abilities empowered me as a new mama. Her midwifery care enhanced bonding within our family and we are still reaping the long lasting benefits for our mind, body and spirit. Tawnya is truly gifted and we are so happy to be a healthy mother and father in sync with our healthy baby. I can't wait to do it again!" - Michelle S.
"It was a dream to have Tawnya as my midwife for my second child. I got the best customized care from her since day 1, she is beyond a midwife, a trusted partner with so much knowledge and compassion. The home water birth was incredible! My baby was posterior so while we worked hard, Tawnya knew perfectly what needed to be done and what I needed to hear to empower me and my family. We recommend Four Hands Midwifery with utmost pride and love because we know Tawnya is one of the best midwives you can find." - Marisa O.
"I felt completely safe with Tawnya as my midwife as well as empowered to make my own decisions. She is a very kind and caring person with a wealth of knowledge that she shares in a compassionate way. She's also just a person I liked being around which is important since you spend a lot of time with your midwife. I would not hesitate to have Tawnya's support, care and expertise again. Absolutely loved it!" - Toni D.
