Natalya Lukin, LM, CPM
Licensed Midwife
Certified Professional Midwife
I have attended hundreds of births in homes and birth centers in the U.S., Mexico, and Europe. My philosophy is that birth is powerful, challenging, beautiful, transformative, and fundamentally a normal, healthy function of the human body. I believe that all women and birthing persons have the right to give birth in safety, dignity, and power.
I grew up in and around San Francisco as part of a multilingual, immigrant family and completed a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies at UC Santa Cruz in 1991. Along the way, coursework in Women’s Studies sparked a passion for women’s health and when a dear friend invited me to her birth, I was so profoundly moved by the experience that I had to change paths and become a midwife.
My midwifery education began in 1993 and included didactic training and apprenticeship with community midwives in the San Francisco Bay Area; at Maternidad La Luz, a freestanding birth center and midwifery school in El Paso, Texas; and with traditional midwives in Mexico. I earned my CPM credential from the North American Registry of Midwives in 1999 and my midwife license (LM) from the Medical Board of California in 2008. In between, I gave birth to my son in a waterbirth tub at home under a midwife’s care.
I am committed to continuing education and take many advanced midwifery courses each year in order to enhance my skills and best serve my clients, in addition to maintaining current certifications in Neonatal Resuscitation and CPR/BLS.
I am honored to serve growing families as an affirming healthcare provider—regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, immigration status, socioeconomic background, marital status/single-hood, weight, sexual orientation or gender expression.
When not catching babies, I enjoy doing genetic genealogy research, wandering in the woods with my son, and gardening.
Get in touch for a free consultation