Natural Birth Friendly Doctors in Raleigh, NC

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Finding a great doctor that fits your desire for a natural hospital birth and suits your personality is hard enough. We created this list of the top natural birth friendly doctors Raleigh, NC has to offer to help make your choice a little easier.

We’ve created a list of the best natural birth friendly doctors in Raleigh, NC. These doctors have each been recommended by local doulas to be included on this list. Use these recommendations as a jumping-off point to find, and then interview, an OB that will best support you in your plans for a natural hospital birth.

Here’s our list of natural birth friendly doctors in Raleigh, brought to you by Kopa Birth®:

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Name: Jenny Cox CNM
Hospital: UNC Hospital
Address: Women’s Hospital, 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 984-974-2131
Website: https://findadoc.unchealthcare.org/details/319/jenny-cox-obstetrics_and_gynecology-cary-chapel_hill

Name: Chapel Hill OBGYN
Hospital: Duke Regional Hospital
Address: 120 Conner Dr #101 , Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 919-942-8571
Website: https://chapelhillobgyn.com/

Name: Mary Ellen Lowry CNM
Hospital: Duke Regional
Address: 6216 Fayetteville Rd Ste 103, Durham, NC 27713
Phone: 919-942-8571
Website: https://chapelhillobgyn.com/mary-ellen-lowry/

Name: Belinda Lashea CNM
Hospital: Women’s Birth and Wellness Center
Address: 930 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 202 , Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 919-933-3301

Name: Kamm McKenzie Obstetrics
Hospital: Wake Med
Address: 3805 Computer Dr, Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: 919-781-6200
Website: https://www.kmobgyn.com/

Name: Jessica Ramirez-Trower CNM
Hospital: WakeMed Cary
Address: 400 Ashville Ave, Cary, NC 27518
Phone: 919-233-1311

Name: Regional Midwifery
Hospital: Durham/Duke Regional Hospital
Address: 3643 N Roxboro St, Durham, NC 27704
Phone: 919-470-4220
Website: https://www.dukehealth.org/locations/birth-place-duke-regional-hospital

Name: Triangle Physicians for Women
Hospital: Midwives/Wake Med Cary
Address: 600 New Waverly Pl Suite 310, Cary, NC 27518
Phone: 919-678-6900
\Website: https://www.tp4w.com/

Name: John Thorpe
Hospital: OBGYN Reply
Address: Women’s Hospital, 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 984-974-2131
Website: https://findadoc.unchealthcare.org/details/1670/john-thorp-jr-obstetrics_and_gynecology-chapel_hill

Name: UNC Midwives
Hospital: UNC Hospital
Address: 4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919-784-3100
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.rexhealth.com/rh/

Hospital: UNC Midwives
Address: 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 919-966-2131
Website: https://www.med.unc.edu/obgyn/

Name: Jewel Whitmer CNM
Hospital: WakeMed Cary
Address: 1110 SE Cary Parkway Suite 100, Cary, NC 27518
Phone: 919-235-6460
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.wakemed.org/jewel-whitmer-cnm-ob-gyn

Hospital: Women’s Birth & Wellness Center
Address: 930 M.L.K. Jr Blvd #202, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 919-933-3301
Website: https://ncbirthcenter.org/

Do you have a recommendation of a natural birth friendly doctor or midwife that should be included on this list? Please, tell us! Contact Kopa Birth® for possible inclusion on this list. Note, Kopa Birth does not support or endorse any of the doctors featured on this list.

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Meet Katie Griffin

I’m a registered nurse, Lamaze certified childbirth educator, and the mother of 7. I help women realize their dream of a natural, intimate, and empowering hospital birth.

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Finding a great doctor that fits your desire for a natural hospital birth and suits your personality is hard enough. We created this list of the top natural birth friendly