Corpus Christi Birth Center

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Corpus Christi Birth Center

We provide compassionate, informed, family-centered prenatal, birth and postpartum care. We have over 25 combined years of midwifery experience.

The Corpus Christi Birth Center is the only fully licensed free standing birth center for the greater Corpus Christi area. If you are interested in using our birth center, we would love to talk to you more and give you a free tour of the center. Just give us a call at 361.883.BABY. (361.883.2229) ext 1

We would love nothing more than to pamper you in our bed and breakfast like atmosphere. You will always feel right at home as our guest. Schedule a free consultation to discuss all of your birthing options with us. We offer water birth in our beautiful water birth room and follow the safest of water birth standards. At CCBC you have many safe and effective birthing options. Our midwives offer quality care for low risk women during normal pregnancy and birth. We provide complete professional prenatal care in a warm and safe environment for labor and delivery. We are family friendly and professionally equipped. Thank you for visiting us on Facebook. We hope that you will continue to follow us on Facebook and don't forget to visit our website and call us today to schedule your free consultation.

08/15/2025

If you were in the office yesterday and are missing your cup we have it set aside for you, just let us know it’s yours so we can get it back to you!

08/13/2025

The pristine new birth tub has arrived!! Plumbing and electrical happening and then we will have walls and then off to the races we go!! We are anticipating only ONE more birth at the old center (with some home births in between) and eagerly awaiting the official opening date to welcome the October babies at the new center.
The community has created the demand, we as His vessels are willing and The Lord is faithful!!

08/12/2025

Our team had the opportunity to train together with Breech Without Borders recently. We work hard to continually ensure we are up-to-date with the most recent evidence-based protocols for your care.
Thank you for supporting our students as they become amazing midwives.

08/01/2025

It’s officially World Breastfeeding Week !!
Stop by Kennedy Dental today from 10-3 for amazing presentations and don’t forget to say Hello to our very own Geneva!

07/31/2025

Introducing your lineup! From breastfeeding myths to support from doulas and midwives, one consultant is helping families explore their options at no cost.

07/24/2025

📣 PSA - Wash ya hands !!! 🧼 🙌

Today I got messages from tons of moms of kids—ages 2 months to 16 years—all running high fevers. 😷 In fact, it’s 11:30pm and I just sent my last text of the day to a worried mama.

Last week it was mostly adults with fever testing positive for you-know-what-vid.

This week it’s clearly the kids’ turn. 🙃

👉 So here’s your reminder:

💧 Wash your hands & the kid’s hands
🌞 Get outside when possible
🍊 Stay on top of vitamins (D, C, zinc, elderberry, and pre/probiotics are my top recs!)
🌿 Have a basic immune support protocol ready at home. ((See links in comments))👇🏻

🧠 FEVER FACTS FOR PARENTS:

Fever is a healthy immune response. 💪🏻
It’s the body turning up the heat to fight off infection. It’s not always bad and doesn’t automatically mean danger!

.… in general ….

✅ WHEN It’s Okay to Stay HOME
with fever 🏡 :

• Fever under 104°F in older kids; under 101.4°F in younger kids AND alert, drinking and playful at moments.
• Child is drinking fluids, not worried about dehydration
• No trouble breathing or bad pain
• Still peeing, even if eating less
• Fever responds to cool compresses, lukewarm baths, remedies or fever reducing medications

🏥 WHEN to Contact us during a fever:
• Fever & Child is “not themselves”- a lot more sleepy, not eating or drinking well, vomiting, achey, rash, ear pain, grumpy, etc
• Fever lasting more than 4 days
• Needing a Test- like urine or a swab
• When ya need reassurance or a visit

🏥 WHEN we might say go to Urgent Care
• If we happen to be booked full or closed
• Parent intuition says so
• Needing quick X-rays, breathing treatments, or quick rsv/strep/flu/cov tests closer to home
• Symptoms such as any uncontrolled pain, fever, dehydration, or lethargy

Urgent Cares to Consider

1. DAVAM on 1488 – Fast testing, great with kids, does X-rays & breathing treatments. May be pricey.

2. Medella (Magnolia & Tomball) – Open late (9 PM), efficient, good for school-aged kids. Testing not always fast.

3. Texas Children’s Urgent Care (lots of satellite locations but main one is 2nd floor above ER in woodlands) – Long wait. Best for small kiddos needing pint sized blood draws, urine checked, or imaging.

🚨 Straight to Emergency Room with Fever

• Baby under 2 months with fever ≥100.4°F. Older kiddos temp above 101.4 with worrisome symptoms.
• Seizures or not waking easily
• Difficulty breathing, blue lips, or grunting, or chest retractions (sucking in chest) or can’t manage their snot well
• Stiff neck, severe headache
• Vomiting/diarrhea with no relief
• Blue lips or pale, mottled skin
• Not urinating for 8+ hours
• Child is unresponsive or confused
• Sudden rash with very high fever (esp. if purple)

…🙏 And most importantly…

Remember, God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind
(2 Timothy 1:7).

When your child has a fever or you feel unsure, lay your hands on them and pray. You don’t need to wait for a provider to bring or speak healing—you have spiritual authority as their parent.

You were chosen to love, protect, and intercede for them.

Your prayers matter.

Here’s a prayer you can speak over them:

“Dear Lord, I speak peace over ((childs name))) body. I command every sickness to leave and health to be restored. Heal them from the top of their head to the tips of their toes. Give me clarity and strength to care for them. Thank you, Lord, for your protection and healing. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Don’t underestimate the power of your presence,
your touch,
and your faith.

You are equipped, and you are not alone.

See links in comments for protocols to have on hand.

📌 Disclaimer: This post is for educational and informational purposes only and does not substitute medical advice. Every child and situation is unique. If you’re ever unsure what to do, please contact your healthcare provider or visit the nearest urgent care or ER. When in doubt, it’s always better to be seen and safe. 💛

Kindly,
PA Nicole

📸: This beautiful gift came from a patient’s garden today 🌿💐 It absolutely made my day. Feeling so grateful for the sweet families I get to care for—I love it so much!

07/22/2025

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07/21/2025

PROGRESS!!
New Window Day @ the new center!

07/19/2025

🌎🤱🏻🥳

02/23/2025

👋🏻PSA:
👩🏼‍⚕️Midwife Kris will be out the end of November and first part of December.

👀 SO>>>
If you are counting on her to be in attendance at your next birth you may want to consider taking up a new hobby for the next 30 days.

Might we suggest fishing, cribbage, chickens or starting your garden?!?! 🛥️ 🐥🪿🧑‍🌾

Address

939 Ayers St
Corpus Christi, TX
78404

Telephone

+13618832229

Website

http://www.ccbirthcenter.com/

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Our Story

Our “story” is a long one. We would love to share more with you if you want to hear the “longer version.” This is actually the “abbreviated version.”

The Birth Center story begins with our founder and the current owner, Beth Overton. Beth began her midwifery journey in 1995 (25 years ago). Beth spent 3 years in schooling and apprenticeship with some of the finest midwives in the state and even traveled out of state to get additional training in Florida. But Beth accredits her most valuable education to Helen Jolly Nelson and her staff midwives at Family Birth Services in the DFW metroplex. Helen is retired now but still active serving on our state’s midwifery board. She and Beth have remained good friends and kept in touch all these years. At one time, Helen was given the nickname the “grandmother” of midwifery in Texas because she has done so much for Texas midwives. This was Beth’s mentor.

There were no birth centers in Corpus Christi at the time Beth began to study, and only one other midwife in the area, who never had any formal training herself. So Beth decided to travel to get a more formal education, not only because the state required it but because that was what she wanted. After completing her education, Beth was licensed and began a home birth practice, which steadily grew over the next 14 years.

During her home birth years, Beth became heavily involved in her midwifery organization and served as President of that organization. She also served on several committees for the State Midwifery Board during an extremely important legislative time for midwives between 2002-2003. It was during this critical time in history for midwives in Texas and under Beth’s leadership, that Texas midwives were able to finally become “licensed” in Texas. Prior to that, midwives were not considered licensed, they were called “documented midwives,” which simply meant they had registered with the state.

In 2003, Beth sat for the NARM exam (North American Registry of Midwives) and became a Certified Professional Midwife. She then went on to become a preceptor for NARM as well as several midwifery schools so that she could teach midwifery students.

Then in late 2011, Beth decided to pursue a dream to open Corpus Christi’s first free-standing licensed birth center. Her dream was to provide more options for more women and to build a practice of like-minded midwives who would work together in harmony. It wasn’t easy. Beth had to remortgaged her home and personally invested all she had into this dream but her investment paid off. Friends and patients jumped in to help, too. They donated furniture and supplies and of course spread the good news.

The Corpus Christi Birth Center opened in May of 2012. The first location was on Santa Fe street in an old home built in 1912. It was a charming old home but it was very small and was rented, not owned. However, since the birth center was so successful that first year, Beth was able to purchase her own building less than two years later.

Beth continued to teach and train new midwives and continued to look for those that would be a good fit for her vision. She loved teaching new midwives almost as much as she does bringing new babies into the world! As the Center continued to grow, two of Beth’s students caught the vision that Beth had for the Center and they were a perfect fit, too. Those ladies are Grace Frantz and Adlai Welfel. Grace was the first to finish. But Adlai also because licensed about a year later. They are both now Certified Professional Midwives. They are both Texas Licensed Midwives, and we are so pleased that they both chose to put down some roots at CC Birth Center as staff midwives.

The Corpus Christi Birth Center is still the only fully licensed free standing birth center for the greater Corpus Christi area. Combined experience for all our midwives is over 25 years! Even Adlai, our “least experienced” midwife has already attended 158 births (as of June 13, 2020). Beth is currently serving as the Clinical Director for the Center. She overseas the clinical practice and provides back up for the staff midwives as needed.

We currently have one student, Katie Hon. Katie is one year into her clinical training and is studying through a MEAC accredited school which is Mercy In Action College of Midwifery. When Katie completes her schooling and apprenticeship, she will become our first student to finish with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Midwifery. We are so excited to grow with the advancement of excellence in midwifery education as we help to advance quality care in our community.

We love the women we get to know and serve. We love all those beautiful babies, too. We hope you will come by and meet us in person, especially if you still have questions.

Well, that was the “abbreviated version” of our story. But all you have to do is ask, if you want to hear the longer version. ;-). Thank you for visiting us on Facebook. We hope that you will continue to follow us on Facebook and don't forget to visit our website and please call us today to schedule your free consultation. 361-883-2229 ext 1