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SCV Birth Center

Decades of midwifery-led care. Santa Clarita’s first accredited birth center—and the longest-standing in Los Angeles County.

We are located in the heart of the Santa Clarita Valley, and are the only nationally accredited CABC birth center in the SCV, Antelope, and San Fernando Valley. All of our California Medical Board licensed midwives provide personalized maternity and well-woman care including natural childbirth, home birth and waterbirth options.

03/12/2026

This is what advocacy looks like in real time.
Calm hands.
Attentive presence.

A newborn welcomed with intention, respect, and deep knowing.
Midwife Julia Underwood Midwifery , LM, CPM brings advocacy into the room with every family she serves, with a deep commitment to Black families and families of color who deserve care that listens, protects, and honors their voices. This moment is not rushed. It is grounded in evidence-based newborn care and held with reverence for autonomy, culture, and safety.

At SCV Birth Center, this is the standard. Not the exception.

✨ Come meet Julia at our Birth Center in Santa Clarita and experience care that centers you and your baby from the very first breath.
🤍🫶🏽🌿✨

03/09/2026

Does labor progress just mean "dilation"?

We tend to fixate on the number. 4cm... 6cm... 10cm. But if you have ever heard of a labor that "stalled" or felt "stuck" despite strong contractions, the issue usually isn't the door opening.
It’s the passenger trying to get through. 👶🔑

At the SCV Birth Center, we talk constantly about Optimal Fetal Positioning (OFP). Think of your pelvis like a complex lock, and your baby is the key. You can push and turn the key all you want, but if the ridges don't line up perfectly with the tumblers, that door is going to be hard to open.

But when baby rotates into that "sweet spot" (Occiput Anterior)? Click. The door opens.

3 Ways to Help Your "Key" Fit the "Lock":
1️⃣ Ditch the "C" Shape Slouching on the couch encourages baby to flip "Sunny Side Up" (facing your belly). Try to sit with your knees lower than your hips to create a "belly hammock" for baby to swing forward.
2️⃣ Swap the Chair for a Ball Sitting on a yoga ball opens the pelvis and encourages baby to settle head-down and deep.
3️⃣ A Moving Pelvis is a Yielding Pelvis If labor feels intense in your back, don't panic. Move! Lunges, hip circles, and the "Miles Circuit" can help shift the angle just enough to let baby rotate.
Labor isn’t just about force. It’s about physics. 🧬

Read more about how to encourage a smoother birth in our latest blog: "The Key in the Lock." https://scvbirthcenter.com/optimal-fetal-positioning-2/

03/07/2026

At 39 weeks, this visit is about reassurance and clarity. 🤍

Julia Underwood is offering an ultrasound while Renee explains what we’re checking and why. We’re confirming that baby is head down and in a good position for birth. First, we feel baby’s position using hands on the belly. Then we use ultrasound to visually confirm what we already know.

Hands-on care and ultrasound together help confirm baby’s position and keep everyone informed and reassured.

Mom gets to see what we see.
Questions get answered in real time.
Nothing is rushed.

This is relationship-centered care.
Care that explains, confirms, and walks with you all the way to birth.

03/05/2026

This is what it looks like when birth happens in a space that feels like home.

Soft lighting.
Familiar faces.
A birth team that knows you, trusts you, and stays close.

At SCV Birth Center, we intentionally create an environment where your partner, your baby, and your midwives move together as one steady circle of support. Nothing is rushed. Nothing feels foreign. You are surrounded by people who have walked with you through pregnancy and are fully present for this first moment as a family.

This kind of connection, continuity, and calm is something you simply can’t recreate anywhere else. It’s the magic of our Village.

✨ Come tour the SCV Birth Center and experience what truly supported birth feels like.

03/02/2026

Back to work ≠ The end of your breastfeeding journey.

The transition from "maternity leave bubble" to "corporate life" (or nurse life, or first responder life!) is one of the hardest shifts a new parent makes. The biggest fear? Losing that liquid gold supply.

Here are 4 expert tips from Renee Sicignano LM, CPM, IBCLC (our founder and former corporate lactation consultant!) to keep your supply safe:

1️⃣ Frequency > Volume Don’t try to do two marathon 30-minute pumps. It’s better to pump for 10-15 minutes every 3 hours. You need to mimic your baby’s feeding rhythm to tell your body, "Keep making milk!" ⏰

2️⃣ The "2x2" Rule Know your rights! 📜 In California, your employer is required to provide a private space for you to pump that is NOT a bathroom. You don’t need a palace, just a clean, private place to sit.

3️⃣ Hide the Bottle Stress inhibits oxytocin (the let-down hormone). If you sit there staring at the bottle praying for it to fill up, you might actually stop the flow. 🙈 The Hack: Cover the bottles with a blanket or nursing cover. Don't watch the drops. Watch a video of your baby laughing or crying instead.

4️⃣ Freeze Flat ("Money in the Bank") Start pumping about 4 weeks before you return to build a buffer. Freeze your bags laying flat so they turn into thin "books." Then, stack them upright in a container (oldest in front, newest in back). It saves massive freezer space!

You don't have to figure this out alone. Whether you need help with a pumping schedule or troubleshooting a latch, our village is here.

🔗 Read our full guide: "Returning to the Office? Your Guide to Breastfeeding at Work." https://scvbirthcenter.com/returning-to-the-office-your-guide-to-breastfeeding-at-work-from-the-santa-clarita-birth-center/

02/27/2026

Birth is not just an event.
It’s a memory that lives in your body for a lifetime.
How you were spoken to.

Whether your voice mattered.
If you felt protected, honored, and truly seen.

At SCV Birth Center, we believe how you are cared for matters just as much as the outcome. Our collective of midwives is deeply committed to evidence-based care that centers autonomy, cultural respect, and emotional safety for every client we serve.

This is the heart of our Village. Care that is slow, intentional, and rooted in trust.

We are honored to hold space alongside our incredible midwives Julia Underwood, Renee Sicignano, and Roam Midwifery as we serve families across Santa Clarita, Antelope Valley, Simi Valley, and the San Fernando Valley.

✨ Schedule a tour at our SCV Birth Center in Newhall and feel the difference for yourself.

02/25/2026

Another day at the office.
Shared babies, shared responsibility, shared joy. 🤍

Angie with baby Lucian, Midwife Stephanie’s little one.
This is what relationship-centered care looks like when your work and your community are deeply intertwined.
A true family affair.

02/23/2026

Sign here." 🖊️ In the conventional medical system, that is often where the conversation about consent begins and ends. It’s treated as a box to check—a liability form to file.

But in our care, a signature is the last step of a very long journey.
True Informed Consent isn't a transaction. It’s a relationship. It is the radical belief that while we may be experts in birth, you are the only expert on your body and your baby.

Whether you are seeking the fierce advocacy of Julia Underwood , the grounded intuition of Roam Midwifery, or the seasoned wisdom of Renee Sicignano, all part of the collective or providers at the SCV Birth Center, we all navigate decisions using the B.R.A.I.N. method.

B - Benefits: How does this actually help my baby or me?
R - Risks: What are the potential downsides?
A - Alternatives: What other options do I have? (Hint: You almost always have another option).
I - Intuition: What is my gut telling me?
N - Nothing: What happens if we wait 10 minutes? An hour? A week?

How do we have time for all of that? Because we make time. While the standard OB visit averages 7-10 minutes, our prenatal appointments last 45 to 60 minutes.

That means we answer your questions before you are in labor. We build trust before the intensity rises. So when the moment comes to make a choice, you aren't acting out of fear—you are acting out of power.
Your voice is the loudest one in the room. We’re just here to make sure it’s heard. 🤍

Learn more about the SCV Birth Center, Roam Midwifery, and Julia Underwood LLC by visiting the link in our bio. Read our full blog on the topic of informed consent at https://scvbirthcenter.com/not-just-a-signature-why-informed-consent-is-the-heart-of-midwifery-care/

02/19/2026

Sabbaticals aren’t about stepping away from the work.They’re about remembering why you do it. 🌍🤍

Over the past season, I’ve been traveling alongside my husband, slowing down, listening more, and offering my hands where they were needed. Part of that journey took me to Haiti, volunteering with Mama Baby Haiti and supporting families in deeply resourceful, resilient communities. The kind of work that reminds you that care is not about systems or buildings. It’s about presence.

That time away sharpened my clarity.
I’m coming back to the Santa Clarita Birth Center energized, grounded, and deeply excited about what we’re building next. Not just a place to give birth, but a collaborative home for relationship-centered care across life stages. This next chapter is about depth over volume, connection over production, and working alongside a collective of midwives who share that same vision.

I’m grateful to be doing this work with Julia Underwood Midwifery and our partners at Roam Midwifery. Something special is unfolding here, and I’m honored to be back in it with this community. 🌿✨

If you’ve been wondering what’s been growing quietly behind the scenes, this is just the beginning.

02/16/2026

A new study just dropped, and the numbers are hard to ignore. 📉 Healthy Black women with low-risk pregnancies are 20% more likely to have a C-section than white women with similar history.
Why? It’s not biology. It’s bias. 🛑

For years, tools like the VBAC calculator automatically deducted points if a patient was Black or Latina. While the calculator was updated in 2021, the "Race-Based Medicine" mindset still lingers in the hospital system.
At the SCV Birth Center, we don't view race as a risk factor. We view racism as the risk factor.

This is why we are so proud to have Julia Underwood () in our collective. Julia specializes in working with Black families to provide: ✨ Culturally safe care ✨ Fierce advocacy ✨ A protective space where your voice is heard, not ignored.

You are not a statistic. You are a mother. And you deserve a provider who trusts your body. 🤎

Read more about the gap in care and how midwifery fights back in our new blog. https://scvbirthcenter.com/the-20-gap-black-maternal-health/

(Insight on the VBAC calculator via - give him a follow!)

02/14/2026

SAVE THIS for your next sick day. 🤒👇
Is it just us, or is everyone sick right now? The 2026 flu season is hitting hard, and you might be wondering, “I’m pregnant or breastfeeding and I feel terrible. What is safe to take?”

Deep breath. You don’t have to suffer in silence.

Here is the Midwife Menu for surviving sick season from our founder, Renee Sicignano, LM, CPM, IBCLC:

🌡️ The Fever Rule
If you are pregnant, your number one job is temperature control. A sustained fever over 100.4°F can raise the baby’s heart rate.
Verdict: Tylenol is appropriate to keep that fever down. Warm baths are okay. Hot tubs are not.

🤢 The stomach bug vs. the flu
We are seeing both. If you can’t keep food down, forget the kale salad. Your focus is hydration.
Tip: If water makes you nauseous, try sipping bone broth or taking just one teaspoon of fluid every 15 minutes.

🌿 Natural remedies that are pregnancy safe
Oscillococcinum. The blue tube. Best if taken at the very first sign of symptoms.
Elderberry syrup. Immune boosting and safe.
Garlic and lemon tea. Chop a raw garlic clove, steep in hot water with lemon and honey. Intense, but garlic is naturally antiviral.

🤱 Breastfeeding? Do not stop.
If you have the flu, your body is making custom antibodies to fight it. By nursing, you pass those antibodies directly to your baby. You are their best protection.

If you want to go deeper and read the full blog post with more detail and context, head to 👉 https://scvbirthcenter.com/surviving-the-2026-flu-season/

02/12/2026

This is how relationship looks in the early days.
A newborn resting easily.
A midwife fully present.

Midwife Stephanie with little Lucian. No urgency. No performance. Just steady, attentive care in the quiet in-between moments that matter most.

At Roam Midwifery , care is intuitive and relational. It’s knowing when to check in and when to simply hold space. It’s presence over protocol, without ever compromising safety.

Within the shared home of SCV Birth Center , our collective of midwives creates room for this kind of care. Where families are supported gently, and babies are welcomed into a rhythm of calm, trust, and connection.

This is what it means to be known. 🌿

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23548 Lyons Avenue, Ste B
Santa Clarita, CA
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Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

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http://scvbirthcenter.com/

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