Barefoot Birth

04/10/2026

I have decided to open my books for labor support clients with due dates in late Aug, Sept, Nov, Dec!
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Why Should I hire a midwife as doula support instead of ‘just’ a doula?

Charlie has supported thousands of families through pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the postpartum period in home, birth center, and hospital settings. She has trained hundreds of doulas in her community doula trainings since 2012. Her expertise shines through in providing one to one support that hospital based providers just are not equipped to provide their patients. While doulas have many backgrounds and different levels of training, Charlie’s midwifery credentials make her especially suited for helping families navigate the often overwhelming hospital system. Her time spent in the prenatal and birthing space combined with various roles in the birthing, litigation, legislative, and educational community sets her apart.

Investment for this service begins at $3000 and includes two prenatal homevisits that include childbirth education, support on delivery day, and 2 postpartum homevisits.

Clients who are looking for the most continuity of their care may also choose to have Charlie as their primary care provider and have their entire prenatal care course with us. Complete prenatal care with planned hospital delivery is available on a pay per visit option to utilize private insurance for labs and ultrasound or we do offer global care discounts that include all routine labs.
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Have questions?! Consultations are always free, just holler at us 📣

04/08/2026

We’ve got the best spring surprise for yall!
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We are over the moon to welcome Nelivette ‘Neli’ Flores LM, CPM to the Barefoot fam!
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With a passion for supporting families through every stage of their journey, Neli brings both heart and knowledge to her work as a midwife. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Public Health from the University of South Florida and is a graduate of the Florida School of Traditional Midwifery, where she trained in holistic, hands-on, and patient-centered care. She began her journey into the birth world in 2021 while supporting her sister-in-law with the birth of her nephew.

Neli is all about creating a space where families feel safe, supported, and truly heard. As a Spanish-speaking provider, she cares deeply about serving Spanish speaking families and making sure they feel comfortable, understood, and confident every step of the way. She takes a gentle, personalized approach to care and believes every birth experience should be respected and tailored to each family’s needs and values.

Outside of her work, Neli enjoys reading, staying active, and making time for her own wellness.
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Nelivette Flores obtuvo su bachillerato en Salud Pública en la University of South Florida, donde desarrolló una profunda vocación por la salud materna, con énfasis en comunidades hispanas y afroamericanas.
Cuenta con experiencia como doula y obtuvo su licencia de partera a través de la Florida School of Traditional Midwifery.

Se dedica a ofrecer educación prenatal y acompañamiento durante el parto, brindando apoyo a familias que optan tanto por partos en el hospital como en el hogar.

En su tiempo libre, disfruta de la lectura y de continuar ampliando sus conocimientos para promover su bienestar personal y profesional.
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Neli is accepting due dates for homebirth clients and we will soon have another easy access clinic location in Brandon!

04/07/2026

Who answers your calls, emails, and sends your referrals? It’s AMANDA! Amanda is our office manager and 501c3 queen bee. She makes all the magic happen behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly.
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Amanda started with us as a mama at the and with her background in nonprofit support, we didn’t want to let her go. Amanda has a bright personality and fierce compassion. She is a VBAC mama, childbirth educator, and breastfeeding specialist. She has worked so hard over the years to provide support to families so they feel seen and cared for. We are so grateful she keeps things running smoothly for us and can’t imagine a Tampa birth scene that didn’t have her in it 🥰

03/24/2026

These sweet words from one of our prenatal care only clients made our day! Home or hospital-we’ve got you ❤️
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“My experience with Charlie at Barefoot Birth was absolutely incredible. During my first pregnancy, I was an RN working in the ER through Covid—times were scary and overwhelming. Unfortunately, my OB experience back then left me feeling like just another number, with very little support or personalized care.

This time around was night and day different. Charlie’s holistic approach and the amount of time she dedicates to each appointment made such a difference. She truly listens, never rushes you, and genuinely cares about your well-being and your birth experience.

Thanks to her support and expertise, I was able to have a beautiful VBAC after an unnecessary C-section with my first. I couldn’t be more grateful for the compassionate, empowering care I received. Charlie is everything you’d hope for in a midwife — calm, knowledgeable, and wholeheartedly supportive.

If you’re looking for a midwife who truly puts you and your baby first, I can’t recommend Barefoot Birth and Charlie enough.”

03/21/2026

Happy World Down Syndrome Day 💛

A few months ago, we were blessed with the sweetest surprise, a beautiful baby girl welcomed right at home. She has brought so much light, love, and joy into her family’s world.

Today, we celebrate you ✨

02/08/2026

This birth kicked off my year in the most unforgettable way. It was intense, raw, and absolutely real. The kind of birth that reminds you just how powerful and unpredictable this work can be. By the time baby arrived, the room was filled with relief, laughter, and that shared “we did it” energy. Mom and dad joked afterward that the first photo looked like they’d been through a car crash 🤣

Birth isn’t always gentle or graceful, and this one definitely showed that. Mom worked through significant swelling of her cervix (the most I’ve ever seen) and a challenging anterior lip, but with patience, hands-on support, and a whole lot of strength, she brought her baby earthside. A big, beautiful baby; 10 pounds 4 ounces with a head just shy if 16 inches 😳🫣😬

In the end, everyone did amazing. Mom and baby are doing well, and I feel incredibly grateful to once again witness the love, trust, and connection this couple brings into every birth. It’s always an honor to stand beside them.

02/03/2026

Hi yall 👋🏻
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While I don’t care much about the alphabet soup that follows my name on formal documents, I am proud to announce that I have completed my Women’s Functional & Integrative Medicine training with .avivaromm and now can officially call myself Charlie Rae Young LM, CPM, CLC, WIMI Certified Practitioner.
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This program was over a year of study in Integrative Women’s Health and has helped me refine how our practice sees clients who are needing holistic women’s health support. From PCOS to endo, gut health to preconception, menarche to menopause, I feel like I have grown so much as a practitioner through Dr. Romm’s comprehensive program. There is simply nothing like it because no one else in the allopathic community does this! It has been one of the greatest joys of my 18 year career as a midwife to grow the practice in this way. To see people through trying to get pregnant, for prenatal care and birth, to a glowing postpartum period. Midwifery care really can be so full circle and I am so grateful!
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If you’re sick of being handed birth control for every female ailment, tired of being tired, sick of other providers who say 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️- let’s chat!
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What’s next for me? Well I’m currently mid semester bridging to complete my bachelors and then masters and who knows! Until then, I’ll still be in our offices ready to share a hug, a care plan, or whatever our clients need from me ❤️

01/29/2026

Another beautiful, flawless first-time homebirth for this incredibly sweet couple. I want to begin this story by saying how deeply proud I am of them. When they came into care, baby’s growth was measuring around the 10th percentile (anything under 10 is contraindicated to deliver at home), so we took a thoughtful deep dive into nutrition and immediately increased protein intake. By their follow-up growth scan, baby was measuring at 36%. They put in the work, stayed committed, and did everything with intention; proof of how powerful informed, supportive care can be.

Fast forward to the birth: watching her husband care for her and softly sing “Baby, I Love Your Way” had the entire room in tears.

To witness love like that is a truly sacred place to be.

P.S. got to cut an umbilical cord for the first time 🥳

01/18/2026

01/14/2026

As your midwives we won’t kiss your baby’s noggin, but I happen to share some genetics with this one 🥲
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Our clinic day today has been wild! Prenatals, postpartums, integrative follow ups, and a baby born at home right in the middle of all of it! Follow up after a miscarriage, the last goodbyes after successful VBACS, holding hands of folks waiting on their baby’s arrival earthside, cheering on a client who has increased muscle mass and normalized lab values, careplans for avoiding hypertension, some newborn care advice.
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We do a lot around here but the focus is all the same- the love and hands of a midwife with your own individual journey at the center.
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Sarah and I are organizing our 2026 so if you’re thinking about working with us in any capacity, give us a holler!

01/03/2026

Sweet update from one of our integrative health clients this morning-
‘I feel absolutely amazing. I cannot tell you the last time I remember feeling this good.’
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Many folks find us after spending YEARS in the reproductive medicine hamster wheel- feeling worse and more frustrated than when they went in. From menarche, preconception, and all the way to menopause we see folks and help them get to the root cause. It’s simple, it’s not fussy, and it’s all delivered with so much love and care. We cheer for you when we get these updates, too. This is midwifery care through allllll the things!
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Endless support, holistic approach, and a midwife to hold your hand through it all ❤️

12/31/2025

Before the year officially closes, we had to share the last final births that deserve their moment ✨

This momma went out for a nice steak dinner for her birthday and indulged in some well deserved cake, only to find out she was leaking fluid when she went in the bathroom. She didn’t fully believe it since her first labor included a week of leaking that turned out not to be amniotic fluid. Long story short, once the contractions hit, it was VERY quick and her little baby’s head was out as I ran up the stairs to rescue dad from his peak of stress 😅 they both did great! Mom and baby were perfect! Mom looked like nothing happened after, truly incredible 😍 A few moments later her mother arrived who was a long time labor and delivery nurse, it was very sweet to watch her care for her daughter in this way.