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Home birth midwifery services Dance of Life is a midwifery practice located in Traverse City. Run by a Michigan Licensed Midwife/Certified Professional Midwife.

Providing home birth services, including water birth. Please visit our website for more information.

03/03/2026

Birthing at home means you can birth anywhere in your home. 🏡
Sometimes it’s exactly where you plan and sometimes it’s where you happen to be when babies decide it’s time to come out. 🛋️
Last year babies entered the world in bedrooms bathrooms and living rooms. 🛁
I have fond memories of an eager baby coming out in the kitchen!

02/24/2026

I’m giving you permission to get that prenatal massage.
I’m suggesting/recommending it.
I’m prescribing it.
Whatever you need to go do it!
I still dream about my prenatal massages.
Traverse City (and surrounding area) has so many options available. Find one that fits your needs.

02/17/2026

New review from a repeat family!

We have worked with Connie at Dance of Life Midwifery for a number of our pregnancies. Over the course of that time, we saw how Connie expanded her care and the services she was able to provide for her clients.
Connie was respectful to our wishes and sought to educate and give adequate time and space to make the decision we thought best for our family and situation. During the course of the pregnancies, deliveries, and postpartums I felt confident in the care, assistance and support I received from Connie. We would whole heartedly endorse Connie and would go with her again if the opportunity arises.

Thank you J & A!

02/03/2026

Maggie wants you to know most home births have pets around!
It’s a rare occurrence when there isn’t a pet at a birth. I love playing and snuggling with dogs while a labor happens in the background.
My recommendation for pets is to have them around if they are not overly excited by your birth team and if they won’t distract you from labor. There are plenty of doggy doulas out there.
For my own birth I worried more about my dog not being at home. And she surprised me by being calm and quiet through most of it even when the birth team and extra people came in the house. Some pets just know what they need to do.

01/27/2026

So you pee’d on a stick and now you are pregnant! What’s next? 🤰
The first trimester can be really lonely and scary!
Weeks and weeks of waiting and wondering is everything ok? Dealing with nausea and vomiting and exhaustion. Who can you reach out to? ☎️📱👩‍💻
As a midwife with a passion for education and information I make myself available from the moment someone signs on to care. I offer basic information about what to expect throughout your pregnancy, helpful tools for eating for pregnancy and concerning things to look out for. I offer early ultrasound for those who desire one. I have tips and tricks for preventing or working through common complaints of pregnancy like nausea and vomiting, aches and pains, and exhaustion. I also offer a sympathetic ear for any questions or concerns. 📞

01/19/2026

Many hands make light work, right?
Who is supporting you through your pregnancy and post partum?
Choose your support team wisely and utilize them wisely too!
Everyone offers something different, but there are plenty of things that can be done.
I am lucky enough to have support locally as well as internationally and in between.
Locally I has my health and wellness team as well as the amazing friends who brought food and wisdom and gifts.
Internationally I receive gifts and so much support and advice.
People are ready and willing to help you just need to ask and offer guidance.
I loved my meal train but I had to make sure it suited our needs with my clear specifications!
My mom and I keep our house different but she can run a washer and clean the dishes with ease.
My dad is a pro with a vacuum.
My far away friends had no trouble answering my many ‘how did you handle this?’ questions.

Who can be on your team:
* Professionals:
- OBs/Midwives
- Pelvic Floor Therapy
- Chiropractor
- Massage Therapy
- Counselor/Therapist
* Family:
- Parents
- Siblings
- Extended family
* Friends:
- Near and far
* Neighbors
* Colleagues

Tag your favourite professional for those missing out!

01/13/2026

Limited space available for all months in 2026!
Call or email to inquire about working with me!

01/06/2026

While I am still offering home births I am feeling called to broaden my horizons to those who do not have the choice to birth at home.

Using my education and experience in midwifery as well as in my own pregnancy and birth I want to give people the knowledge and skills to improve their pregnancy and set them up to have a labor and birth that works for them as well as prepare for the early postpartum period with the essentials for newborn life.

New services included:

* Planning and preparing for birth:🚼
- Reviewing your goals and planning how to meet those goals
- physically setting up your body in pregnancy and transferring that knowledge to labor and birth 💪
- setting up a birth plan to share with your team 📝
- Giving you the resources to help meet your goals physically, emotionally, and mentally
- Similar to child birth education with less focus on what is labor and birth and more on what you need for the birth you desire

* Post partum preparations 🫩
- How to recover from your birth 🥘
- How to function within a changed body
- Where and when to seek extra care
- How to ask for help

* Preparing for baby 👩‍🍼
- Essentials for baby 🧼🍼
- Weird newborn things that are still normal 👶
- When things are not normal and what to do
- Ways of getting through the newborn period with less stress
- Decisions you need to make for your newborn
- Understanding newborn procedures what is done when and why

* Common complaints of pregnancy 🤰
- Non-medical appointments to learn about your body and what you can do for it when there is just not enough time with your midwife/OB.
- Priority lists for speaking with your health care provider
- Understanding your body’s needs and requests: the cravings and signs your body sends you and why 🍫
- Managing the physical and emotional stressors on the pregnant body
- First trimester sessions for those needing support early on
- Expectations for pregnancy: what happens when and why 🗓️

These sessions are tailored to meet your needs.
Packages available for multi sessions.
Preferred resources, references and referrals offered
Email with questions or to set up a time!

12/30/2025

Thank you Dance of Life Families for a beautiful 2025.
I began a new journey of being a mom and a midwife and I am so grateful for all of your help navigating this life!
Thank you for your flexibility and kindness.
I got to experience some strange things and the same things balancing out another year of growth.
I look forward to working with new and returning families in 2026!

11/25/2025

We’re Hiring! Looking for a reliable, hard working, upbeat and adaptable tea enthusiast to join our team as head of tea production. This position is part time (10-20hrs per week) and fluctuates seasonally. Proximity to Kingsley is key as the hours are variable and some work days are short. Training begins mid February. Email sierra@bearearthherbals.com with (serious only) inquiries. 🌿

11/18/2025

Dance of Life has finished out the year welcoming 3 little ladies.
We started the year with all boys and ended the year with all girls!
It’s been a pleasure serving all of these families. I’m looking forward to welcoming the 2026 babies after a little break before the new year.

10/26/2025

Tools in labor.
The “birth ball” is one of the most used tools in labor I see. I encourage use during the prenatal period so it’s often already available when labor rolls around. It can be used in so many ways! They can even go in the shower!
Some other tools are the peanut ball, combs, tennis balls inside a sock, massage guns, candles, mantras, prayer. Don’t forget about the OG dilation station-the toilet which is sometimes the most hated recommendation I give but does the most!
What tools did you find the most helpful?

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Traverse City, MI

Website

http://www.tcmidwife.com/

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Dance of Life is a midwifery practice located in downtown Traverse City. We are comprised of two Certified Professional Midwives and student midwives. We provide home birth services, including water birth. Please visit our website for more information.