"I've had the privilege of working with Val for both of my home births! She is an amazing midwife who focuses on empowering women to birth in the way they feel that's right for them. Throughout the pregnancy she is the most supportive guide and she just has they way about her that makes you feel completely safe and comfortable! She treats you like a sister and genuinely cares for women and babies. She is also completely professional and thorough in her care. Every appointment she takes her time and makes sure everything is covered! She not only focuses on the physical but also the emotional and mental which I've come to find out is a huge part of birthing. She is so holistic in her care and I used to joke that I had a midwife and therapist but it's so true! She was so much better than a therapist and left me with a gift that helped me discover how to deal with some of the issues in my past in order to be a better mama to my girls. I am so very blessed to have had such a wonderful midwife and such amazing births! Val is not only an excellent midwife but she is just a wonderful person and mother and someone I truly admire!"
~Liz
Val was our midwife with our 5th baby and I knew from the moment I met her that I wanted her at my birth. During our prenatal appointments I loved that she gave me information, but my husband and I called the shots. We were completely in charge of our pregnancy and birth and Val was on our team. I also loved that she involved our other kids in our prenatal care. She had them feel the baby and listen to the heartbeat and they loved when "Miss Val" came to visit.
During my labor, Val was supportive and calming and really allowed me to labor on my terms. That labor was not my easiest but it was the one I felt the most supported in. Val helped me to stay confident in my body even when I didn't want to do it anymore.
After he was born Val stayed until I was comfortably snuggling my new little in our bed. Our postpartum care was respectful and loving and I appreciate that Val helped me to feel empowered as a new mama. I simply can't imagine having another baby without Val there. We love you, Val!
~Jenn
“Valerie Patroni was the perfect midwife for our family. I felt honored to receive her loving, intelligent, complete care, from prenatal through postpartum. And my first two daughters were so excited by her visits that I had to invite Valerie to visit, at times, while they were in school to get “me” time in with her! I will always carry with me the relationship we developed by digging deep - into shadow work, mother and father wounds, my own birth story and that of my previous two daughters. Birth and children ask so much of us as women, and Valerie met me and invited me to rise up with each ritual and healing session we shared. I believe my third daughter was asking me to rebirth in many ways, and Valerie’s safe witnessing allowed me to begin that journey in trust, and make it through the hardest, most terrorizing moments of my life stronger and wiser. I sense it’s rare to experience midwifery like this today. Valerie truly walked through fire with me - in many ways, all the while gazing at me with the eyes of a sister that saw my magnificence. She is a lifeline on my journey towards sovereignty and I am immensely grateful for her steady presence and care. love, monica