Laura Maxson, LM, CPM

It’s hard to know where to start when reviewing someone as exceptional as Laura. From the moment that I first met with her to discuss the possibility of a home birth for our first child, it was clear that Laura was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about her field but what Laura has to offer goes far beyond her practical skills as a midwife. We decided on a home birth around 28 weeks and having come into care a little late I felt like I had some catching up to do. It was so easy to get to know Laura and I felt more comfortable in her care after two visits than I had felt the entire time with my OB office. Laura gave us confidence in our choice of home birth and in the end I believe that this helped us create an wonderful birth experience.
After our son was born Laura was there to help answer all of our questions (as new parents there were a ton) and she also provided critical breast feeding support in the early days which I believe saved me from a lot of pain and frustration. My husband and I continue to be amazed by the care our family receives and if we are lucky enough to have more children we want Laura as our midwife again!
I know that there are a lot of choices when it comes midwives in Santa Cruz county but you cannot go wrong with choosing Laura!

Laura was a wonderful assistant midwife/​doula for us. She knew exactly what my husband needed to better support me and helped us both tremendously during labor. I’d recommend her to anyone. She also rented us a birth tub which had all instructions included and she delivered 2 weeks before the due date.

I know Laura in a professional capacity, having worked with her for more than 6 years in birth advocacy organizations. She is an amazing, intelligent, and caring midwife and advocate. She is passionate about her work, and volunteers her time in too many ways to count. I have both assisted her at homebirths and had her assist at my homebirths and she is competent, warm, and professional at all times. You can’t go wrong choosing her as your midwife.