Board of Directors

Laurel Phillips
Founder/President

Thomas Caleel
Vice President

Jason Isaacs, Esq.

Marti Glenn PhD

Patsy An Grace

Alice Levine, CNM

Shelley Noble, PhDc
Secretary / Event Chair

Howard Rochestie

Elliot Schulman, MD

Janet Spargur
Treasurer
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ADVISORY BOARD

Adela Barcia, MFT

Alex Briscoe MFT, DPS

Anna Bunting, CNM, NP

Sue Carlisle, PhD, MD

Mimi Doohan, PhD, MD

Stuart Fischbein, MD FACOG

Michelle Howard

Ina May Gaskin, CPM

Wendy Anne McCarty, PhD, RN

Jo Saxon

Mary Jo Terrill, MSW, RN

Joy Margolis, Esq. Legal Counsel

Volunteer!

Please contact Laurel Phillips, President at Laurel@sbbirthcenter.org regarding volunteer opportunities for location renovation, clinic, and Board of Directors.

Please contact Shelley Noble, Director of Development at solashelle@gmail.com for volunteer opportunities in Development and event planning.

Thank you!

Welcome

THANK YOU SANTA BARBARA FOR ANOTHER HUGELY SUCCESSFUL EVENT! “FABULOUS FASHIONS FOR THE FAMILY”  Sunday August 14  at the Tennis Club of Santa Barbara was the hottest place to be in town. Check the ‘photos’ page for pictures!

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The SB Birth Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing complete midwifery care to all women with low-risk pregnancies, regardless of their ability to pay, who seek a safe alternative to birth in the hospital.


The Birth Center will provide a comfortable, family-friendly environment and offer large private rooms with queen beds and birthing tubs, a kitchen, and private outdoor garden space.

Women will be attended by the same midwives throughout their pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum, assuring the highest-quality continuity of care.


The Santa Barbara Birth Center midwives are licensed and certified women’s health care practitioners, trained to care for healthy women with low-risk pregnancies. They work in consultation and collaboration with obstetricians, neonatologists and pediatricians.


The midwifery model of care focuses on client education, informed consent, evidence-based practices, and time-intensive, individualized prenatal care. The SBBC will offer culturally competent care with the option of a Spanish-speaking practitioner or translator when needed. Midwives have very low rates of medical intervention and cesarean sections.

Foundations supporting SBBC

The J.S Bower Foundation
The Fund for Santa Barbara
The SB Foundation
The WWW Foundation

Support Us

We intend to complete our initial fundraising goal, secure a location, complete renovations and open our doors by the winter of 2010.

Our initial fundraising goal of $540,000 covers the securing of a location, necessary renovations, and 18 months operating expenses.

As of 8/15/10 we have raised over $250,000.00 towards our goal!! This is enough to open our doors. We are actively seeking a location.

Every bit helps. Thank you so much for your support!