Best Start Birth Center

"I'm a new client expecting my first baby and couldn't be happier with the service here. The ambiance is so much more inviting than your standard doctor's office and you feel the difference in individual care. I'm so happy this was recommended to me as I was looking for a team that supported an unmedicated birth."

"Currently a patient and I am so grateful to have the opportunity to have my care at Beat Start. Being in the military, I thought that I only had the option of giving birth at the military hospital. Everyone has been extremely kind and helpful. I am very excited to be giving birth here and tell everyone I know about it."

"This is my second experience doing childbirth classes with Best Start and let me just say that I do not recall them being as informative and fun as they were with Heather teaching! She made the 2.5 hours worthwhile, even on days when we were exhausted. She's witty and funny and shares a lot of personal experience, which is very reassuring. We really, really enjoyed our 7 weeks with her. Thank you Heather for guiding us through this next chapter!"

"Let’s start with the fact my baby mama wanted to do a natural birth and I was completely unsure about the whole idea of that. Being first time parents, we really had no idea how everything was going to work. These lady’s definitely showed me this is the only way people should be having babies unless there is an extraordinary situation, that wouldn’t allow for it. Pre-birth care was very normal, my lady used her normal Dr, along with best start. She’s a bit older and was diagnose with gestational diabetes about 1/2 way though the pregnancy. The Dr scared her to thinking it was this big ordeal and she would be very high risk. On the other hand best start dealt with it much differently and had her learn to keep her glucose within normal levels. This worked perfect and never was an issue after. Now to the birth… her water broke at 2:30am, first thing we did was call the midwife on duty and got all the information we needed to continue laboring at home, calling our Doula, and making our way though the start of birth. At 7:30am we made it to point where it was time to head in, Arrived at 8am. At this point they let us know if we get an full exam it would start the 24hr window. Being unsure how far along she actually was, we had the option to just have a basic exam where the midwife (Jenique) would see how dilated she was, but it wouldn’t start the clock. So we chose to do that and found out she was 9cm and Jenique could see his head! At that time it was 9am and we were admitted and chose our birthing room. From here on, Jenique and Andrea were our 2 midwives and one or both of them was in the room for 90% of the delivery. Jenique was the lead, and really was AMAZING. She knew how to take charge, keep us well informed, and progress the delivery as it should have been. They checked baby and mamas heart rate every 15 minutes and coached and supported us though the whole process. My biggest fear was my lady’s birth plan not working out and having to end up at the hospital. To make a long story short, the baby wasn’t coming out as fast as they would have liked in the bathtub, so Jenique convinced my lady to get on the bed and do some pushing. About 1 hour later at 3:15pm our sweet little baby boy was born with no issues, and both mama and baby perfectly healthy. From there he went right to mamas chest and about 10 minutes later they pulled the placenta out. For the next hour baby laid with mama connected to the placenta and learning to feed. All the while the staff was cleaning up, and continually checking mama and baby regularly. This was very comforting as a first time father to make sure both baby and mama are doing well. Then I was able to cut the umbilical cord, and from there, baby laid on my check for the next hour while mama cleaned up, used the restroom and recouped. From there our 2 midwives were done with their shift and Elizabeth took over, with continued amazing care. They then did a full exam on baby, he was 8lbs 2.5oz and 22in long (yea not very small). After resting and bonding with our new little guy, we were discharged at 7:30pm, home by 8pm. It’s been a little over 24hr since baby boy joined us, and I couldn’t be happier with this whole experience. If we have another baby, I wouldn’t even have to think twice where we would have it. We’ll worth every penny, as a matter of fact, it was the best money I’ve ever spent in my life (and I LOVE my motorcycles). Mama is already up and moving around today, even though they told her to basically sit in bed (she is pretty much incapable of sitting still). Baby is doing great and just feeding and sleeping, and I am as happy as can be. As a business owner, I know what it takes to get a long, detailed review of a clients experience, and Best Start is well deserving of this review. From the bottom of all 3 of out hearts, thank you so much for taking care of all 3 of us. -Brent, Kathy, and baby Kai Wilder"

"I found Best Start Birth Center going in to the third trimester of my second pregnancy. I was very thrilled to find a birth center in San Diego that accepts Medical. They offer water birth in a beautiful center. Everything was clean and cozy and everyone made you feel very welcomed. They were very caring to me and my family any time they came to appointments. I went into labor on the way there like almost had the baby in the car while stuck in traffic when Rachel was on call. She did a great job at staying on the phone with us. I arrived there with everyone waiting for me outside to bring me in to a room and a tub. Everyone was so on point and I felt extremely comfortable giving birth there. It was an easy labor but I also attribute that to the fact that I was comfortable and confident going into labor with the ladies on staff that day and that extends into my post partum experience also. Thank you to everyone at Best Start for such a great experience :)"