lA ceiba Midwifery Services
Welcome to La Ceiba Midwifery
Where ancestral wisdom and modern medicine meet to elevate your journey into parenthood.
At La Ceiba Midwifery, we offer deeply personalized care from preconception through postpartum — blending holistic healing, evidence-based midwifery, and continuity of care so you can move through this transformative season informed, nourished, and profoundly connected to your body.
Proudly serving families throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.
Midwifery Care
Homebirth
Midwifery care with continuity, presence, and clinical excellence
We provide a calm environment for your home birth or water birth, supporting you and your baby with clinical skill and intuitive presence.
Your midwife team stays with you for several hours after birth to ensure a safe transition, complete newborn exams, process the birth certificate, and support your first moments of bonding and feeding.
You’ll receive continuous care, guidance, and reassurance—so you can welcome your baby in peace and confidence.
Comprehensive assessments — vitals, labs, nutritional guidance, fetal growth and position, and overall wellness
Education & preparation — childbirth education, self-care tools, emotional support, and informed decision-making
Advocacy & collaboration — ensuring your voice and values guide your care
“My birth with Maria was an unforgettable experience, wonderful, and exceeded my expectations. My wish was to have a completely natural birth, and with her midwifery support we were able to achieve this. Maria, provided care at all my prenatals, birth, and postpartum. She never left my side, was always nice, empathic, and always tending to my needs. It was impossible not to fall in love with her. Thank you Maria, thank you so much and for everything.”
-Miriam
Traditional Postpartum Care
Restorative in-home healing for the fourth trimester
Rooted in Indigenous postpartum traditions and Traditional Chinese Medicine, this offering is designed to warm, close, and replenish the body while gently supporting emotional integration and newborn bonding.
Each session is thoughtfully curated and may include:
Herbal baths
Belly binding
Cierre de caderas (closing of the bones ceremony)
Uterine massage and fire cupping
Nourishing postpartum guidance
Lactation and newborn care support
Available to families who have birthed at home, in a hospital, or at a birth center throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.
Lactation Education & Counseling
Prenatal Lactation Course
A private three-session series offered in person or virtually, designed to help you prepare for newborn care, understand the foundations of lactation, and create a personalized postpartum feeding plan.
Postpartum Lactation Care
In-home consultations throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, including latch support, weight checks, and milk transfer assessment, with virtual follow-up available during the first six weeks after birth.
“ Maria was there for me during one of the most challenging times in my life as a new mom. I was very happy with the traditional postpartum care package. she really does have healing hands. After every postpartum bath and bodywork, I would sleep like a baby. I had a very hard time breastfeeding and with Marias support I was able to continue breastfeeding my baby. I highly recommend her services. you will feel restored after every visit”- Citlali
Holistic Fertility
Fertility & Conception Education
Holistic reproductive care for those preparing to welcome new life.
Whether you are seeking to understand your cycle, balance your hormones, or move intentionally toward conception, this work offers a refined and deeply supportive approach to fertility.
Services may include:
Comprehensive fertility consultations and personalized conception planning
Cycle tracking and ovulation awareness
Nutrition and lifestyle guidance for hormonal health
Functional lab testing
Maya abdominal therapy for uterine alignment and pelvic circulation
IUI support with precise timing and on-call guidance
Available in person in and virtually.
Abdominal massage
A traditional Mayan hands-on therapy for holistic uterine and pelvic care.
These sessions are designed to restore warmth, circulation, and balance to the womb space while supporting a deeper connection with your cyclical body. Through gentle, intentional touch, this work releases tension in the abdomen and pelvis, encourages healthy flow, and nurtures hormonal harmony.
Ideal for those seeking an integrated, body-based approach to reproductive wellness — for cycle support, preconception preparation, postpartum healing, or womb reconnection.
Available in person.
“ Maria is truly a gem in the community. After 6 months working with her both in person and virtually, I was able to get pregnant. I continued working with her and was able to welcome my baby at home.”- Michelle