Hello, and welcome! My name is Nicole Havelka, and I have been working professionally in the Southeast North Carolina perinatal care system for over a decade.  Whether you are just starting to consider pregnancy or you are well on your way to meeting your newest family member, I am confident that I can provide your family with a unique style of support and care throughout your childbearing year.  10+ years of experience as a trained doula, 5 years as a midwifery apprentice in the community birth setting and a rigorous MEAC accredited education through National Midwifery Institute have prepared me to support your family in understanding your options, making confident decisions regarding your care, and pursuing your birthing intentions and goals.

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As a Certified Professional Midwife credentialed by the North American Registry of Midwives, I utilize my midwifery training and expertise in  low risk, normal pregnancy and birth to support all clients. I practice the Midwives Model of Care™, which is a fundamentally different approach to pregnancy and childbirth than experienced in contemporary obstetrics. Midwifery care is holistic, individualized, hands-on care before, during, and after birth. Midwives are healthcare professionals specializing in pregnancy and childbirth who develop a trusting relationship with their clients. Midwives are trained to provide comprehensive prenatal care and education, guide labor and birth, address complications, and care for newborns. The application of this model has been proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section. The tenets of the Midwives Model of Care™ are:

  • monitoring and supporting the physical, psychological and social well-being of the birthing person throughout the childbearing cycle
  • providing the birthing person with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support
  • minimizing technological interventions 
  • identifying and referring birthing people who require obstetrical attention

I am committed to providing equitable support and care to all families interested in working with me, including single and partnered parents, LGBTQ+ families, families of color, neurodiverse families, and families with diverse physical abilities. I offer a sliding scale fee and payment plan for some services, and welcome open communication about a family’s individualized capacity and needs.

Dark haired birthing person with a lack bra covering their chest and a vernix covered baby skin to skin, head resting on the birthing person's chest. A placenta in a white bowl is floating on the water of the birth tub the parent and child are sitting in.A birthing person wearing a black bra is in a birth tub forward leaning on their knees, their back from their shoulder blades down is visible. Two arms reach across the birth tub and squeeze the birthing person's hips.Baby feet visible peeking out from a blue patterned weighing sling.Black and white photo. Three standing figures visible from the upper abdomen down to feet. Figure on the left has a hand placed on the middle figure's hip, the figure on the right has a hand placed on the middle figures pregnant belly.Birthing person in hospital bed, elevated onto elbows. Baby emerging between the birthing person's legs, parent with their back to the viewer is leaning forward catching their baby. Nurse is leaning forward toward birthing person. Doula is holding the neck and top of the birthing person's head.