Graceful Beginnings provides full midwifery services for pregnancy and childbirth in the comfort of your own home in the Tucson, Arizona and surrounding area. The pregnancy care provided by the team is led by Karen Pope, a certified nurse-midwife since 2016. Pregnancy care offered by the provider includes homebirth, waterbirth, prenatal care, postpartum care, and lactation support. Graceful Beginnings also offers primary GYN care including family planning, preconception counseling, fertility awareness, and birth control. Natural, in-home child births can be a very healthy alternative to a hospital setting. Previous testimonials of those who have used Graceful Beginnings for their midwife and pregnancy care found Karen’s background in both nursing and midwifery to be very helpful. The birthing team is also very knowledgeable and experienced. Karen and the team are passionate and informative about the care, procedures, labs, and test work available. They provide encouragement and guidance through every step of the pregnancy, home birth, and postpartum process. Contact information can be found on the website, as well as more information about midwifery and pregnancy services that are offered through in-home care with Graceful Beginnings.