Mat-Su Midwifery & Family Health — Wasilla

Shelly Adams is excellent at helping understand what is happening in my body. What the options are and supportive in my choices. I recommend her to everyone.

I am so grateful for the prenatal care and especially the birth center experience with Mat-Su Midwifery. The team was well informed and trained, and continuously provided education and resources to me when I asked for them. The labor & birth experience as first time parents felt supportive and attentive, with the perfect balance of hands-on support & alone time as a family. Our day of team included Debra, Darcey, Jessica, and Samantha and I can’t imagine the day without Debra especially, but had only positive prenatal experiences with the entire Midwife team as well. I will highly encourage anyone seeking pregnancy care to see Mat-Su Midwifery!

First time parents, phenomenal service and staff took great patience with my wife and made us very comfortable and was more than happy to facilitate any needs that was in the realm of possibility. Made the birth of our son a wonderful memory we will never forget no matter how long it took us. Great place great people.

Ive been reluctant to write a review but after speaking to other health professionals I just want people to be aware. My wife and I were really excited to go to matsu midwifery after hearing all these positive reviews. We went in and our first few prenatal appointments were fine, to be expected. We then had a blood test done. My wife got a phone call at 4:30 on a friday night saying that she needed to call back regarding our tests Asap. She called and got in touch with Darcy. I was out of town and didnt have service so I wasnt able to be there when she received the hard news. Over the phone, Darcy told my wife that my baby had a high percentage of a genetic abnormality come back on the blood test. And gave the name of the diagnosis with no further information. No follow up, no genetic counseling, just told her her there was a high percentage and the name of the condition and hung up. Since it was so late on a friday, my wife had no where to turn to since all offices were closed, so she looked up what the condition was with no assistance from matsu midwifery, and was left high and dry in the dark and scared until the following monday morning, with no support from matsu midwifery. After going to a maternal fetal specialist it was proven that the diagnosis was correct. At this point Dr. K from matsu midewifery said they had to be hands off unless we terminated, in which case they could do, but that if we chose to forgo the pregnancy that they couldn't help us but could send a referral to someone. Though My wife called matsu midwifery many times checking in on the referral status, it took 10 weeks for my wife to find care at another facility. This was all done on her own accord, she had to call around for specialists and have the referral sent over, the office was no help in any of this. The new facility we ended up going to offered more in depth ultra sounds, genetic counseling, prenatal and grief counseling, and were with us every step of the way. They even helped us deliver our beautiful daughter who we would of otherwise never got to meet had we gone through with matsu midwiferys recomendation of termination at 20 weeks. We will not be back to matsu midwifery. When everything goes as expected with a pregnancy they do great, but when issues arise the care they give is honestly unacceptable and to us, thats what matters the most.

Our experience with Mat-Su Midwifery was extremely disappointing, and ultimately we chose to transfer our care elsewhere. Throughout the pregnancy, we felt that important concerns were not handled appropriately. We were repeatedly pressured toward interventions and a hospital birth that my wife did not want, despite her wishes being clearly communicated. Rather than feeling supported, we felt that fear and worst-case scenarios were emphasized without taking the time to fully evaluate her individual situation. One of our biggest frustrations involved the referral to a dietitian for gestational diabetes management. We were told the referral had been sent, but when I contacted the dietitian directly, they confirmed they had never received it. Only after I followed up with the midwifery office again was the referral actually sent. Once we were able to meet with the dietitian, my wife was placed on a continuous glucose monitor, and her gestational diabetes has been exceptionally well managed, with readings consistently within normal ranges. That experience reinforced for us the importance of obtaining a second opinion. We were also concerned that recommendations were being made without a physician ever physically examining my wife. We felt decisions were being made based on incomplete information rather than an individualized assessment. After switching providers, we immediately noticed a significant difference in the quality of care. We felt listened to, respected, and included in decisions about my wife's pregnancy instead of being treated like just another patient. This was our experience, and I would strongly encourage anyone receiving care here to advocate for themselves, ask questions, and seek a second opinion if something doesn't feel right. We're grateful we made the switch