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Carrboro Midwifery is a midwife-owned homebirth and well woman gynecology practice serving the greater Triangle area.  Deb O’Connell, CNM, MS graduated from Stonybrook University with her Master’s of Science degree in Midwifery in 2001.   She is a Certified Nurse Midwife and active member of the American College of Nurse Midwives.  While a midwifery student, she had the privilege of attending homebirths with a group of midwives in Lancaster, PA and it was this experience that Deb attributes her confidence in women’s ability to labor/birth naturally within the safety of their homes. 

During her early years of practice, Deb was also raising three young children with her partner in Vermont while attending births at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center.  She and her partner moved their family down to Chapel Hill in 2006 and Deb took a position as faculty within UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine. Deb had always told herself that when their oldest child was in college and their youngest approaching middle school, she would return to attending women at home for their births. She left her faculty position in December and is very excited about serving women and their families in the home. Deb firmly believes that for the low-risk client, homebirth is not just an option but is often the optimal choice for women.

You can visit Deb and her practice at www.carrboromidwifery.com or by calling 919-428-0717.  She is currently taking new clients and is an out of network provider for all major insurances as well as Medicaid.  Services at Carrboro Midwifery include the following: homebirth (including full prenatal care, birth tub rental, postpartum care-up to 6 weeks, and newborn care-up to four weeks). Gynecological services include: annual exams, pap smears, STD testing, birth control counseling, IUD and Implanon insertion, and menopausal counseling.