Carole Shipman, CNM

Took my money for a homebirth and did not want to provide that service at full term. NJ state law is okay with prenatal care to 42 weeks as long as the pregnancy is healthy. However, she chickened out at the end. And still kept my money. Also, she abandoned care with me at full term and didn’t even provide a proper transfer to another care. Her advice was to just walk into an emergency room. Upon speaking with other homebirth midwives, it became apparent that she is known to be most comfortable in a hospital setting. Very sad to see a self proclaimed homebirth midwife treat patients this way. However, I admit I feel appreciative for the other reviewer to share her story because I was embarrassed of my extremely concerning and poor experience with Carol as the person I trusted to care for my pregnancy.

I went here for the birth of my 2nd daughter. While Carole seemed nice she was constantly trying to push me to go to the hospital for the birth of my daughter, even though she knew I wanted a home birth and this would have been my second homebirth. Why take my money if you don't believe I can have a home birth.

An absolutely amazing woman. She is extremely dedicated to her job. You can tell she loves what she does. Carole is compassionate and professional; she really builds a relationship with you. I would recommend her to anybody, she’s a very intelligent woman and I would not trade the birthing experience she gave to me for the world.

Carole is a very compassionate and knowledgeable midwife. She cares and really takes the time to grt to know you and explains everything very thoroughly. She has a great system for planning home births and has a lot of backup support. I felt very safe and comfortable with the whole process and during birth. She has a great energy and is very trustworthy.

Carole came highly recommended. She is amazing, intelligent, and compassionate woman. She has an unbelievable knowledge and passion for homebirth. We would highly recommend her for anyone considering a homebirth.