The midwifery model of care is built on a close, trusting relationship between you and your care team. At SolHaven, that relationship is the whole point. We care for low-risk families in North Mankato and across southern Minnesota with longer visits, real continuity, and a midwife who knows your history by the time you go into labor. You choose where you give birth, in our birth center or at home, and the same team supports you either way.
One team, from your first visit to six weeks after birth
Longer appointments, extended lab work, and time to actually talk. Your first visit runs about 90 minutes, and the clinical portion is with your midwife, not a nurse.
Birth supported as a normal, healthy process, with as little interference as possible. Water birth is available in our custom oversized tubs, and a midwife is on call 24 hours a day.
We come to you. A home visit on day one and again at one week, then in-office visits at three and six weeks, with breastfeeding and newborn support throughout.
SolHaven offers both birth center and home birth from day one. Some families want the dedicated suite, the oversized tub, and the team a few steps away. Others want to stay home. Both settings carry the same midwives, the same safety standards, and the same relationship-centered care. We will help you think through which fits your family.
Our care is designed for families with low-risk, healthy pregnancies, the same eligibility standard our accreditation requires. What sets SolHaven apart is how individual that care feels inside those guidelines. If you are already pregnant and considering a switch, we welcome transfers into our care up to 38 weeks of pregnancy.
It is a relationship-centered approach to pregnancy and birth that treats birth as a normal, healthy process. Your midwife spends real time with you, supports your choices, and steps in medically only when it is needed.
Yes. We offer home birth alongside birth center birth, with the same care team and the same safety standards in both settings.
Yes. Our nurse-midwife offers preconception, fertility and well-woman visits for care beyond pregnancy.
Mayo Clinic Hospital in Mankato is about five miles away and serves as our primary transfer hospital. We prioritize midwife-to-midwife transfers whenever it is clinically appropriate.