Tucson Nurse Midwives - Obstetrix Medical Group

Offering quality woman's healthcare to women of all ages. We provide complete homebirth services, GYN, and family planning. It is the goal of this practice to offer woman-led care, supported by education, respect, and love. We believe women are the best at deciding what is right for their bodies. Women and their families have the right to explore the possibilities of birth at home and to choose who they wish to attend them. They also have the right to be supported in breastfeeding and to be treated with dignity and respect during regular exams, menstruation problems, infections, menopause, and with birth-control needs. It is our hope to offer you a safe and comfortable place to receive your healthcare.
Homebirth and Midwifery
A midwife-attended homebirth should be an experience rooted in a woman's belief that she can birth her own baby. Birth is a personal experience that incorporates the emotional, spiritual, and physical needs of the mother, baby and family. The midwife's role is to facilitate, educate, support, and nurture the woman while empowering her to make decisions that form the experience that is right for her. Midwifes are trained professionals who combine the art of midwifery with medical training to provide exceptional care. We offer complete homebirth services including prenatal care, nutritional counseling, prenatal and parenting education, laboratory testing, birth care, postpartum care, newborn care, and breastfeeding education and support. Homebirth offers the freedom and intimacy to explore many mediums of comfort. The use of water, movement, music, massage, and herbs are utilized as the woman's needs and wishes require. Loving support to the woman and her family are the foundation of our services. We now have available the “BirthRite” Birthing Stool, allowing for a supported upright labor or birthing position. A portable Hot Tub is available for rent for use during labor or Water Birth. Rental availability is on a first come first serve basis, (ask Lia at 520-275-0790 about scheduling).
Woman's Health Care
We use combined therapies of herbs, medications, and nutrition depending upon the woman's needs, beliefs, and wishes.

Services include:

Well Woman Exam, (breast and pap)
STD Screening and Treatment
Family Planning (all methods)
Perimenopause/Menopause
GYN Problems

Childbirth Classes
NATURAL CHILDBIRTH CLASSES, for homebirth, series of 6 classes, call Lia at 520-275-0790 or Nora at 520-409-8355 for class times and dates.

BRADLEY METHOD CHILDBIRTH CLASSES, for homebirth, birth center, or hospital, series of 10 classes, call Nancy at 520-579-8878 for class times, dates, and location.

Whole Birth Herbs
We have created medicinal herbal blends, salves, and soaps for use during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and newborn care.

The Midwife

Lisa Block-Wieser, CNM is a Certified Nurse Midwife. Lisa began working with pregnant women in 1979 as a Direct-Entry Midwife and childbirth educator in California by completing a three-year apprenticeship. She moved to New Mexico in 1990 and completed qualifications as a Licensed Midwife. In 1994 she became a Registered Nurse through Regents College. She then completed her CNM in 1995 at San Jose State University and her Bachelors of Science degree in 2000 at Charter Oaks State College.

Lisa has worked in birth-centers and many rural and public health clinics. She has however, preferred to practice primarily as a homebirth provider. She had two out of three of her own children at home and successfully breastfed them all. She has served hundreds of women and their families through this incredible process.

The Midwife Assistants and Educators

Lia Byrnes has been working with Lisa since 2002. She is a Midwifery Assistant, Certified ALACE Labor Assistant, Childbirth Educator and Yoga Instructor. She has a Bachelor in Economics and an MA in Accounting from Clark University. Lia has two children, one born in the hospital, one born at home, both breastfed. She also co-parents three step daughters. Lia and her husband own People’s Imports at 603 E. 6th Street, in Tucson, AZ, (They graciously provided us with our Rugs, Art, and Furnishing!).

Nora Gaetana has been working with Lisa since 1998 as a Midwifery Assistant, Doula, and Childbirth Educator. She is now co-teaching our childbirth classes while taking time off to attend School and raise her three young daughters. Besides homebirth, Nora has worked in a birth-center, rural and women’s clinics, assisted living and surgical centers. Nora has three daughters all breastfed and born at home.

WHOLE BIRTH MIDWIFERY
LISA BLOCK-WIESER, CNM
CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFERY
3265 N. Stone Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85705
247-7057
For Midwifery Services, Homebirth, GYN and Family Planning