ABOUT ME
North Star Midwifery believes that birth works best when it is interfered with the least. As a Twin Cities Homebirth Midwife, I practice evidence-based care and enable you to birth your baby however you wish. With a well–trained, experienced, compassionate midwife supporting you, you know you are getting the best in physiologic care for you and your baby!
North Star believes that every person in labor has different needs. If that means you need to labor alone in a dark room, great! If you need a more hands-on approach, with support through every contraction, we do that too. We meet you wherever you are in your journey to becoming parents, whether it is your first baby or your 7th!
Aly Folin, CPM, LM
I founded North Star Midwifery in 2005 after finishing school in 2004 at the Seattle Midwifery School (now the department of Midwifery within Bastyr University). I am a Certified Professional Midwife and a Licensed Midwife in MN and WI. Having been in practice for over 20 years, I can say that I have seen a lot. However, it is amazing how unique every each birth is, and I learn something from every family I work with!
The first time I heard the word “midwife,” I knew it was my calling. To me, being a midwife means holding the space and fiercely guarding the safety and experience of the birthing family. In my practice, the people giving birth are at the center of their care. Families feel empowered to make the choices that are right for them for their prenatal care, their births, and beyond. I have been serving families for long enough to help some welcome their new babies multiple times! This has allowed those relationships to deepen over time; I often feel like a part of the family!
I have two children who were both born at home in the water (in 2007 and 2010), and giving birth myself, after I was already a midwife, deepened my understanding of the process and the transformational power of birth. As a midwife, I am actively involved in supporting the art of midwifery. Since 2007, I have actively served on the Advisory Council on Licensed Traditional Midwifery to the Board of Medical Practice.