Your Journey to Natural Birth: About Cocoon Wellness & Birth Center in Waverly, NY
At Cocoon we understand the services we provide are THE most personal experience you can have,
(...aside from actually making a baby...)
and we treat it as such!
Jennifer Seymour
CNM, Owner and Director of Cocoon Wellness and Birth Center
I founded Cocoon Wellness and Birth Center for a simple reason: I wanted there to be a safe, nurturing, light-hearted place to both give and receive care. That vision led to the creation of Cocoon.
Since 1997 I have attended more than 1,500 births in hospitals, community birth centers, and homes.
I practice an integrative, holistic style of functional healthcare. I suggest interventions carefully, with consideration to the entire situation.
I bring both intellect and intuition to the work I do, combining the best scientific evidence with a powerful internal sense of what is happening in the moment with a client, family and baby.
Here at our wellness and birth center, our most basic value is respect. Whoever you are, however you see yourself, whatever your background is, that is respected as having its own sovereignty.
Cocoon is the culmination of my life’s work as a midwife. At the same time, Cocoon isn’t my birth center. It belongs to the community. It belongs to you.
Amber Abbey
Nurse Manager and Compliance Officer of Cocoon Wellness and Birth Center
My name is Amber. I have been an OB nurse since 2003, working in the hospital setting in various roles, caring for moms, parents, and babies both term and preterm. I place high value on assisting with early breastfeeding, as I feel this sets the framework for lifelong nutrition, as well as bonding.
Since becoming a nurse I have created a beautiful family, including my loving boyfriend Aaron and three boys Carter (16), Waylon (12), and Nicholas (3). In my free time I have taken on homesteading, with the goal of self-sufficiency. I love to garden! My love of gardening and OB were both sparked years ago by a coworker who planted the seeds in my heart to assist with bringing all sorts of new life into the world.
Allison Smigiel
RNC-OB, BSN, IBCLC, Lactation Specialist and Prenatal Educator
Hi I am Allison,
As a registered nurse, lactation consultant, and health coach, I am an avid believer in using evidence-informed knowledge, intuition, and curiosity to support families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I have 10-plus years of experience working as an RN in labor & delivery in the hospital setting. After that time I felt compelled to find a more holistic way of helping perinatal families. That led me to become a board-certified lactation consultant, women’s health coach, and start a business. As the owner of Allison Smigiel LLC, I have been able to find unique ways of fostering women’s health. One of which has been joining the team at Cocoon Wellness and Birth Center as a birth assistant, lactation consultant, and childbirth educator.
Check out our Lactation Care services and/or Classes and Groups to see me in action!
Cocoon Wellness and Birth Center Team Members
Becky Bobb, LPN
Hello I am Becky, I have worked in Labor and Delivery for 6 years. I enjoy working with families and assisting with bringing new life into the world. I also enjoy assisting with breastfeeding as I have experience both personally and professionally.
Ann Marie Stedge, Office Manager
