Refuge Midwifery was founded in 2017 to help families feel safe and empowered in their journey to parenthood inside a system that doesn't always make that easy.
Meet the Midwives
Ray Rachlin
LM, CPM, CLC
Midwife
Ray Rachlin (she/they) is a Licensed Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife, Certified Lactation Counselor, and a member of the Queer and Transgender Midwife Association
My road to midwifery may have begun when I was caught by a midwife in a New York hospital, but the seed was planted after I attended my first home birth as a doula in New York City…
Victoria Dean
LM, CPM, CLC
Midwife
Victoria Dean (she/her) is a Licensed Midwife in New Jersey and New Mexico, Certified Professional Midwife, and Certified Lactation Counselor.
I was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico at home, into the hands of a skilled midwife. Midwives and home birth were always part of my story.
Meet Our Team
Ari Eisen
Administrative Assistant
Ari (she/they) is a queer, full-spectrum doula with a background in art and passion for research that motivates them to offer individualized evidence-based birth education and compassionate, holistic support for birthing parents. Before she started training as a birthworker, they were a working artist and artist’s assistant. She sees many connections to the creative process and the act of “mothering”: both are grounded in creation, care, reflection and cultivating growth through a labor of love.
When I’m not attending births, doing admin for Refuge Midwifery, or working as a nanny, I like to work on creative projects, hike, practice yoga, and host dinner parties with my partner. You can find me doula-ing at www.hearth-doula.com
Natasha Vita
Apprentice
Natasha Vita (she/they) is a student midwife training to become a Certified Professional Midwife. Natasha began her training in 2019 in Santa Fe Midwifery and preceptor Elena Stauss, and in 2021 moved to Austin Texas to apprentice at a high volume birth center.
Our Office
West Philly Wellness
3641 Lancaster Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Mondays | 9AM-6PM
Wednesdays | 9AM-6PM
Frequently Asked Questions
We’ve put together a full resource of frequently asked questions that may help to get you started on the midwifery process.
