Texas Licensed Midwife · Certified Birth Doula · Deaf-led and ASL-first

Accessible, Compassionate Care
for Deaf, Hard of Hearing & Hearing Families

Birth is personal—and feeling understood matters.

Deaf Birth Services offers home birth midwifery care from a Texas Licensed

Midwife, plus doula support for hospital, birth center, and home births. Care

happens in ASL and written English, so you always know what is happening and why.

2025 Year in Review

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Services

Comprehensive Support for Every Stage of Your Birth Journey

Support is offered in different roles depending on your needs. You can explore each option below to learn what type of care may be the best fit for you.

Doula Services

Non-medical, continuous support through pregnancy, labor, and postpartum, focused on comfort, education, advocacy, and emotional grounding.

Midwifery Care

Home birth midwifery care from a Texas Licensed Midwife: hour-long prenatal visits, labor and birth at home (water birth welcome), and postpartum and newborn care. Hospital-birth and postpartum-only options too.

happy clients

We've supported over 200 families

We believe safe care includes accessible communication. From ASL-friendly visits to thoughtful birth support, our work centers respect, autonomy, and culturally aware care — whether I’m your midwife, your doula, or the birth assistant beside your midwife.

Deaf-led care brings a different level of attentiveness to birth spaces. Support here is visual-first, communication-aware, and grounded in calm presence, informed choice, and respect for each family’s autonomy.

 

Rebekah Covington

Previous Doula Client

★★★★★ 5/5

“Last month, my OBGYN said I would take a diabetic test and explained the procedures. I received the information through an interpreter. She wasn’t terrible. I understood it could affect the baby and place the baby at risk. Still, the information was through a third person. However, my very own doula who speaks my language, she and I had a direct conversation about this test. She gave me the formal name of this diabetes, gestational diabetes which was not visible to me during the appointment. Then, she proceeded to explaining that it’s also to discover if the mom developed diabetes during pregnancy. I never got that message. I never knew it could affect me as well until my DEAF Doula gave me direct access to the information. So, if I received a positive test via email, I would have never known to change my diet as well.”

Anonymous Client

Previous Apprentice Midwife Client

★★★★★ 5/5

Salerno we were talking about you the other day. You did amazing and going to be a GREAT midwife. I look forward to hearing about the first Deaf Midwife. Keep up the great work! 

Theophana Meddres and Terrence Paul Medders

Previous Apprentice Midwife Client

★★★★★ 5/5

“I started having contractions on October 31st, but Ignatius didn’t come until November 2nd at 9:17 am. I can’t tell you how empowering it was to have an all natural at home birth. I was in active labor for over 7 almost 8 hours before this amazing doula came and it was the final piece we needed. He came shortly after she arrived. It’s amazing how God puts people in your path throughout life.”

Lauren White Chester

Previous Doula Client

★★★★★ 5/5

[Salerno] was super understanding and supportive regardless, she calmed my fears knowing I had lost a child many years before and just needed reassurance. I ended up going into labor a couple hours before midnight, [Salerno] was available for me, and as excited as I was I think! I had no epidural because of a bad experience with my first. I was so scared and worried I couldn’t do it. [Salerno] talked me through everything, massaged my back, shoulders, and even ran her calming hands through my hair. My labor lasted twelve hours [Salerno] talked to the nurses and asked questions, she was very thorough and I trusted her completely. (Still do!) When Rayleigh came into the world she came into a calm environment with so much love. Two months later we found out that Rayleigh had a heart defect and needed open heart surgery. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever gone through, but guess who was at the hospital brining me nursing cookies and calming reassurances…[Salerno]. She is a true miracle and blessing to me and my family. This is something she has an unbelievable amount of passion for, if you hire her, you will never regret your decision!

Grace Reeder

Previous Apprentice Midwife Client

★★★★★ 5/5

Salerno, was also wonderful.

She was so kind and supportive and really added to the experience.

Shanova Terry

Previous Apprentice Midwife Client

★★★★★ 5/5

Salerno was just as wonderful-together they are an amazing duo and made every interaction feel calm and comforting.

My 6-week postpartum checkup was the best l’ve ever experienced. Asia and Salerno took her time and actually did a full physical exam, making sure I was truly okay, not just checking a box and sending me on my way.

Lesieli Maafu

Previous Apprentice Midwife Client

★★★★★ 5/5

Asia and Salerno are an incredible duo. After initially choosing hospital care for my 6th pregnancy, I realized how much I missed midwifery care and reached out to Asia late in my second trimester. She responded quickly, answered my concerns, and immediately brought me peace.

After my OB scheduled a C-section due to a transverse baby, Asia supported me through my fears, recommended Spinning Babies and inversions, and by my next appointment baby was head down and engaged. Having access to Asia’s birth pool allowed me to have a water birth again, which gave me so much comfort and peace.

They are incredibly family-oriented and included my children who were present at the birth, taking time to explain the process and even the placenta as questions came up. They also went above and beyond by ensuring newborn visits were completed the next day before an incoming winter storm so all mamas and babies were cared for.

I am so grateful for their care and would absolutely choose them again. Highly recommend.

Shanova Terry

Previous Apprentice Midwife Client

★★★★★ 5/5

Her assistant Salerno was just as wonderful—together they are an amazing duo and made every interaction feel calm and comforting. My 6-week postpartum checkup was the best I’ve ever experienced. Asia and Salerno took her time and actually did a full physical exam, making sure I was truly okay, not just checking a box and sending me on my way.


If you are considering a natural home birth and want someone you can completely trust with you and your baby, GET YOU A ASIA! She is truly one of a kind, and I will forever be thankful for her care.

Nancy & Angie Atkinson

Previous Doula Client

★★★★★ 5/5
We hired Salerno when we were on week 6 of our pregnancy, during week 5 we had some concerns and even before we hired her services she was very helpful and she gave us a lot of advices. During the whole pregnancy she sent us really helpful topics, links and exercises. During week 36 we were having some issues and Salerno came and help us and made us feel way better after she left.

During labor, we decided to deliver at a hospital and she was very supportive and made us feel very comfortable, she even decorated the room and made the ambience feel very relaxed. All the doctors and nurses were giving us great feedback about the way she assisted them.

Having a baby is very costly but for us having Salerno as a doula was worth every single dollar, she gave us guidance in times where the internet has so much conflicting information.
We had our baby couple weeks ago and she keeps checking on us during postpartum, she has even guided us in breastfeeding and made sure we feel supported during all the new mom process.
 
We recommend 1000% her services.

 

Chiropractor

Webster Certified for both Mom and Baby

Childbirth Education

Local and Virtual

Lactation Consultants

Local and Virtual

Sonographers

Because the care they show matters too

About Us

What Makes Us the Right Choice for Your Birth Journey

Choosing birth support is deeply personal, and feeling safe, understood, and respected matters. At Deaf Birth Services, care is shaped around your communication needs, your values, and your vision for birth.

Led by Salerno RL Salerno Martinez, LM, CPM—a Deaf Licensed Midwife, Certified Birth Doula, and USAF Veteran—this work is grounded in clear communication, informed choice, and steady presence.

This is support that adapts to you, not the other way around.

Whether you're early in pregnancy or simply exploring options, questions are welcome. I take only 3 families a month, midwifery and doula combined, so reach out early and let's see if we're a good fit.

Now Licensed!

Now licensed! Salerno RL Salerno Martinez, LM, CPM is the first Deaf Licensed

Midwife in the United States. Now booking 2027 families.