About Us | Generations Home birth

Valerie Hall

LM • CPM

I am a Certified Professional Midwife, licensed in Idaho. I live in Ammon, Idaho, with Stephen, my husband of 40 years. I began my midwifery training in 2008 after having been a Bradley Method ® childbirth educator along with Stephen and having served as a doula. I graduated from the Midwives College of Utah in August 2011 and did my clinical preceptorship with Agape’ Birth Center in Rigby, Idaho.

After graduation, I worked for Agape for 2 years, then started my own homebirth practice. I have attended over 400 births. I have grown ever stronger in my conviction that birth is a sacred event and that strong families are the only hope of the future.

Besides midwifery, I love reading everything, gardening, nature, sewing and other fiber arts, and church service. Steve and I are grandparents to eight beautiful children. Steve is a wonderful partner and “midhusband” without whom I could not possibly do this work.

Angela Geurts

NCTMB • LM • CPM

I am a Certified Professional Midwife, licensed in Idaho. I live in Pocatello and mostly serve the areas within an hour radius. With my husband, Jason, I have 6 children. The last 2 were born at home. The story of our 5th child’s birth can be accessed at www.choosinghomebirth.blogspot.com, and it was this birth that started me on the midwifery path.

I became a doula in 2010, then started midwifery school at the National College of Midwifery in 2011. I did my clinical preceptorship with Agape’ Birth Center in Rigby and with Valerie Hall. I graduated in 2016 and began working as a midwife with Generations Home Birth in January of 2017.

Birth is an awe-inspiring, divinely appointed event that creates mothers, fathers, and families on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level, adding a depth and element to ‘family’ that nothing else can. Birth without intervention solidifies this transforming and bonding link that can simply not be imitated in any other way. My goal in midwifery care is to guard and hold a beautiful and sacred space for the parents to experience birth together, while ensuring the mother’s and baby’s physical safety through informed choice and consent.

I also provide placenta encapsulation as an additional service. Click here to learn more.

savanah turley

Student Midwife

I don’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t know I was going to be a midwife. As a child I memorized my mom’s copy of What to Expect When You’re Expecting, and in third grade I realized for the first time that not all 8 year olds know that pregnancy is divided into 3 trimesters.

Still, my path has taken lots of twists and turns. I graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho with my bachelor’s degree in Public Health with a focus on women’s health in 2020 and that same year started working as a student midwife at the birth center I had interned at as a health educator while finishing my degree.

Along the way, my husband and I have brought 5 kids to our family, and my own birth experiences have helped me find my way into home birth. My favorite part of birth work is being a guide and support to families as they work through the many challenges and joys that come with giving life.

anna mcgaughy

Independent Assistant

“Birth is the greatest love story ever told!” This was my original feeling as I began working as a midwife assistant back in 2017. Then in 2021, I began a journey as a birth videographer, capturing the peaceful and beautiful moments of labor & birth for families to relive their story again and again. When not hired as a videographer, I still enjoy the privilege of helping out with Generations Home Birth on an “as needed” basis.

I live in Chubbuck, Idaho, with my husband and cute baby boy. In my free time I enjoy hiking, hanging out with fellow mom friends, and finding ways to lift and serve my family.

Natalie permann

Independent Assistant

My name is Natalie Permann. I have had the privilege to be an assistant for Generations Home Birth since 2020. I am a wife to a farmer and a mother to five boys (aka, farmhands.) I received my Bachelor’s degree from BYU in Marriage, Family and Human Development. I have been a doula since 2008 and became a Hypnobabies Instructor and Hypno Doula in 2011. We moved to Southeast Idaho in 2010 and I love it here. We now have 150 cows, 30 chickens, 7 lambs, 3 fish, 1 dog, and a few uninvited field mice. In my free time I travel to ballgames, but I also love the arts, especially teaching singing, dancing, and performing in small town plays. It is my honor and great joy to assist women on their journey as they prepare to, and give birth. I believe that all mothers and families should be supported, empowered, and cared for throughout this miraculous and life-changing event. I am so honored to be able to meet so many wonderful families while doing this work.

Robyn Allgood

Independent Assistant

For the majority of my life I have lived in southeast Idaho. I graduated with a BA in Speech Communication and a minor in Spanish from the University of Utah and have since been mother to six children, five born at home. I love hiking, mountain biking, spending time with my family, and adventuring with my husband and best friend, Jeff. I have been a childbirth educator and doula since 2004. For eight years I led an ICAN chapter (International Cesarean Awareness Network) offering support and information to moms following cesarean birth and in preparation for vaginal birth after cesarean. In 2014 I completed Valerie Hall’s midwife assistant course and have attended home births as an assistant since that time. I am certified in NRP, CPR and First Aid. I am currently enrolled at Idaho State University working on my prerequisites for the nursing program. I love to read, write and reflect and helped co-author The Gift of Giving Life, a book centered on the spirituality of birth. I believe that birth is a sacred, transformative event unique to each woman. I consider it a privilege to witness the power of birth.

Mary Hamelin

Office Manager / Birth Assistant

I was born an raised in Idaho Falls where I met and married my dear husband. I have been surrounded by midwifery since I was 16 and my mom started midwifery school. I took very little interest in the profession until I myself was married and contemplating having children of my own. At that point I decided to start looking into midwifery and quickly decided to become a midwife assistant. I am currently working as the office manager of Generations Home Birth while finishing school and attending the occasional birth.

Kimi Bryant

Midwife Assistant

I have spent most of my life in Pocatello. I love making sourdough, camping with my family along trails, learning how to garden and capturing moments through photography. I’ve been a photographer since 2020 and offer birth photography. I am a trained Birth Doula who and a mom to two girls – one of them born at home- I’ve experienced birth in two very different ways. These experiences inspired me to pursue a path in birth work. My background is in Elementary Education, and I’ve always found joy and fulfillment in teaching and helping the younger generation build upon their knowledge. Over time, my interests have evolved to focus on supporting mothers. I find great meaning in helping mothers-to-be in whatever way they need, and I feel truly honored to witness each birth story I attend.