My name is Tayna Chessman, and I am a midwife- assistant with a passion for women and home birth! I learned about home birth as a young teen when a family whose children I cared for chose to have their second baby at home. They had a wonderful experience.  I believe that birth is normal until proven otherwise and believe that birth can be trusted and respected in low-risk women!  I am currently working hard to bring a freestanding birth center to Temecula, Ca.  Tayna in her final year of midwifery school at the National College of Midwifery and she can't wait to began to offer midwifery service. 

​I developed an appreciation of diverse cultures and approaches to nutrition and health as she traveled to distant countries while traveling with my children. These travels were driven by a curiosity for new experiences and tastes. Often when returning from my travels, my children and I would experiment with recreating meals and crafts that were not readily found at home. The healing power for plants started as a hobby and turned into a passion. When I'm not working, you can find me at home with my two kids, researching and playing with old-fashioned remedies. (My kids are the official taste testers of all of my new tea formulas) I also spend much of my free time reading about women’s health, history, and spirituality