Our Midwife Team
About Kayti Buehler, LM, CPM – Expert Home Birth Midwife in California
Phyllis “Kayti” Buehler, LM, CPM (she/her) is a California Licensed Midwife and Certified Professional Midwife with over 12 years of experience and more than 700 births attended. She offers warm, intuitive, and highly skilled care to families seeking a personalized home birth experience rooted in trust, safety, and empowerment.
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As a solo midwife, Kayti provides continuity of care throughout pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. Her approach blends clinical excellence with emotional presence and whole-person care—supporting body, mind, and spirit during one of life’s most profound transitions.
Trusted, Experienced Midwife for Home Birth and Holistic Reproductive Health
Kayti’s style of care is deeply informed by years of experience and by her unique ability to listen, coach, and gently guide clients through their birthing journey. She is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and trauma-informed space for all clients, regardless of background, identity, or family structure.
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Whether it’s your first baby or your fifth, whether you’re looking for a natural birth at home, or just want to feel seen and heard during your care, Kayti shows up with reverence, wisdom, and a steady hand.
Midwifery Services Offered
As a solo home birth provider, Kayti delivers consistent and personalized care every step of the way:
Home Birth Midwifery Care
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Comprehensive prenatal care
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In-home labor and delivery support
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Immediate newborn care
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Ongoing postpartum visits
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Emotional support and informed choice at every stage
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​Well-Woman & Well-Person Care
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Gentle pelvic exams and Pap smears
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Hormone consultations and cycle support
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Natural and integrative approaches to reproductive health
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Education and preventative care for all bodies
​Teen Sexual Health Counseling
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Compassionate, age-appropriate conversations
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Body literacy and cycle education
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Safe, supportive guidance for teens exploring autonomy and health
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Why Families Choose Kayti
Kayti’s clients consistently describe her care as grounded, empowering, and transformational. Her hands-on experience in over 700 births brings a sense of calm to even the most intense moments, while her deep belief in each client’s inner wisdom creates space for truly collaborative care.
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She is not just a provider—she is a guide, a witness, and a fierce advocate for your ability to birth on your own terms.
About Phyllis "Kayti" Buehler, LM, CPM
​Phyllis “Kayti” Buehler, LM, CPM (she/her) is a California Licensed Midwife and Certified Professional Midwife offering warm, intuitive, and personalized care to families seeking a more connected and empowered birth experience. With over 12 years of Licensure and having attended more than 700 births, Kayti brings an exceptional depth of clinical skill, seasoned judgment, and calm presence to every birth she attends.
Her care blends clinical excellence with a coaching-informed, heart-centered approach that honors the whole person—body, mind, and spirit.
Holistic, Empowering Midwifery Care
Kayti believes birth is not just a medical event—it’s a powerful life transition. Her goal is to support clients in feeling safe, heard, and confident throughout the entire journey. From prenatal visits to postpartum care, every interaction is grounded in trust, informed choice, and emotional presence.
Whether supporting a first-time parent, an experienced family, or a multi-generational birth space, Kayti shows up with reverence, skill, and genuine care. Birth can be overwhelming, awe-inspiring, and deeply transformative. Having a midwife who honors the process and holds space for all of it makes a lasting difference.
Services Offered
This home birth midwifery practice is proudly solo-operated by Kayti, ensuring you’ll receive consistent, personal care throughout your journey. She offers:
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Home Birth Midwifery Care — Personalized prenatal, birth, and postpartum support in the comfort of your home.
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Well-Person Care — Gentle pelvic exams, Pap smears, hormone consultations, and care for all stages of reproductive life.
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Teen Sexual Health Counseling — Respectful, age-appropriate guidance to help teens feel informed, empowered, and safe in their bodies.
Kayti brings not only years of experience and evidence-based practice to her care, but also a deep respect for the uniqueness of each individual and family. Her approach is inclusive, trauma-informed, and rooted in the belief that every person deserves excellent, respectful, and holistic healthcare.
Amy Love Osgood, Student Midwife
I had the unique opportunity to grow up with a mother who told me openly and often about the joys of childbearing. This impacted me greatly, and taught me a level of faith that left no room for fear. What a gift! While I was researching my own options before becoming pregnant, I fell in love with all things pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding. When my son was born on December 25, 2004, a mother was also born, and she was far more empowered and confident than I could have imagined. The birth of my second son 3 years later confirmed for me that I had found my life’s purpose and passion.
I loved the midwifery model of care, which taught me how to advocate and make decisions on behalf of myself and my family. This is how I realized the amazing opportunity birth workers have in helping lay and strengthen the foundation on which families are built. Although I became a cheerleader to all my friends entering motherhood from that time forward, I waited 13 years to begin my formal training as a birth doula because I wanted to be home with my 2 boys in the early years. Supporting San Diego families in this way has been incredibly fulfilling these past 5 years. Now, as my children near adulthood and my duties as a mother shift, I see myself born into a new phase of life, with greater responsibility and wider influence. Midwifery is that natural next step, and I chose Mercy in Action College of Midwifery because of their high standards for competency and compassion, and their focus on global citizenry and care. It is an honor to come up under Kayti’s teaching, wisdom, experience, energy, and kindness. My desire is to gain her insights and support her as she pours her passion into local families. Let’s Birth Local together!
About This Midwife Practice
The Practice
Visits take place in Carlsbad. They are 45 - 75 minutes long and cover whatever is most important: nutrition, upcoming labs and ultrasounds, how to involve your partner in your birth, your children... whatever will contribute to you emotionally, physically and to your health as a pregnant person.
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We offer all standard lab and ultrasound testing.
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Most of our client families never need to see an OB in their pregnancy, as we are licensed to provide complete maternity care to low-risk pregnant folks.
The Proof is In the Pudding...
Kayti on YouTube, TikTok, Podcast and Her Own Course!
Kayti has made many videos about birth, home birth, postpartum care and more. She's FIRED UP PASSIONATE about women and families getting better care, more complete and kind care, and believes 1000% in the ability of midwives to offer the needed revolution in Women's Care that women deserve. Here is a link to Kayti's YouTube Channel. Her Podcast series: A Better Next Birth is also FABULOUS!
Audio Course:
A Better Next Birth
Kayti has a private podcast course! Learning from each family's stories of a difficult birth and then a redemptive next birth, this course will support your journey to having a next birth you love.
You, the birth giver and your partner are led through the intimate experiences of your previous birth and learn how to use those precious insights to create A Better Next Birth.
A Better Next Birth
How Many Midwives will come to my birth?
It is our plan that Kayti and Amy (Senior Midwifery Student) will attend your birth. It is very reassuring to families to know that we will be there for them. Being able to trust your care providers because you have gotten to know who they are, and who they will be, is invaluable. It allows your body to do the deeply sensitive and integrative work of "letting go" and having a baby. The hormones of labor require your body and mind to feel safe.
​ In San Diego, every home and birth center birth is planned to be attended by at least 2 skilled providers, trained in Neonatal Resuscitation and ready to help in the event of birth urgencies or emergencies.
For a great video on What Home Birth Midwives Bring To A Birth, Click Here.
The Practice
Visits take place in Carlsbad. They are 45 - 75 minutes long and cover whatever is most important: nutrition, upcoming labs and ultrasounds, how to involve your partner in your birth, your children... whatever will contribute to you emotionally, physically and to your health as a pregnant person.
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We offer all standard lab and ultrasound testing.
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Most of our client families never need to see an OB in their pregnancy, as we are licensed to provide complete maternity care to low-risk pregnant folks.
About This Midwife Practice
Amy Love Osgood, Student Midwife
I had the unique opportunity to grow up with a mother who told me openly and often about the joys of childbearing. This impacted me greatly, and taught me a level of faith that left no room for fear. What a gift! While I was researching my own options before becoming pregnant, I fell in love with all things pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding. When my son was born on December 25, 2004, a mother was also born, and she was far more empowered and confident than I could have imagined. The birth of my second son 3 years later confirmed for me that I had found my life’s purpose and passion.
I loved the midwifery model of care, which taught me how to advocate and make decisions on behalf of myself and my family. This is how I realized the amazing opportunity birth workers have in helping lay and strengthen the foundation on which families are built. Although I became a cheerleader to all my friends entering motherhood from that time forward, I waited 13 years to begin my formal training as a birth doula because I wanted to be home with my 2 boys in the early years. Supporting San Diego families in this way has been incredibly fulfilling these past 5 years. Now, as my children near adulthood and my duties as a mother shift, I see myself born into a new phase of life, with greater responsibility and wider influence. Midwifery is that natural next step, and I chose Mercy in Action College of Midwifery because of their high standards for competency and compassion, and their focus on global citizenry and care. It is an honor to come up under Kayti’s teaching, wisdom, experience, energy, and kindness. My desire is to gain her insights and support her as she pours her passion into local families. Let’s Birth Local together!
Placenta Encapsulation
We now also offer Placenta Encapsulation.
Benefits of Placenta Encapsulation
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Diminished risk of postpartum depression and potential mood enhancement
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Decreased fatigue and improved energy
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Faster involution (shrinking down) of the uterus after birth
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Replenishment of nutrients, including iron
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Potential for increased milk supply and improved lactation experience
