Throughout my entire pregnancy, not once did I wait to be seen for my appointment. Not once did I wait more than a few hours (usually minutes) to get a text back about non emergency questions. And during early labor we were in contact constantly. She was there so promptly and professionally for all my medical needs, ALWAYS gave me choices, and I think that speaks volumes to the type of midwife care I got from Cori.

Beyond grateful for Cori. I made the decision around 12 weeks to switch to midwifery care and sat down with Cori. She addressed all my questions around home birth and the care she provides through pregnancy. My husband and son were able to come to prenatal appointments which was great considering most traditional settings are still not allowing this due to covid. Cori was always readily available via text or phone throughout my pregnancy to ease any concerns. The hour long prenatal appointments made everything so personal and such a memorable part of my pregnancy. Our home birth was everything we dreamed of and having Cori take us through the steps afterbirth was stress free. I encourage you to conduct your own interview and you will see exactly why I entrusted her with my pregnancy and birth of our new baby.

We have been absolutely happy with Cori’s expertise and care! Originally we planned to have a hospital birth, but after learning more about the Bradley natural childbirth method, we decided to do a home birth instead. A friend helped us find Cori and she quickly accepted our transfer even though I was in third trimester. Unlike being rushed at the hospital, each appointment with Cori was 1 hour long so that we, as first time parents, have ample time to learn more about labor besides doing routine checkups. Both me and my husband were able to be present, which was not allowed in the hospital due to COVID. I always loved going to Cori’s appointments as she is friendly, professional and reassuring, and my husband really likes her passion about her profession. When contractions started late at night, Cori walked me through things I should do on the phone. During the labor, she and her assistant were calm, positive, and encouraging. I had a great delivery experience and I really loved it that our baby girl was born in our quiet and comfortable home. One other favorite thing of mine is that during postpartum checkups, Cori was always calming and comforting our baby as she examined her, and as a result our baby never cried during these exams. We are thankful for Cori and would definitely like to choose her as our midwife again when we have our second baby.

I had my two sons delivered by Cori, she’s a fantastic midwife! Both births were what I wanted, safe and monitored but without the constant interventions of a hospital or birth center. Being able to have a baby at home (no getting in the car!!) and crawl right in bed afterwards is priceless.Cori is easy to communicate with outside of appointments, and appointments are easily accessible and quiet due to her private office setting. Would highly recommend to anyone considering midwife care.

Barefoot Midwifery (and midwife Cori Lively) was the only option for me when choosing a care provider. Cori is incredibly knowledgeable and professional, in fact throughout my time under her care, I cannot think of a single instance where she didnt have answers and flexible solutions to tend to whatever baby and I needed. Cori saw me through two very different and somewhat difficult pregnancies and deliveries and I was thankful to have her by my side. Not many people can do what she does and I truly think she was meant for this profession!

My wife and I have 5 kids now, 4 of those have been with Cori as our midwife. Our first one was a not so good home birth so we decided to go with Cori on our second and she was just fabulous, so she was there for the rest. She is very knowledgeable and we felt very comfortable with her expertise as a midwife. My wife and I are so grateful to have had her and we know you would too.

My husband and I LOVED working with Cori! She was very thoughtful and patient with me. As a first time mom, I was so thankful to work with someone so kind and knowledgeable.

I will be forever grateful to have had Cori Lively as my midwife. My prenatal care exceeded my expectations. With every visit she set aside an hour with me in her comfortable office setting. If she ever ran late for any reason she would text me to give advanced notice so that I never had to wait. She made me feel safe, cared for and at ease. Cori addressed every question or concern I had based on years of experience and evidence based research. She responded promptly to every text or phone call and never made me feel that I was a bother or that my concerns were invalid. She facilitated all lab work and prenatal testing and contacted me personally with my results. As a first time mom myself, Cori made sure I was fully prepared to give birth. My delivery day was like a dream. It was everything I wanted it to be — in the comfort and safety of home, surrounded by my closest loved ones. Cori was there when I needed her and my family members reported how impressed they were with Cori’s extremely calm and collected demeanor when I was in the throes of labor. She and her assistant took such incredible care of my newborn baby and I. Cori spent time with my family and I on postpartum teaching and made sure every question was answered. She made sure I knew that she was there for me any time, day or night. I was just as grateful for her post partum care as I was for the prenatal and labor and delivery. I cried the day we went for our last visit because Cori now has such a place in my heart. She gave me the greatest gift—a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery for myself and my precious baby. It was truly a dream come true having her as a midwife. I will definitely be calling Barefoot Midwifery if I have any future children.

Cori and her staff are amazing! She helped my dream birth plan become a reality! She is very calm, knowledgeable and personable. I never felt rushed under her care and she was very respectful of each appointment, meaning I never had to wait to see her in her office. She helped me deliver my baby at 37 weeks (full term) in the comfort of my home. Im not planning on having any more children but if it were to happen, I would choose Cori again!

Cori is INCREDIBLE. She is personable, patient, and has a fantastic bedside manner. She is incredibly smart and knows her stuff. I have had several patients work with her and just have racing reviews. I have personally experienced her bedside manner and personality and feel extremely lucky to work with her. If you are considering a home birth, check her out. You won’t be disappointed.

Cori And Becky are wonderful Midwifes. They knowledgeable, sweet and personable. They are very patient and understanding and explains very well to the spouses what is going on.They will keep you reassured when you think the worst. Even when you think you cant take it anymore and is not afraid of letting the baby go a few days to 13 late lol. I will tell you the best part when that time came, i knew who was gonna be at the birth. There was no on call doctor or random nurse invading our privacy. We knew it would be Cori and Becky.Would recommend to anyone looking for a midwife and we will go back to Cori if we decide to have another.

I had two home births with Cori. She put me right at ease and empowered me to have the best births possible. Shes fantastic and I would (and do!) recommend her to everyone!!

I came to Cori broken from a traumatic experience with a medicated miscarriage from a pretty but very medicalized downtown Dallas birth center in the historic district.I was on the fence about home birth or birth center, but after meeting Cori, I realized birthing in my own home where Im most comfortable and relaxed versus meeting her at a birth center made the most sense. I knew I wanted to try a water birth, and she has the best birth tub ever!That reason alone is worth considering her! We have two Barefoot Babies, and are expecting our third due soon.We had two wonderful home births using Cori as our midwife, and she was always encouraging, warm, and serene. Expecting our third, I couldnt imagine anyone else helping me bring baby into this world.Cori has an excellent reputation in the birth community because her passion for birth stems from personal experience. She wants to make sure every mom gets the safest birth of their dreams. She allows me to make the decisions based upon nonjudgmental information and guidance. Appointments typically last an hour and consist of us catching up on life in general and then on any concerns or questions I may have, and then baby checkup.Getting to know me so well personally allowed her to help me in the best way I needed it during labor.As a mother who had her babies at home, she understands all the challenges and emotions of birth, and shes there for all of them, reassuring at every turn.We delayed cord clamping, and my husband not only cut the cord, but caught the baby both times! She takes a minimal intervention approach all while making sure mom and baby are safe and healthy. She made sure all our birth wishes were honored and respected. Her calm voice and relaxed but happy persona are everything I needed during birth.Her education and knowledge gave me confidence in all our decisions as she guided us through them. I loved her assistant as well, and she usually has another midwife intern that shes mentoring. She cares deeply about this profession and the families who choose her, and it shows in every interaction from the first appointment to the postpartum baby checkups.Coris care doesnt end the minute baby is born.She always makes sure Im aware of PPD and postpartum issues and provides support in case I need references or resources.Her fees are likely less than what youd pay after insurance in a hospital setting, from what Ive heard from friends who had typical hospital births.Her office is easy to find and get into. Her relaxing space has beautiful photos of the babies shes delivered and feels homey and comfortable.She empowered us to have the home birth we wished, hoped, and prayed for. If youre looking for someone who truly provides individualized care and will care about you as a mom, consider using Cori with Barefoot Midwifery.

Midwife Cori Lively isnt transparent with what services are actually covered in the high package price. The services and payment break down she gives you during the consultation, contradicts what’s advertised on her website.This was my first pregnancy and my husband and I decided to go with a midwife after doing research comparing services provided between a hospital and midwife. We wanted something more personal than a cold hospital room and busy doctors. The consultation was pleasant and Cori gave us the breakdown of her fees and services, which at the time we thought were reasonable and decided to book her as our midwife.At our first appointment I was 11 weeks along and it went relatively normal, I filled out paperwork, and we went over my medical history, and although I felt uncomfortable with the repeated questions of if I had any diseases (sexual or non-sexual), I adamantly stated “no” and brushed the questions off as medical routine.Her assistant does all of the hands on testing, while Cori takes notes on her computer. Her assistant took my blood for the Labwork and we were able to listen to baby’s heartbeat on the doppler. After paying the first payment of $600 towards the package price, we scheduled my second appointment in the next two weeks.I started experiencing cramping over the next few days after the appointment and my husband contact Cori on a Friday, and she didnt call us back until Monday. At the consultation she stated we can call her anytime, day or night but this occurrence made me feel that I couldnt rely on her, considering I had to get medical advice elsewhere.One week before the second appointment my husband was informed he wasnt approved for the appointment time off, and since he actively wanted to be a part of the entire process he called and rescheduled. During this time, we were also in the middle of relocating and didnt want to overlap the dates, so we pushed our appointment back one more week.I stated bleeding and my husband and I immediately went to the hospital, only to be told they were unable to locate a heartbeat and I was suffering from a “missed miscarriage” we were extremely devastated. Words cannot express how traumatizing the experience left me, extreme cramps, heavy bleeding and some pretty scary sights.The whole process was draining and took an emotional toll on me.Since we werent expecting our little one any more, my husband called to cancel the midwifes services, he asked Cori to send us the invoice for the Labwork since we knew that was the only not covered service we still needed to pay.This is where it gets complicated and petty, we received the invoice three weeks later, however along with the Labwork fee there was also a charge for a first time patient visit fee of $400, at the bottom Cori left a note threatening us that if we didnt pay the Labwork fee she would charge us for the Labwork and the hidden fee of first time patient visit.My husband contacted Cori over the hidden fee thinking there mustve been a mistake since we had already paid her a non-refundable amount of $600. Instead Cori stated that the fees were correct and she further went on to blame us for rescheduling our second appointment (a week in advance) stating she had to turn away clients and also that she didnt expect us to cancel services so soon.We were flabbergasted by Cori’s behavior towards us, considering that we had every intention of paying the labwork fee without her threatening an additional charge. I looked over the contract we had signed and also the breakdown fee sheet, nowhere did it state such a fee if services were canceled. Making her action towards us very petty and unprofessional.$600 non-refundable amount leads to the question, what does her services actual cover with hidden fees she can just apply without notice? The entire experience has left us feeling like a hospital/doctor wouldve been a better option for the price. I would highly recommend just going to a doctor or finding another midwife.

Cori is amazing. Shes extremely knowledgeable and a fantastic midwife!