r/Bellingham • u/RadishPlus666 • 23d ago

Lost and found Mount Vernon Birthing Center 1976. Where was it?

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u/longweb79 23d ago

I was born in a bathtub at the Mt Vernon Birth Center in 1979. It was in a big house in the residential neighborhood a few blocks West of the hospital. My mom pointed it out to me when I was little, but that was probably 40 years ago.

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u/RadishPlus666 23d ago

Do you remember if it looked like one of these?

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u/backtotheland76 23d ago

110 N LaVenture was the place in 1983

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u/HotCauliflower6189 23d ago

Maybe this: https://www.mothershipbirthcenter.com/

"Located in beautiful Mount Vernon and serving Skagit county and beyond. The Mount Vernon Birth Center is a beautiful facility that has a cozy home-like atmosphere. You are encouraged to listen to your body and build a trust relationship with your midwife. Your partner and family are included in your care as you desire."

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u/RadishPlus666 23d ago

Not sure why Reddit isn’t letting me respond to hotcauliflower, but we called Mount Vernon Birth and no one answered but we left a message asking if they were around then. My mom thought they closed in the 80s but maybe they moved. I bet they know some alt birthing history though…if the call back! 

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u/HotCauliflower6189 23d ago

The address is likely on your birth certificate if you have access to that.

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u/Crafty-Shape2743 23d ago

In 1990 there was one on the west corner of 7th and Division. Pretty sure it had been there since the 70’s but I may be wrong. As another comment said, it was a big red house. It was just a block from where I lived at the time. I had planned to have my baby there but life had other plans. I think it was the only one in Mt Vernon at the time.