After investing much of her career in improving the health of women and children throughout WNC, Judy Major along with a strong team of other birth professionals, embarked on plans to open the WNC Birth Center (WNCBC).  After six years of planning, the WNCBC opened in July of 2016, making it the first nationally accredited non-profit birth center in Asheville and the surrounding region. The WNC Birth Center provides state of the art maternity and well-woman health services following evidence-based practices and the midwifery model of care. They offer pregnant women and their families a compassionate, cost-effective, and safe alternative to hospital birth in a relaxing, home-like setting.