Founded by Vanita after receiving her midwife degree, this avant-garde professional home practice served several counties in northern California while enjoying much media coverage. A three-page photo spread in a local newspaper celebrated the practice’s second birth. 

Two offices provided prenatal, postpartum, newborn, and gynecological services. Vanita and a birth assistant visited the expectant woman's home a month before her due date. Occasionally, a client gave birth in a family member's home or the IHBC's office suite, where they could labor in the porcelain claw foot tub. One family lived far from town and chose to have their baby in a Victorian B&B. This historic building was the county's first hospital in years past.

State-of-the-art equipment, including a waterproof Doppler ultrasonic fetal monitor, herbs, medications, intravenous (IV), newborn resuscitation, and other supplies, were available if needed. A birth assistant was present at each delivery, and obstetrician backup was always available. 

 Vanita and a birth assistant cared for the new mother and baby an average of four hours after the birth or until both were stable. Every couplet received a postpartum home visit on days one and three and returned to the office at two and six weeks. Breastfeeding support was a priority during postpartum care. Proudly, IHBC clients experienced extremely high rates of successful breastfeeding.