About Balanced Births
Who We Are
We are fully licensed, and Board Certified Obstetricians-Gynecologists, and Nurse Midwives.
Midwives bring the guidance of ancient wisdom, the human touch, and the joy to your prenatal and birthing experience.
Physicians, along with Providence Little Company of Mary Hospital staff, provide the safety net for any unexpected turn of events.
Our in-office staff supports our mission and will happily answer your call during office hours.
Our Philosophy
Patient-centered care is best.
This care requires knowledge, attentiveness, and concern for your personal experiences and preferences.
Medical care decision-making is a process shared with you.
Open communication channels are imperative.
Why Are We Special
We offer a Concierge/Membership model of care, designed for flexibility of scheduling, and for people who want to actively participate in their health care decisions.
We are open to a limited number of expectant mothers so that we have time to develop a good, well- informed relationship with you and your family.
We provide bedside support during labor and delivery.
Our Providers
Donna Richey, MD
OBGYN located in Torrance, CA

Donna A. Richey, MD, is a board-certified OB/GYN who’s been named as one of America’s Most Valuable Care Providers by Stanford University’s Clinical Excellence Research Center. Dr. Richey provides high-quality, low-cost, personalized care for women ages 12 and above at her private practice in Torrance, California.
Dr. Richey is a fourth-generation Los Angeles native who worked at a nurse’s aide, unit secretary, and registered nurse throughout college and medical school. After earning her medical degree at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Dr. Richey finished her internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the LAC+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles.
With a mission to guide her patients through the adventure of pregnancy, birth, and new parenthood, Dr. Richey works with her patients as partners in their own journey. She provides highly individualized prenatal care and emphasizes the natural childbirth experience. Dr. Richey has a goal of promoting natural childbirth in California and has the lowest Cesarean section rate at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance, California.
When she isn’t working with patients, Dr. Richey enjoys traveling, seeing music at Disney Concert Hall, and watching the Los Angeles Dodgers with her husband, Stuart, and daughter, Arielle.
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Michaela
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Our Team

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