Philosophy of Care

This organization is built upon the conviction that midwifery care must be as unique as the individual receiving it. I am committed to tailoring my clinical support to align with your specific health needs and personal values. As your midwife, I recognize you as the primary authority in your care; my role is to provide comprehensive, evidence-based research and professional recommendations to ensure your decisions are fully informed. I stand in support of the choices you make for your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey.

Philosophy of Practice 

I practice the Midwifery Model of Care™  in accordance with the Midwives Association of North America’s (MANA) Core Competencies:

The Midwives Model of Care™  includes:

• Monitoring the physical, psychological and social well-being of the client throughout the childbearing cycle;

• Providing the client with individualized education, counseling and prenatal care; continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery; and postpartum support;

• Minimizing technological interventions;

• Identifying and referring clients who require obstetrical attention*

• Midwives work in partnership with clients and their chosen support community throughout the caregiving relationship

• Midwives respect and support the dignity, rights and responsibilities of the clients they serve

• Midwives work as autonomous practitioners, and they collaborate with other health care and social service providers whenever appropriate

• Midwives work to optimize the well-being of the birthing dyad as the foundation of caregiving

• Midwives recognize the empowerment inherent in the childbearing experience and strive to support clients to make informed decisions and take responsibility for their own and their baby’s well-being

• Midwives integrate clinical or hands-on evaluation, theoretical knowledge, intuitive assessment, spiritual awareness and informed consent and refusal as essential components of effective decision making

• Midwives strive to ensure optimal birth for the whole family and provide guidance, education and support to facilitate the spontaneous processes of pregnancy, labor and birth, lactation and parental attachment, using appropriate intervention as needed

• Midwives value continuity of care throughout the childbearing cycle and strive to maintain such continuity

• Midwives are committed to sharing their knowledge and experience through such avenues as peer review, preceptorship, mentoring and participation in MANA’s statistics collection program 

Read more at: http://mana.org/about-us/core-competencies

In addition, I believe that pregnancy and birth are normal physiologic events - not an illness. I consider the whole woman, and focus on each individual's wellness during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Our nation's maternity care system has normalized interventions, and I have experienced the differences and disparities between the common birth experience versus a holistic, physiologic birth. In order to foster change within our local maternal health community, I offers families a healthy, safe, and age-old alternative for low-risk clients.