225 Rosemont Garden
Lexington KY 40503
p. (859) 576-6550
f. (888) 235-6098
Qualifications:
Certified as a CNM by the American Midwifery Certification Board
Holds an APRN license from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Holds a Registered Nurse Licence from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Holds the title of CPM from the North American Registry of Midwives
Certified in Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association
Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation through the American Academy of Pediatrics
Certified Breastfeeding Specialist through Lactation Education Resources
Educational Summary:
2001 Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Art Academy of Cincinnati
2006 Graduated from Birthwise Midwifery School
2010 Associates of Applied Science in Nursing from Morehead State University
2014 Masters of Science in Midwifery from Stonybrook University
Current Job Description:
I am a midwife in central Kentucky. I provide full scope midwifery care including prenatal, birth,
postpartum, newborn, and well woman care. Responsibilities include prenatal risk assessment, nutrition
counseling, routine antenatal care, attending, monitoring and managing labor and birth, recommending
appropriate transfer of care when needed, managing the immediate newborn and postpartum period,
follow-up and newborn postpartum care, breastfeeding assistance, counseling and prescribing birth
control and routine well woman care as needed.
List of relevant work and significant education
08.2022 Advanced Evaluation & Management of Psychiatic Illness in Reproductive Aged Women
02.2022 Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics course from American Academy of Family Physicians
02.2020 Breech Without Borders 2-day training course
12.2019 Lactation Consultant Training Program through Lactation Education Resources
08.2019 Hazelbaker Tongue Tie Assessment Training with Alison Hazelbaker
06.2018 Became a Leader with La Leche League
10.2016 Tethered Oral Tissues training with Autumn Henning
10. 2016 Cranial Nerve Dysfunction in the Newborn to Precrawling Baby with Michelle Emanuel
Torticollis and Plagiocephaly in the Newborn to Precrawling Baby
2016 Completed the S.T.A.B.L.E. training program
09.2014 –present Independent practice as a CNM in central KY providing full scope midwifery
including prenatal, birth, postpartum, newborn and women care.
07.2014 Received APRN license from KY Board of Nursing
06.2014 Received CNM certification from the American Midwifery Certification Board
05.2014 Received Masters of Science in Midwifery from Stonybrook University
01.2014 &
07-08.2013 Worked as a student with the Stony Brook Midwives for 350 hours, mostly spent in
Labor and Delivery, and delivered 31 babies.
05/2013 Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics course from American Academy of Family Physicians
06.2010 Received the Registered Nurse license from the KY Board of Nursing
05.2010 Received Associate of Applied Science in Nursing from Morehead State University
08.2006-05.2010 Practiced as a CPM. During this time I participated in 42 births, the majority as a
primary or supervising midwife.
08.2006 Received the Certified Professional Midwife from NARM
04.2006 Graduated from Birthwise Midwifery School
11.2005 - 01.2006 Worked as a student intern at Casa de Nacimiento, a birth center in El Paso TX.
During this time I participated in 36 births and delivered 12 babies.
01.2005 – 11.2005 Apprenticed with Marilyn Green, CPM-TN in her home birth practice.
During this time I participated in 14 births and delivered 10 babies.
09.2003- 12.2004 Attended classes at Birthwise Midwifery School.
11.2002 – 02.2003 Worked as an intern at Casa de Nacimiento, a birth center in El Paso TX.
During this time I participated in 90 births and delivered 36 babies.
05.2001-11.2002 Home study via the Heart and Hands Midwifery Coursework with Elizabeth Davis.
05.2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Art Academy of Cincinnati
02.1999-06.1999 Attended Australian National University, no degree
08.1997 – 12.1999 Attended Tulane University, no degree
210 N Broadway Suite 5
Berea, KY 40403
p. (859)868=7168
f. (888) 235-6098
Qualifications:
Holds an LCPM license from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Holds an LM license from WIsconsin Dept of Safety and Professional Services Holds the title of CPM from the North American Registry of Midwives
Certified in Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association
Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation through the American Academy of Pediatrics Certified Birth and Bereavement Doula through Still Birth Day University Professionally Trained Dancing For Birth Instructor
Spinning Babies Aware Provider
Heart of Herbs Trained Herbalist
NARM Preceptor
MIA & MCU Precpetor
Educational Summary:
2021 NARM Midwifery Bridge Certificate
2014 Bachelors of Science from Oregon State University- Sociology & Anthropology 2011 Associate in Science-Biology from Bluegrass Community & Technical College
List of relevant work and significant continuing education
08.2022 Tongue Tie Assessment Workshop with Alison Hazelbaker
04.2022 Breech Without Borders provider workshop
05.2022 Neonatal Resuscitation
02.2021 Advanced Life Support for Obstetrics (ALSO)
02.2021 Received LCPM in Kentucky
12.2021 Received Midwife License (LM) in Wisconsin
11.2021 MEAC Hands on Suturing
10.2021 Received the Certified Professional Midwife from NARM
12.2020 Newborn Assessment Training
12.2020 Bleeding in Pregnancy
11.2020 VBAC
11.2020 How to Help families get Evidence Based Care
11.2020 Inducing for Due Date & Advanced Maternal Age
11.2020 Big Babies
11.2020 Friedmans Curve & Failure to Progress
11.2020 LGBTQ+ population: Creating Welcoming & Inclusive Health Care Experiences 6.2020 Resolving Shoulder Dystocia
6.2018 Evidence Based Birth Instructor
6.2018 GBS, PROM, Newborn Procedures
6-2016 - 6.2019 Dancing For Birth Instructor
6.2015 Psychological First Aid
3.2015 Still birth Day Birth and Bereavement Doula Training 9.2014 Spinning Babies Workshop
4.2014 DONA Training
11.2008 to 6.2020 Nurturing Birth Doula
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