Pregnancy and birth are both aspects of a healthy life cycle.  The Childbearing Year as experienced by low-risk pregnant individuals does not need to be a highly medicalized event.  I trust that your body holds the ancient and intuitive knowledge to create, nurture, and sustain life and that your baby is an active participant in your pregnancy and birthing experience.  Just as I trust in the body's ability to support a normal, healthy pregnancy without interference I trust in the natural process of labor and birth.  Interventions should be used only when needed and with the informed consent of the laboring person, not as a normal part of the birthing experience.  

I believe that all pregnant persons regardless of age, race, gender, family-type, physical ability, or sexual orientation are deserving of supportive, compassionate, and high-quality midwifery care.  Furthermore I trust in the ability for each parent to know what the best choices are for their needs during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum as well as for the health and well-being of their baby.  As such, I believe in providing care based on informed consent and the shared-decision-making process between my clients, their partners, and myself as we discuss and develop a plan of care that fits your unique perinatal healthcare needs.  

I follow the Midwives Model of Care.  I see pregnancy and birth as normal physiological processes.  I believe in providing appropriate perinatal healthcare during the Childbearing Year by supporting and monitoring the physical, emotional, and social health and well-being of the parent.  I practice on the foundation that all parents deserve individualized care that promotes the autonomy of the birthing person by providing client education, informed consent, encouraging active client participation in the shared-decision-making process, while also offering quality, evidence-based perinatal care from the onset of care through postpartum.  I believe that there is a time and a place for interventions, however they do not belong as part of routine perinatal care unless there is an indication for their use.  Midwifery care in a community birth setting is designed for low-risk pregnancies and birth, as such the role of the midwife includes assessing each individual at different stages throughout their pregnancy and birth to ensure continuation of care in an out of hospital setting is safe and appropriate.  

Statement of Ethics

I will protect and honor the autonomy of my clients by fostering a relationship of trust wherein open dialogue about options of care, informed consent, and shared-decision making are highly valued.  While my role is to provide clients with my objective clinical opinion and current evidence-based practice recommendations, I believe that each individual is an expert in themselves and are intelligent, capable beings who can make informed decisions and are able to take responsibility for their choices during the course of their care.  I will ensure that I keep up with the current evidence-based practice recommendations, provide holistic care, and practice with cultural humility by regularly attending relevant continuing education workshops and trainings and participating in local and national peer reviews.  I will provide quality, compassionate  midwifery care to all individuals regardless of cultural background, spiritual practices, sexuality, gender identity or expression, age, romantic orientation, family/relationship type, or ability to pay for services.  While every effort will be made to ensure that all who seek care are able to receive it, there may be instances where a referral of care to another midwife or perinatal healthcare provider is necessary.  I will uphold reproductive and birth justice by participating in community, state, and national discussions about reproductive rights, equity, and accessibility to quality midwifery care.