I offer holistic midwifery services in my client’s homes. I travel to my clients for their convenience to give prenatal and postpartum care. My practice encompasses the midwives model of care from citizens for midwifery, www.cfmidwifery.org. I offer free initial visits to discuss maternity care and birthing options. In my practice I offer water birth, massage, counseling, lactation consulting, vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) and postpartum care for six weeks.

I trained as a midwife for three years as an apprentice to a busy homebirth midwife in Kentucky. I fell in love with birth when I first attended my friend’s birth as her labor coach or doula. My own daughter was two years old and I had a wonderful midwife for her birth at the Frontier Nursing Service in Hyden Ky. I first began my studies as a pre-nursing student and met a homebirth midwife while in school. After attending several homebirths I chose the route of homebirth midwifery over becoming a certified nurse midwife, (CNM). I have been involved in midwifery studies and practice since 1990. I am certified in CPR and neonatal resuscitation, and I have completed emergency medical technician,(EMT)training. I am currently completing my Bachelor's degree in Human Services with concentration in Mental Health and Holistic Midwifery.

I believe that birth is a sacred journey and a rite of passage for a woman to pass through into motherhood. I am honored to assist women who call on me for support and assistance during pregnancy, and birth. As a midwife I believe that pregnancy, labor and birth are natural events in women’s lives and should be treated as such, with care and respect. I believe that all women deserve to have the best possible healthcare for themselves and their families, irreguardless.

I have a sliding-scale fee and am happy to work out payment arrangements with people.