I am a alternative nurse midwife, serving North Al and Southern TN. I have a nice facility available on my property at the AL/TN stateline (just off 231/431) for those in AL. My practice is preventative, holistic, supportive, and I have local MD's available should the need for advice, collaboration, or intervention arise. I am experienced in hypnobirth, waterbirth, and provide breastfeeding support, use herbs and homeopathy, have some experience with applied kineisiology.

I am mother of 7 (5 natural born, 2 adopted), and grandmother of 14; I have always been in love with the process of bringing new life into the world. My nursing career is long and varied: I earned an A.A., then a BSN, then became an OB/GYN nurse practitioner. That was followed by the Frontier School of Nursing and Midwifery, and a Masters of Science of Nursing (from Case Western Reserve Univ.), and lastly, a Post Masters certificate as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Along the way, I was also certified as a hypnobirthing instructor, an electrodermal skin testing technician, and trained as a rapid eye therapist.

Although I am a Certified Nurse Midwife, my practice is very alternative to the hospital birth experience. I use herbs and homeopathy, am comfortable with waterbirth, encourage positions of comfort for birth, and prefer prevention to intervention. I have attended women in the hospital, in a hospital birth center (misnamed in my opinion) in a freestanding birth center (in Missouri), and at home. I believe my role consists of providing education, support, encouragement, and advice to parents who willingly accept the responsibility for making decisions and dealing with outcomes. Of course, I strongly recommend and support breastfeeding!

My perspective is Christian, and I believe I was chosen for/called to the work. I love the babies and the families, and hope to forge a lifelong relationship in the process of providing care.

My hours are flexible (I'm a midwife!!!). My fee is $3000, plus any necessary lab work, preferrably payable before the birth. I accept cash, checks, credit cards, and have a payment schedule for those in need. Care for this fee includes pre-pregnancy counseling, prenatal care, birthing, and up to 3 months of post-partum follow-up. I have an experienced biller on site who will contact insurance providers, determine if they will pay (and how much) obtain the information, and do billing. Some insurances will pay, but they rarely cover the whole amount, and they take a LONG TIME!!