My love of psychology and biology (brain-body connection) originally drew me into the field of nursing. While attending Seattle Pacific University and becoming a nurse, I was drawn to the life-changing world of labor & delivery. I desired to impact the socioeconomic-related health disparities in maternal health care.
After graduating, I started at Sacred Heart in medical/surgical, but I deeply desired to specialize in maternal and child health. I attended a doula training by Penny Simkin at Bastyr University, served as doula at community births, attended Midwife-assitant training, and visited a maternity center in Uganda. Soon after I was hired in labor & delivery and postpartum at Providence Holy Family where I worked as a doula-trained RN for ten years.
After witnessing births in and out of the hospital setting, I value providing education, emotional presence, respectful care and advocacy to clients throughout childbearing years. Clients would describe me as emotionally attuned, thoughtful, present, and passionate. I love drawing on my knowledge and experience to educate and empower clients to make informed decisions as they arise during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Outside of work I enjoy creating experiences for my three children, gardening, photography, farmers markets, and creating beautiful spaces.
I am honored to join the team at Quilted Midwives with a team doing such meaningful work in the world.
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