Meet the Midwives
Lisa
I believe in “mothering the mother”!
- In a healthy woman, pregnancy is not a medical condition; it is a normal physiological body function. Most healthy women can enjoy birth out of the hospital.
- Birth can be the most transformative, empowering moment of you and your partner’s lives.
- Unnecessary interventions can interfere with the primal birthing instinct, altering important emotional and physical aspects of your birth. They can stall, complicate and necessitate further interventions, spiraling into an unwanted C-section. Unnecessary or disrespectful interventions can also create lasting emotional trauma for mother and baby.
- I believe in easing your little one into this world, into a quiet, loving, respectful environment.
As a young girl, my favorite toy was my nurse’s kit. I was fascinated by birth and wanted to help women deliver their babies. I can remember, at nine yrs old, wishing my mother’s pregnant friends would go into labor at our house so I could deliver that baby! And, even at that tender age, I was confident I could do it, and make the experience calm and supportive for the mother!
Years later I married and had 3 children of my own, giving birth naturally using the traditional Lamaze method in a hospital. This transformed me, progressively reigniting my passion to help other women with each birth. I acted as doula occasionally through the years, still pulled by birth, but focused at the time on raising my family, and other career choices. Finally, pursuing midwifery after my children left “the nest” was the realization of a life-long dream.
Every birth fills me with joy, wonder and gratitude. I am humbled and honored to be called into this incredible profession.
I’m a CPM (Certified Professional Midwife), LM (licensed in the State Of Texas), NNR and CPR trained every 2yrs, and continue to learn with CEU’s, conferences, workshops, avid reader and birth junkie!
Lisa
Patty
My core belief is that birth is a pivotal moment in a woman’s life and the way a woman chooses to deliver her baby can have an impact on her emotional well being. My goal is to work closely with women and families guiding them through the many choices of the childbearing year.
My journey to become a midwife began 17 years ago with the birth of my first child. I began working as a Doula serving many families in the DFW area along with working at two busy birth centers as a birth/postpartum assistant to CNM’s. In 2008 I enrolled in college with an ultimate goal of becoming a CNM. Upon completion of all required prerequisites I realized nursing was not my heart calling and enrolled with Association of Texas midwives to complete my education of becoming a Licensed Midwife.
I am certified in Neonatal Resuscitation as well as a CPR instructor. I am a member of Association of Texas Midwives and very active in the birth community working closely with multiple care providers.
As a mother to 4 children I understand how important birth impacts our life. I strive to educate and empower women to trust birth and the natural forces behind it.
Patty
Ginger
My Background
My passion for birth began as a child, fostered by my being the oldest of seven children. It wasn’t until after the births of my own three children that I began exploring the culture of birth in America. Seeing all the options available to women today I was particularly moved by the Midwifery Model of Care. I started apprenticing with several area midwives providing me with a whole spectrum of experience to draw upon within my own practice.
I have been assisting women to safely deliver their babies in the comfort of the home, or birth center, since 1997. Natural childbirth promotes a healthy baby, a healthy mother, and an immediate bonding experience for the entire family. My holistic approach to midwifery care stems from the belief that pregnancy is a natural state of health. This belief has been reinforced by the 1000+ births I have attended throughout the years.
Ginger
Judith
Judith has been involved with mothers and children from an early age, providing babysitting, postpartum support and house cleaning for young mothers. As a result of a family member’s health crisis, Judith expanded her knowledge of cooking to include herbs and holistic options. Influential people in her life… noted her keen interest in alternative healthcare and encouraged her to pursue midwifery, thus combining her nurturing spirit with competent care for mothers and babies.
Originally from the DFW area, she trained with several experienced midwives who have been instrumental in the development of midwifery in the North Texas area. Licensed in 2002, she has been involved in approximately 600 births in her 18 years of midwifery practice and training.
Judith’s style of practice is highly individualized care in the client’s home. Her passion for nutrition and wellness spills over into her clients’ prenatal care. She is lovingly dubbed the “nutrition nazi” by her clients. Her clients consistently say how much better they feel at the end of the pregnancy and will adopt the nutritional teachings they’ve learned along the way as a new way of living. Judith has a vision for making families lives better and seeks to meet the needs of her clients in a variety of ways, through nutritional coaching, herbal and essential oils usage, along with walking with them through the pregnancy and postpartum journey.
From calming a crying infant to mixing a potion of essential oils to doing a thorough prenatal, Judith provides gentle, competent care to all of her mothers and babies. She has many happy repeat clients who trust and respect her advice and years of experience.
Judith
