I first realized my dream of practicing midwifery in 1995, when I graduated as a Registered Midwife in the UK. I will always go above and beyond to ensure provision of best care is provided to all under my company's care. The birth room, no matter its location, is where I feel the most at peace and the place where the miracle of birth takes place. I am simply honored to be considered to be part of one's family's journey of care, no matter for how long.

 

As a British graduate of nursing and midwifery, my background and acute care experience is quite diverse from that of my fellow midwifery colleagues in the United States.

 

Changing Childbirth which saw its integration into the British maternity services back in the early 1990's, set the standard for client centered care, retention of one's autonomy throughout pregnancy and implicitly when in labor in conjunction with choice and empowerment.

 

The most desired healthcare setting should be one that provides optimal care for parents, their newborn and family. Maria is able to offer births at home, the birth center, or as your provider in hospital.

 

As an advanced practice clinician and lactation consultant, we are truly a one-stop shop. We offer services from preconception care, intrauterine insemination (IUI), well woman/GYN care, IUD placements/removals, Nexplanon placement/removal, issuance of prescription if/when needed along with continued expert breast-feeding support during those early weeks of the postpartum period.

 

Collaborative care with multi professional disciplines, helps to break down barriers to care and enhance outcomes. As an independent clinician I have worked hard to bridge the gap between the disciplines and have earned the respect of many for our high standards of care.

 

We do not, and will not, compromise the safety of the laboring individual and/or fetus. As a midwifery team, we hold ourselves to the highest of standards, and in doing so, are still able to offer women what they seek and desire from their pregnancy journey.

I began my journey to become a midwife in 2016 as a doula. After completing my DONA International doula training I was honored to attend my very first birth that same year. 

 

I moved to Idaho in 2017 for my first semester of midwifery college enrolled in Mercy In Action College of Midwifery. My clinical internship started the same year in California where I started regularly attending birth center and home births as a student. 

 

By 2023 I graduated Mercy In Action College of Midwifery having attended over 100 births as a student over 6 years. 

 

Shortly after graduating from college I passed the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) examination to became a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM)! I was then issued my license through the Medical Board of California as a state recognized Licensed Midwife (LM). 

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During those six years in college I became a mother to twin boys! My pregnancy was complicated by preterm delivery, cesarean section, and a three month NICU stay during the beginning of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. As difficult as unplanned emergencies like this are, I am grateful for what life's challenges have taught me. 

 

I am passionate in helping mothers avoid unnecessary interventions and work hard to guide mothers safely through their pregnancy and birth journey. Birth is beautiful and unpredictable and I understanding that birth looks different for every woman. I deeply respect the beauty of womanhood and the sacred nature of birth. My goal is to​ help each woman make the best informed decisions for her and her baby.  

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As a licensed midwife I attend out of hospital births which means either a birth center or home. This includes water birth! I also provide well-woman care including pap-smears, breastfeeding support, and standard newborn care until 6 weeks old.