Oregon Midwifery Council

 
 
 
Types of Midwives Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) a knowledgeable, skilled and professional independent midwifery practitioner who has met the standards for certification set by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and is qualified to provide the midwifery model of care. The CPM is the only international credential that requires knowledge about and experience in out-of-hospital settings. Licensed Midwife (LDM)
a Direct-entry midwife who is licensed to practice in a particular jurisdiction (usually a state or province). In Oregon the prerequisite is the CPM credential and additional documented practical experience.  Oregon LDM’s are trained in and authorized to use Legend Drugs and Devices  providing oxygen, IV therapy, hemorrhagic medications postpartum, local anesthetics for suturing, and vitamin K and opthalmic antibiotics for newborns. Oregon LDMs can order lab work, obstetric ultrasound and newborn metabolic screening. LDMs are legally required to file birth certificates for all births they attend. Direct-entry Midwife (DEM) an independent practitioner educated in the discipline of midwifery through one or more of the following:  self-study, apprenticeship, a midwifery school, or a college- or university-based program distinct from the discipline of nursing. A direct-entry midwife is trained to provide the Midwives Model of Care to healthy women and newborns throughout the childbearing cycle, primarily in out-of-hospital settings. In Oregon, without a license, they are prohibited from obtaining and using Legend Drugs and Devices. Oregon DEMS can provide newborn metabolic screening. Ordering lab work and obstetric ultrasound can vary depending on the community where the DEM practices. DEMs in Oregon can file birth certificates for the births they attend. Most LMs or LDMs and CPMs are Direct-entry Midwives.  DEM is not a credential. Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) is an individual educated in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery, who possesses evidence of certification according to the requirements of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (BSM) The BSM is a four year professional degree in direct-entry midwifery.   PORTLAND & VICINITY Full Moon Midwifery fullmoon-midwifery.com Celeste Kersey CPM, LDM Canby, Oregon 503- 651-2627 organicbabies@canby.com I am committed to the sacredness of the birth process and to assisting women and families in this time of transformation through my individualized care. Northwest Community Midwives nwmidwives.com Susan Moray, CPM, LDM Celeste Kersey, CPM, LDM Portland, Oregon (503) 230-2831 susanmoray@comcast.net or Celeste at organicbabies@canby.com NW Community Midwives view pregnancy and birth as a sacred passage, a fundamentally healthy process. We  promoting wellness and positive attitudes about birth and parenting offering the following services: homebirth, waterbirth, many insurance plans accepted including Oregon Health Plan & a sliding scale fee Andaluz Waterbirth Center www.waterbirth.net 19255 SW 65th Ave Suite 220 Tualatin OR 97062 503-885-0228 andaluz@waterbirth.net website: We are a midwifery practice with a licensed birth center. Our beautiful birth rooms have queen size beds and birth pools for your labor or birth. We offer birth center or home birth care and have free childbirth classes. We accept most insurances. Call us for a free consultation with a midwife! Creative Space Midwifery birthissafe.com Beth Sagli, CPM Marilyn Milestone, LDM, CPM 503-239-7069 info@birthissafe.com A Woman’s Point of View mydwyf.com Madrona Bourdeau, CPM, LDM 503.963.9368   mydwyf@msn.com Madrona has been a practicing midwife since 1981.  She has a strong commitment to supporting women and their families in having empowered births specializing in well woman GYN care. She provides homebirth and waterbirth. Alma Midwifery Services www.almamidwifery.com 1608 SE Ankeny St.Portland, OR 97214 (503) 233-3001 midwives@almamidwifery.com We offer homebirth, birth center and waterbirth options in the greater Portland, Oregon area. Our midwives would be happy to talk with you more about midwifery care and the services that Alma Midwifery offers. We are also happy to schedule a free interview so that you can tour our licensed birth center, meet the midwives, and discuss any question you may have. Vivante Midwifery www.vivantemidwifery.com Linda Glenn, CNM, PMHNP, MPH, MN Wendy (Hughes) Gordon, CPM, LDM Alisha Madrone, CNM Beth Dalton, CNM 2625 SE Hawthorne, Suite H   Portland, Oregon Phone: 503-652-8076 info@vivantemidwifery.com Vivante Midwifery offers homebirth and birth center services in the Portland metro area, including prenatal care, labor and birth/ waterbirth, postpartum care for mother/ baby, and gynecology services.  We are a unique collaborative practice of Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM) and a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), and we are covered by most insurance providers. Rushbrook Midwifery www.rushbrookmidwifery.com  Jacqueline Zapp-Garcia, C.P.M. (971)570-0688 rushbrookmidwifery@gmail.com Preconception to Birth Care for Your Kind of Family Based in awesome North Portland,serving the greater Portland area.  Visit the website, then email for a free initial visit Fertile Ground Childbirth Services www.fertilegroundmidwife.com Dana Rae Shibley, LDEM P.O. Box 1608 Estacada, OR 97023 (503) 789-3145 dana@fertilegroundmidwife.com  I am a licensed direct entry midwife serving families who wish to have a home birth in the Portland Metropolitan area.  If you are a low risk woman who feels willing and able to birth your baby at home, I would be honored to be your midwife and create a safe and fullfilling birth experience for you and your family.   Full Bloom Midwifery www.fullbloommidwifery.com Kelli McIntosh, CPM, LDM Portland, Or 503-652-0645 kelli@fullbloommidwifery.com Providing support to women and families during the prenatal, birth and postpartum period. Because birth is so personal I strive to offer you and your family high quality, personalized care based on your own needs and desires for your homebirth or waterbirth. Please visit my website and contact me for a free initial consultation. Two Rivers Midwifery tworiversmidwifery.com Silke Akerson, CPM Carol Gray DEM, LMT Phone:: 503-236-2999 carolag@e-z.net or silkeakerson@yahoo.com We trust that pregnancy and birth are normal life-events as well as significant and challenging rites of passage. We offer CranioSacral Therapy for women and children and Birthing From Within Classes. Silke is a fluent Spanish speaker. Ginny Elliott, DEM, CD, DONA 1927 SE Washington St. Portland, OR 97214 (503) 235-5054 (cell/work) E-mail: gem1a@msn.com Blissful Birth and Beyond regards pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum as a time of growth and transformation for the pregnancy family. It is a normal, healthy time, a rite of passage. We offer doula (labor and postpartum support) and midwifery services on a sliding scale for families. MID-COLUMBIA GORGE Columbia Gorge Midwifery, LLC www.cgmidwifery.com Lynette Tilley CPM, LDM 2324 Freedom Dr Hood River, OR 97031 541-490-3140  mamascompanion@earthlink.net Offering personalized homebirth and waterbirth services, including comprehensive prenatal care and postpartum care for mom and baby several weeks after the birth. For those wanting to know more about midwifery care and out of hospital birth we are available for a complimentary consultation.   MID-VALLEY:  Salem / Corvallis/ McMinnville / Albany / Monroe/ Monmouth/ Lebanon Lisa  Lehrer, CPM, LDM Corvallis, OR 97330 (541) 758-6010 Offering homebirth services with an emphasis on nutrition, educated decision making, individualized care, labor support, gentle birth practices, breastfeeding and postpartum support. When choosing a homebirth you choose to know your care provider, who also knows you. Circle of Life Midwifery Services www.midwifemama.com Pamela Hines-Powell, CPM, LDM Salem, OR 97302 364-7359  pamela@midwifemama.com Alpine Homebirth Jane Poznar, DEM 25874 Bellfountain Road Monroe, Or 97456 (541)-424-2271  janepoznar@peak.org Alpine Homebirth is a complete in-home, family centered midwifery practice centered in the Mid-Willamette Valley. Debbie Cowart, DEM 29559 Santiam Terrace Rd Lebanon, OR 97355 Home: 541-367-2872 Cell: 541-401-2658 dacowart@centurytel.net Trusting God and the birthing process He created. Homebirth services with waterbirth option. VBAC, Prenatal and Postpartum care, Nutrition counseling, Childbirth Classes, well women care, baby and child weight checks. Free consultation. Sprouting Hope Midwifery Margy Porter, DEM 470 SE Morgan Lane McMinnville, OR 97128 Phone: 503-472-7135 portersfive@verizon.net I provide full-scope midwifery care, including in-home appointments, prenatal, homebirth, waterbirth, and postpartum care. I also specialize in lactation support. Informed decision-making and individualized, compassionate care are the cornerstones of my practice.   EUGENE/SPRINGFIELD Moonlight Midwifery moonlightmidwifery.com Amanda Moore, Midwife 541-520-8394 onthebus1@msn.com Eugene, OR. Gentle beginnings and Loving Support during pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum.  Childbirth education classes available.   Ten Moons Midwifery tenmoonsmidwifery.com Elise Hansen, DEM 541 W. 21st Avenue Eugene OR 97405 Phone: 541-953-8673 elise@tenmoonsmidwifery.com Supporting gentle, non-interventive birth; complete in-home prenatal care, homebirth services, water labor and birth, newborn care through six weeks and breastfeeding support. Margie Houck, CPM, LDM 121 Hanson Lane Eugene, OR 97404 Phone:(541) 688-5456 Home Midwifery Care homemidwiferycare.com Colleen Forbes, CPM, LDM 4 North Grand St. Eugene, OR 97402 (541) 302-8008 colleen@homemidwiferycare.com Home Midwifery Care offers complete in home prenatal, birth and postpartum care with a focus on holistic and individualized care.  We believe in informed choice as the cornerstone to an empowered birth.  Offering: childbirth education, VBAC and waterbirth.  Many insurance plans including some Oregon Health Plan accepted. Labor of Love Midwifery Services Carla Viles, DEM Eugene, OR 97402 Phone: (541) 688-7116  Give birth in the safety and comfort of your home supported by an experienced community midwife. Georganne Clark, DEM 1009 W. 1st Ave. Eugene, OR 97402 541-242-3601 email:  georganne@fullmoonmidwifery.com Patricia M. Couch, Midwife PO box 428 Eugene, Oregon 97440 541-556-8415 patricia73@gmail.com Committed to empowering women and families by supporting them to have safe, gentle, and meaningful pregnancy and birth experiences. In-home midwifery and waterbirth, as well as birth doula services and childbirth education in Lane County Oregon. SOUTHERN OREGON: Ashland Laura Roe, CPM, LDM 487 Rock Street Ashland, Oregon 97520 (541)482-6067 (541) 621-6564  cbauerlroe@aol.com A home-birth, family-centered midwifery practice, offering comprehensive and individualized maternity care. We work with each woman completely; through body, mind and spirit to be as healthy as can be. In this way, a woman is more likely to manifest the labor and birth she hopes for. Water-birth is an option many choose. Circle Midwifery circlemidwifery.com Brandy MacDonald, CPM, LDM Medford, OR 97501 Phone: 541-778-8044 Brandy@circlemidwifery.com   I am a licensed midwife who provides a safe, peaceful, personal, and empowering birth experience. I believe that gentle birth will effect positive change in the world. My services include complete midwifery care, homebirth, water-birth, wellness counseling, preconception counseling, at-home insemination, labor support, and post partum care services. OHP/Insurance accepted CENTRAL OREGON: Bend, La Pine. Motherwise Community Birth Center www.motherwisebirths.com Nicole Tucker, CPM, LDM Wendy Hale, ND 464 NE Norton Ave. Bend Oregon 97701 Phone: (541) 318-6961 info@motherwisebirth.com Offering nurturing, holistic care for pregnancy, birth and beyond. We are a diverse group of women; Licensed Certified Professional Midwife, Naturopathic Doctor-midwife, massage therapist's, childbirth educator’s, doula's, and prenatal yoga instructor. We accept most insurance, including OHP. Call to schedule your free consultation and tour of our beautiful birth suites, complete with spa-style waterbirth tubs. Bend Midwifery Care Augustine Daniels, DEM 784 NE Robin Ct Bend, Or 97701 541-388-8539   BendMidwifery@msn.com Bend Birth Center Bendbirthcenter.com Janettte Gyesky, CPM, LDM Aria Baker, Assistant Midwife, CBE Bend, Oregon (541) 749-4660 The Bend Birth Center offers complete prenatal, birth, postpartum, newborn care and childbirth education classes. It is our goal to help women learn about themselves and their amazing capabilities so that they can make well-informed decisions and feel good about themselves, their bodies and their birth experience. We are licensed and certified professional midwives offering birth center or home birth services. We accept Oregon health plan and bill most insurance. Call us for a free tour and consultation. Nature's Way Midwifery www.NaturesWayMidwifery.com Tanya Parsons DEM 1551 NE 4th St. Bend, OR 97006 541-788-8040 541-923-2240 birthingwithtanya@yahoo.com Offering gentle, nurturing care. Homebirth, Waterbirth, complete prenatal, birth, postpartum and newborn care. Beautiful Blessings Midwifery Tiffany Sutphin DEM 19930 Limelight Dr #417 Bend, Oregon 97702 541-306-6190 541-788-0689 tsutphin@yahoo.com Heart'n'Hands Midwifery Services Victoria Johnson, LPN, LDM PO Box 3600, La Pine, Oregon, 97739 (541) 390-2999 bshea97739@msn.com. Providing home birth services in all of Central Oregon, including VBAC, water births, in home post partum care and well newborn care up to six weeks postpartum. 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OMC provides the names of its members in good standing.  It encourages all parents to take responsibility for their birth experience by becoming informed regarding the competency of local practitioners. This can be done by asking questions, obtaining local references and knowing that good midwifery care includes thorough reading and discussing with other parents and care providers.


OMC does not endorse the practices of any provider listed here.  Please understand that OMC is an alliance of those who define themselves as midwives as well as support the practice of independent midwifery.  It is not a credentialing agency or regulatory body.  As such we cannot be accountable for the competency of members of the organization. 

      

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