Certified nurse midwives are registered nurses who have graduated from advanced educational programs accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives. Midwifery practice is the independent management of women’s health care focusing on family planning needs, gynecological needs, care of pregnancy, labor and birth, and the postpartum period.  Midwives practice within am environment that provides for consultation, collaborative management or referral if necessary.  The midwives at Broome OB/GYN have privileges at both Lourdes and Wilson Hospitals.  They have an excellent relationship with their physician colleagues and have enjoyed working together over the years.

In our midwifery practice we provide:

Education and Counseling - If we as consumers are educated and informed we become part of the decision making process. Making informed decisions about your health will help to prepare you for the challenges of raising a family.

Active Participation in Decision Making - If we are actively involved in our health care choices, we share in the responsibility for the outcome. Being an active participant in birth can bring about a feeling of empowerment, allowing one to experience fulfillment and pride in one of life’s most powerful experiences.

Family Centered and Personalized Care - Birth belongs to the family. In our practice, family participation is strongly supported and encouraged.

Personalized Care EQUALS Choice - In our practice, options are explored... The mother may want a completely non-medical birth, with no routine IVs, or fetal monitors; she may want to spend her labor soaking in a whirlpool tub, she may want to deliver on her hands and knees, or on her side ... she may want some pain medication, called "sedation", or she may want epidural anesthesia. In midwifery care, within the boundaries of safety, you get CHOICE.