Roots Birth & Women's Health

11/13/2025

It's time for our weekly introductions! Meet Adriann Lewis. She is a Certified Nurse Midwife from Great Falls who has been helping us out part time. She's currently mostly in the birth center and clinic settings, but hopes to be taking call at Community Medical Center by early 2026. Welcome Adriann!

"I have been married to my best friend for 18 years and mom to four incredible kids who fill our lives with energy, laughter, and endless sports schedules. I currently reside in Great Falls on a ranch that has been in our family for over 150 years. Becoming a midwife has been one of my greatest joys — walking alongside families through the sacred moments of pregnancy and birth, especially in out-of-hospital settings, has deeply shaped my heart. My clinical focus has been postpartum mood disorders and helping mothers transition into motherhood. Life is beautifully busy and full of purpose, and I’m grateful for every bit of it.

I graduated from University of Mary with my nursing degree in 2009. I worked for many years in NICU and Labor and Delivery before returning back to school for my midwifery degree. I graduated from Frontier Nursing University in 2023 with my Certified Nurse Midwife degree and finished my doctorate earlier this year.

Outside of work I love to golf and spend as much time in the sun as I can. "

11/04/2025

Announcing our first birth center baby! Sweet Killian was born on 11/2. Congratulations to his family, we're so grateful that you trusted us to help him into the world.

11/04/2025

Hey all, welcome to a new weekly feature: Meet the Roots Team! We're starting off this week with one of new RNs, Callie Leiva. We're so luck to have her. Here are a few fun facts about Callie and her family!
– I lived in Costa Rica for five years, where I met my husband.
– We’re raising our two sons in a bilingual household, speaking both English and Spanish.
– I’m of Métis descent and a proud member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
– My own birth experience with midwives inspired me to become a nurse and share that same compassionate care with others.
– I’m a foodie and always on the hunt for great local eats!
– I love ’70s music and am jealous my parents got to see all the best concerts!
– You can usually catch me outside in my spare time gardening, walking, or relaxing by a body of water.

We'll be back next week with another midwife, nurse, CPM, or MA intro!

10/08/2025

New face alert! So many of you already know and love Nichole, she's going to be helping us out a few days a month as we get our birth center up and running. So grateful to her!!
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🌿 I’m so happy to be joining the team at Roots Midwives (again!) and Origin Health as a Certified Nurse Midwife.
I bring 13 years of experience in midwifery—mostly in birth center settings—with training across different models of care, including home and hospital birth in British Columbia, where I earned my Registered Midwifery degree.
Beyond midwifery, I’ve recently opened a new integrative women’s health practice at Anderson Integrative Medicine, where I offer:
✨ Osteopathic treatment for pain (especially in pregnancy & postpartum)
✨ Support for hormone balance and thyroid optimization
✨ Craniosacral and osteopathic care for newborns after birth
I’m also a mom to a sweet and spirited 10-year-old, and I’m truly honored to walk alongside families during such a meaningful time.
Looking forward to supporting you through your journey 💛

10/06/2025

Happy National Midwifery Week! This career is a true labor of love for all of us. It is such a joy and honor to care for you all! Thank you for making our job so wonderful.

09/19/2025

It was great to celebrate Missoula Birth Center's cord cutting ceremony yesterday! We're so excited to take care of laboring folks and their families in our beautiful new birthing space. More photos and videos to come!

09/16/2025

YOU’RE INVITED to the Grand Opening of the Missoula Birth Center, 2831 Fort Missoula Road, Suite 102, Missoula, Wednesday, September 17th, 4 to 7 pm.

Dr. M. Bardett Fausett, of Origin Health, along with the midwives of Roots Birth & Women’s Health, are pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the Missoula Birth Center. Located in Building #2 on the campus of Community Medical Center, the Missoula Birth Center offers a serene, home-like environment for low-risk, low-intervention births.

Guests will enjoy a “cord cutting” ceremony, guided tours of the new facility, and light refreshments. The event offers a chance to meet the care team and explore the birth center.

We hope you’ll join us there!

09/12/2025

She’s coming together!!!

09/07/2025

We’re so excited to announce the Grand Opening and “cord cutting” for the Missoula Birth Center, 2831 Fort Missoula Road, Suite 102, Missoula, on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, from 4-7 pm.

We’d love to see you there!

Dr. M. Bardett Fausett, of Origin Health, along with the midwives of Roots Birth & Women’s Health, are pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the Missoula Birth Center. Located in Building #2 on the campus of Community Medical Center, the Missoula Birth Center offers a serene, home-like environment for low-risk, low-intervention births.

The public is invited to attend the celebration on Wednesday, September 17th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at 2831 Fort Missoula Road, Suite 102.

Guests will enjoy a “cord cutting” ceremony, guided tours of the new facility, and light refreshments. The event offers a chance to meet the care team and explore the thoughtfully designed birth spaces.

Deliveries are attended by the Certified Nurse Midwives of Roots Birth & Women’s Health, RNs, and other skilled professionals.

“We are pleased to welcome birthing families to our center," said Dr. M. Bardett Fausett, founder of Origin Health and the Medical Director of the Missoula Birth Center. "We have a wonderful collaborative care situation where women can safely deliver in a nurturing environment. We support and encourage normal and natural labor and delivery, and we have expertise to guide and assist if the situation becomes more complicated. Our midwife team works with supportive obstetricians and hospital teams who can provide advanced care."

Come celebrate the Grand Opening with us!

07/14/2025

BUTTE Roots & Origin Health are excited to invite you to come help us celebrate the ribbon cutting of the Butte Roots & Women’s Health practice with the Butte Chamber of Commerce and our friends and colleagues Wednesday, July 30, from 4 - 7 pm.

225 S Clark Street, Butte.

We look forward to seeing you there.

07/02/2025

Building Our Birth Center!

We're thrilled to see our new
freestanding birth center taking shape in Missoula.

This warm, home-like space - run by our Roots Birth & Women's Health midwives - is opening in early fall!

Our goal is to give moms a comforting, empowering birth experience with the safety of medical experts close at hand.

We can't wait to welcome our first families here.

04/04/2025

Little construction update for you all! We've got walls, and even some paint! Hoping to have construction done by Mid-May and opening day shortly after, but we'll keep everyone posted! Think you're interested in a birth center delivery? Let us know! As opening day gets closer, we'll start offering a birth center specific orientation, have a website, and even start offering tours of the space (as well as an open house for the community). ❤️