04/16/2026
✨ A new season is unfolding… ✨
After 25 years in women and children’s health, and the past ten years serving families in the community as a Certified Nurse Midwife attending out-of-hospital births, I’m sharing an important transition in my professional journey.
Since 2016, I have had the profound honor of supporting families through pregnancy and birth in the community. When I began offering home birth as a Certified Nurse Midwife, I was the only CNM in Oregon offering home birth in many decades. Over the years it has been incredibly meaningful to watch the landscape evolve and see more CNMs returning to community birth and expanding access to this model of care.
Along the way I have had the privilege of mentoring nursing and midwifery students, supporting newer midwives entering community practice, and building deep friendships with midwives who have gone on to open or lead birth centers of their own. The relationships, the growth of our profession, and the hundreds of families I’ve had the honor to walk alongside have made this work one of the greatest privileges of my life.
Birth work is sacred work — and it is also deeply demanding work. After a year of thoughtful reflection about my health, my family, and the next chapter of my life, I have made the decision to retire from attending births.
This decision comes with immense gratitude for the journey and the community that has supported it.
Because of this transition, Oregon Birth & Wellness Center will no longer be accepting new clients for birth care as I begin shifting my professional focus.
I want to reassure our current clients and community that this will be a gradual transition over the next year. We plan to continue offering birthing services through 2026, though we will gradually reduce the number of births we are accepting as I move toward retirement from birth work and transition into a Direct Primary Care model.
For families currently signed up for care, we will be working thoughtfully and individually with clients to determine the best path forward. Some families will continue their care with me, while others may transition to other trusted providers in the community as we reduce our birth volume. Our goal is to ensure that every family has ample time, clear communication, and supportive options so that this transition is smooth and well supported.
Our incredible staff has been aware of these plans and are thoughtfully exploring the next steps in their own professional journeys as well.
While I am stepping away from birth work, I am not stepping away from caring for women, babies, and families. In fact, I am incredibly excited about what comes next.
I will be transitioning into a Direct Primary Care (DPC) membership model serving women and children. This model will allow me to offer more personalized, relationship-based care focused on prevention, wellness, and long-term health.
The practice will include:
🌿 Holistic pediatric care
🌿 Women’s health and primary care
🌿 Preventive medicine for families
🌿 Integration of both conventional medicine and Chinese medicine principles
Alongside this work, I will also be expanding my Embodied Regulation work — supporting individuals in reconnecting with their nervous systems, resilience, and well-being.
This new hybrid model will allow me to continue supporting mothers, babies, and families — just in a different way, one that is more sustainable for my health and allows me to serve the community in a deeper and longer-term capacity.
There is much more to share about the Direct Primary Care membership services and our evolving offerings, and I look forward to sharing those details soon.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you to every family who has trusted me with one of the most sacred moments of life. Your stories, your babies, and your courage will always remain part of my journey.
Here’s to the next chapter — one rooted in health, sustainability, and continued care for families. 💛
More updates to come soon.
