About Donna:
Personal: mother of 9 children
all born at home from 1983 to 1998. I was trained as a doula in 1992 but did not want to work in a hospital protecting
women from Drs so i pursued the Midwifery path. My goal is to help each woman birth as they intuitively need and want
to. I think birth empowers a woman to do many things with her life and the first step is confidence about her body.
I have been working as a primary midwife since 1997 and attending seminars, conferences and training classes in different
areas.
Vision
Statement
My ultimate goal is to have midwifery as a standard of care for all healthy women as well as midwives supporting
each other in maintaining and improving the care given to birthing women and their families. To encourage the recognition
of midwifery care as a safe and valid choice for women of childbearing years.
Mission Statement:
To provide midwifery care according to the Midwifery Model of Care with
respect to all women with the right to self determination, complete information and to be an active participant in the
health care decisions. We base our profession Midwifery Model of Care as well as:
• Recognizing that Pregnancy
and birth are fundamentally healthy and that childbearing is a lived experience for each woman
• Defends a woman’s
right to self-determination
• Each women is unique and her care should be tailored to her individual needs as
well as deserving of honest communication about her individual health choices
• Acknowledges that attendance
to the emotional and spiritual components of childbearing are as important as the physical needs during the childbearing
cycle
•
Midwives should be trained by other midwives as well as support each other in maintaining and improving the quality of care
provided to birthing women
Midwives should maintain a professional attitude and promote equal relationships with other caregivers
• Understands the relationship between midwives and a client is collaborative and the clients is able to self determine
• Is a health resource for her community
• Identifying and preserving safe and traditional methods of birthing and healthcare, and enhancing those systems
with evidence-based aspects of biomedicine
Education
Certifications:
I am a CPM (Certified Professional Midwife) which is from national agency
called NARM (North American Registry of Midwives).
Member
of NACPM (National Association of Certified Professional Midwives
Member of MANA Midwives of North America
Certified in International Maternal and Newborn Health care
BEST Qualified (Birth Emergency Skills Training) from Aviva Institute
Womens
Health Care Provider
Enrolled at Aviva Institute for a BS in Midwifery. (Now in my 3rd year and will graduate at the end of 2010. I am also the Clinical Practicum Coordinator
for Aviva )
Neonatal Resuscitation and Adult/Infant CPR Certified
Training:
The Tennessee Birth Place 1999
Uchee Pines in Alabama 2002
The Farm- advanced midwifery course with the farm midwives and Ina Mae Gaskin 2004
Trained with Hospital Midwives in Jamaica
2000
NeoNatal
Resuscitation, Adult CPR (every 2 years)w/Karen Strange
Stonebridge University in England
Mercy In Action (International Maternal and Newborn Health/Disaster Preparedness) 2010
Personal
Education:
B.Msc
(in metaphysical science)
Minister
Spiritual
Life Coach
Aromatherapist
Administrator
of DaySpring Academy since 1996
