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The foundation for my ideas and goals in midwifery began in 2003 with the pregnancy and birth of my first child.  I sought prenatal care from an upstate SC midwife and benefited greatly from her wisdom and nurturing during that time.  For my next birth I traveled to the Farm in Summertown, Tennessee, and their principles of service to women broadened my appreciation for the art of midwifery.  My study and research was continuous, and culminated with my entrance in 2007 into a formal didactic program, completed summer 2009, to become a direct-entry midwife in the state of South Carolina.  My apprenticeship and testing completed this process in 2010. My doula certification is also current, from summer of 2009.

I have happily nursed for 5 years and counseled many other nursing mothers through simple and very complex breastfeeding concerns.  I continue to deepen my study and understanding of lactation as a part of my services for women.