About The Midwife

Grace started her journey into midwifery in 2008 when she trained through DONA international as a birth and postpartum doula. In 2010 she was asked by a local homebirth midwife to start birth assisting with her. In 2018 Grace completed the MEAC approved National College of Midwifery associates degree program. She passed the NARM exam and was certified as a Professional Midwife. 

Grace Lives in Harpers Ferry with her Husband and 5 Children. Three of which were born at home. In her free time she enjoys knitting and weaving.

What is the Midwifery Model of Care?

The Midwives Model of Care is a fundamentally different approach to pregnancy and childbirth than contemporary obstetrics. Midwifery care is uniquely nurturing, hands-on care before, during, and after birth. Midwives are health care professionals specializing in pregnancy and childbirth who develop a trusting relationship with their clients, which results in confident, supported labor and birth. All midwives are trained to provide comprehensive prenatal care and education, guide labor and birth, address complications, and care for newborns. The Midwives Model of Care is based on the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal life events. The Midwives Model of Care includes:

• monitoring the physical, psychological and social well-being of the mother throughout the childbearing cycle
• providing the mother with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support
• minimizing technological interventions and
• identifying and referring women who require obstetrical attention.

The application of this model has been proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section.

(Midwives Model of Care definition is Copyrighted by the Midwifery Task Force, all rights reserved)