HOMEBIRTH MIDWIVES IN MINNESOTA

Spreadsheet created by Amy Roff (amy@MamaResource.com). Please contact me with updates! January 3, 2007

Click to see References for Minnesota Homebirth Midwives

Sources: MinnesotaBirthNetwork.com, midwifeinfo.com, findamidwifetoday.com, birthpartners.com, MANA.org (The Midwives' Alliance of North America)

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Last Name

First Name

Title(s)

Work Areas

Phone

E-mail

Business Name

Website

Address

Back-up MD

Notes

Alden

Denise

651-554-0561, 651-602-7527

6711 CATHERINE, INNER GROVE MN 55076

Bazille

Jeanne

TM ,CPM

Minneapolis/St. Paul and surrounding suburbs

651-770-9494

jdbazille@msn.com

Peacefully Born Traditional Midwifery

St. Paul, MN

Co-chair of Midwifery Now, MANA certified QE, Over 25 years of helping families birth their babies at home

Bergeron

Beth

218-246-8186

crembe@paulbunyan.net

41622 CO RD 122, DEER RIVER, MN 56636

Deer River is north of Duluth near Grand Rapids, what's DEM?

Brechon

Michelle

CNM

651-771-8676, 612-672-2909

701-25TH AVE SO, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55454

Burke

Brenda

SE Minnesota

inpeace@oneota.net

Peaceful Birthing

Cathcart

Mel

Dipl. Ac.

Minneapolis/St. Paul and surrounding suburbs

612-735-9993

Corbeil

Emme

CD (DONA), BaH, BEd

metro area (within 50 miles)

612-381-1270

emmedoula@yahoo.com

http://www.childbirthcollective.org/memberProfiles/emmecorbeil.html

32 NEWTON AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55405

Crandall

Rolla (Ralah)

DEM

Minneapolis/St. Paul and surrounding suburbs

763-560-6967, 612-560-6967

Rmidwife424@aol.com

7033 IDAHO AVE N, BROOKLYN Park, MN 55428-1781

Dahl

Maureen

CPM, DM, LM

Greater Twin Cities/St. Cloud 75-mile-area

C: 612-245-1887, P: 612-880-5955

minnesotamidwife2@yahoo.com

Heritage Midwifery

http://www.birthpartners.com/Search/Listing.aspx?S=MW/1/27/minneapolis/50/413, http://www.childbirthcollective.org/memberProfiles/maureendahl.html

Certified Professional Midwife, Specializing in out-of-hospital birth and water birth, "Children are a Heritage from the Lord", Personalized Family-Centered In-Home Midwifery Model of Care

Dixon

Kerry

CPM, LM, RN, SNM

651-224-7480, 651-343-7123

kerryanndixon@msn.com

http://www.birthpartners.com/search/Midwives/Providers/index.asp?CNTRY=1&pro=1&id=261

796 ASHLAND AVE, ST PAUL, MN 55104-7119

17 Sep 2006: on sabbatical finishing a master's degree

Fairbanks

Tracy

Minneapolis/St. Paul and surrounding suburbs

612-879-0808

tracyandrachel@yahoo.com

Folin

Alyssa (Ali)

CPM, DE

Twin Cities and surrounding areas

651-587-7029, 651-228-0406

alyfolin@msn.com

North Star Midwifery

http://www.birthpartners.com/search/Midwives/Providers/index.asp?CNTRY=1&pro=1&id=1257

734 Stewart Ave, #2, Saint Paul, MN 55102

Garrett

Kim

CPM, LM

Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs

952-924-1079

kim.garrett@dearbornmidwifery.com

works with Kathy Ruggles

http://www.dearbornmidwifery.com

5136 GORGAS AVE, EDINA MN 55424

Dr. Lourdes Borges

Griffin

Enid

651-645-1909

1551 GRANTHAM ST, ST PAUL, MN 55108-1449

SUP was at the end of her phone number--what does SUP stand for?

Herman

Devorah

CPM, TMW, D, MT

Minneapolis/St. Paul

651-222-3177

Ziloh@aol.com

Barefoot Home Mother Care

Hunt-Jansen

Vanessa

DEM/BA/LA/AAHCC

Minneapolis/St. Paul and surrounding suburbs

612-706-0224

chrsvan@earthlink.net

Little Light Birth Services

3506 PIERCE ST NE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55418

Childbirth education through the Bradley Method. She runs the birth network website and she is also a midwife.

Johnson Grass

Amy

ND, LN, LM, CPM

651-895-2520

dramy@health-foundations.com

Health Foundations Naturopathic Medicine & Mid

http://www.health-foundations.com

Grand Hill Professional Building, 333 Grand Avenue, Suite 211, Saint Paul, MN 55102

Kent

Jill

CPM, LM

Fargo, NW Minnesota

c: 701-793-7228, p: 218-476-9382, 218-284-5960, 218-861-6172

jk-cpm1@juno.com

http://www.dearbornmidwifery.com

520 32ND AVE S #327, MOORHEAD, MN 56560

Jan -05: "I had to close my birth center in Sept. of '04 due to low birth numbers and lack of 3rd party reimbursement. But I have been practicing for 25 yrs. and continue as always with my homebirths. No, there isn't another direct entry midwife in the area. The next closest would be up north about 4 hrs. drive, or down by Alex. So again...I'm it." The Stork's Nest Birth Center, 218-284-5960, 312 Hwy. 75 N. , Moorhead, MN 56560, doula who has worked w/ her: Jen DeMaio 218-287-4501 shalom@hotmail.com

Kerrigan

Nickie

TMW

Twin Cities and surrounding areas

c: 763-257-9446, h: 507-333-3925

helping44hands@yahoo.com

Fairbault, MN

"I serve women where ever they live and negotiate to do home visit prenatals."

Kirby

Jane

CPM

Minneapolis/St. Paul and surrounding suburbs

651-228-1684

spiderkirby@hotmail.com

Koslowski

Sylvia

CPM, LM

320-369-4123, 763-286-5941

"Midwifery Now "

Liddle

Monica

CPM, LM, ND

Arrowhead region, Duluth

218-279-1911

http://www.monicaliddle.com

Naturopathic Medicine through Bastyr Univ. in Seattle, I am licensed as a Naturopathic Physician in Washington state; MN doesn't license NDs yet . I am currently practicing both midwifery and general naturopathic medicine, with a focus on women's health, in Duluth.

Lukes

Marla

metro area

612-272-6725

marla@sylvanstreet.net

http://www.childbirthcollective.org/memberProfiles/marlalukes.html

Fridley, MN

works with Janet Schwab and might be working with Maureen

Martin

Susie

D, TMW

metro area and surrounding suburbs

651-638-0004

midwifesm@usfamily.net

Mastel

Brigette

CPM, RN, SNM

Minneapolis and North suburbs and cities

218-546-7779

midwifeb@mlecmn.net

(member of MCCPM)

McGraw

Rachael

BSM, CPM, LM

Twin Cities and surrounding areas

651-983-7522

rachaelmcgraw@yahoo.com

Riversong Midwifery

http://www.riversongmidwifery.com

838 BIDWELL ST, SAINT PAUL MN 55118

Miller

Ami

CPM, LM

Minneapolis/St. Paul and surrounding suburbs

763-449-8876

Dearborn Midwifery

http://www.dearbornmidwifery.com

Parker

Joy

CPM, LM

Central Minnesota

320-267-2337, 320-243-8042, 320-243-8024

midwifejoy@mchsi.com, parhalt@lakedalelink.net

Central Minnesota Midwifery

http://www.birthpartners.com/search/Midwives/Providers/index.asp?CNTRY=1&pro=1&id=690

115 HAINES AVE, PAYNESVILLE, MN 56362

Ruggles

Kathy

CPM, LM

Menomonie and Twin Cities

715-664-8365

kathy.ruggles@dearbornmidwifery.com

works with Kim Garrett

http://www.dearbornmidwifery.com

Dr. Lourdes Borges

Sandell

Katie

CNM

Duluth area

218-724-9613

rsandell@chartermi.net

http://midwifeinfo.com/mi_show.php?login=ksandell

2322 Greysolon Road, Duluth, MN 55812

CNM homebirth, Waterbirth experience, Home Birth Option, Regular Gynecological Care

Schwab

Janet

RN, CNM, MSN

c: 612-220-0975, o: 952-545-9999

jschwab@2eachherown.com

To Each Her Own

http://www.2eachherown.com

Ridgedale State Bank Bldg, 1730 Plymouth Rd, Suite 207, Minnetonka, MN 55305

Stephens-Coldwater

Vanessa

TMW

Minneapolis, St Paul and surrounding communiti

612-747-9096

vanessa@familytreemidwifery.com

Family Tree Midwifery

http://www.familytreemidwifery.com, http://www.waterbirthresources.com

Specializing in waterbirth and VBAC

Tully

Gail

952-888-6929

gail@spinningbabies.com

Voelke Studelska

Jana

TMW (in progress: CPM and LM)

Duluth, NW Wisconsin, NE MN, northshore areas

218-340-2108

jana@birthduluth.com

http://www.birthduluth.com

Duluth, MN

Works with Monica Liddle

Walker Honeywell

Therese

SE Minnesota, and hospital services in NE Iowa

twalker@midwives.org

Weiss-Holzbauer

Edi

CNM

Olivia, MN; Waterbirth experience

Willen

Amy

615-545-8910

4665 KENT ST, SHOREVIEW, MN 55126

Wingeier

Ruth

CNM

320-732-2131

wingking@rea-alp.com

also works in Long Prairie, MN clinic

Titles: CPM: Certified Professional Midwife, LM: Licensed Midwife, CNM: Certified Nurse Midwife, CM: Certified Midwife, TMW: Direct Entry Midwife or Traditional Midwife; SNM: student nurse midwife; ND: Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, D or CD: Doula, BE: Birth Educator, MT: Massage Therapist

Sources: On 1/9/05, I checked the following for Minnesota homebirth midwives:

http://midwifeinfo.com/mi_search.php?firstname=&lastname=&city=&state=MN&HB=yes&keywords=&dowhat=findmidwife

http://www.findamidwifetoday.com/birthmarket/search.asp?category=7&keywords=&method=0&states=MN

http://www.birthpartners.com/search/Midwives/UnitedStates/Minnesota/results.asp?ZIP=55354

http://minnesotabirthnetwork.com/Midwiferesource.html

Notes regarding specific people:

Janet Hofer used to work with Jeanne Bazille but unfortunately has died

Laura Erickson no longer lives in MN

Brandy Ross no longer lives in MN

Betty Bonson is the President of Minnesota Families for Midwifery (www.mfmidwifery.org). Per Gina: she used to be a LD nurse at Abbott and is a member of the Childbirth Collective and a midwife herself

MIDWIFERY WEBSITES:

Minnesota Bill regarding Midwifery Licenses

Minnesota Families for Midwifery

A grass-roots citizens' organization promoting midwife-attended births at home, in birth centers, and in hospitals throughout Minnesota

Citizens for Midwifery

The only national consumer-based group promoting the Midwives Model of Care! CfM works to provide information and resources that promote the local midwife, as well as midwives and midwifery care across the country!

Minnesota Midwives Guild

Upholding Standards for Midwives in Minnesota

American Association of Naturopathic Midwives (AANM)

Exists to educate the public about naturopathic midwifery and to provide clinical support, continuing education, licensing standards and mentoring programs for its members. Find Naturopathic Midwife in your area.

Midwifery Today

The journal for midwives across the country! Publications available for midwives and con

A Better Birth

Home to the Pregnancy and Child Directory

Healthy Beginnings

Minnesota Holistic Health Resource Directory for Mothers, Babies and their Families

Minnesota Birth Network

An organization created for parents, birth groups & individuals to assist in finding the beneficial pregnancy and birth services in Minnesota by looking in one place.

The Childbirth Collective

Promotes labor support by educating families and the birth community about the role of the doula, providing ongoing education for doulas, and helping families locate doulas in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.

HOMEBIRTH BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

Jenni: Heart and Hands by Elisabeth Davis (maybe you already know of it). It is a great book to get more familiar with home birth from the midwife's perspective. It has been updated quite a few times. In the edition I had from the 80's, there was a great list of questions to ask when interviewing a potential midwife.

Kerry Dixon: read some books like Ina May Gaskin she has two the classic Spiritual Midwifery and a more recent one whose title escapes me, Barbara Harper Gentle Birth Choices and the Pregnancy Book by Martha and Wm Sears. Of course the internet is full of interesting sources. Barbara Harpers waterbirth website is good. Get a list a questions together and then contact midwives. As you are interviewing them they are doing a screening process too. Most want to meet in-person--which I think you would want too. Think about what is important to you and your family at this sacred time.

Allison: The book BABYCATCHER by Peggy Vincent is a very entertaining book about her life as a midwife. And any book by Carl Jones is good, as far as preparing for birth.

MIDWIFE TITLES and MIDWIFERY ORGANIZATIONS (source: http://www.birth-center.com/know-your-midwife.html)

Direct-Entry Midwives

"Direct-entry" midwives, who are licensed in some states, are not required to become nurses before training to be midwives. The Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council (MEAC) is currently accrediting direct-entry midwifery educational programs and apprenticeships in the United States. Direct-entry midwives' legal status varies according to state, and they practice most often in birth centers and in homes.

Certified Professional Midwives

Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) may gain their midwifery education through a variety of routes. They must have their midwifery skills and experience evaluated through the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) certification process and pass the NARM written Examination and Skills Assessment. The legal status of these nationally credentialed direct-entry midwives varies from state to state. In some of the states where they are also individually licensed, midwives' services are reimbursable through Medicaid and private insurance carriers.

Certified Nurse-Midwives

Certified-Nurse Midwives (CNMs) are educated in both nursing and midwifery. To earn the CNM credential, individuals must graduate from an education program that has been accredited by the ACNM Division of Accreditation. Graduates, who have earned at least a bachelors degree, must then pass the ACNM Certification Council, Inc. (ACC) exam. CNMs are licensed to practice in 50 states and provide primary health care to women, with a focus on maternity and gynecological services. CNMs practice most often in hospitals and birth centers.

Certified Midwives

Certified Midwives (CMs) are also graduates of ACNM accredited education programs who have carried at least a bachelors degree and passed the ACC certification exam. These individuals who are prepared to provide the same scope of service as their CNM colleagues, do not have to be registered nurses.

For more information contact:

Midwives' Alliance of North America (MANA)

4805 Lawrenceville Highway, Suite 116-279

Lilburn, GA 30047

1-888-923-MANA (6262)

www.mana.org

North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)

5257 Rosestone Drive

Lilburn, GA 30047

1-888-84-birth (2-4784)

www.mana.org/narm

Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council (MEAC)