Meet Your Birth Team

I was introduced to the idea of midwifery while pregnant with my second child. I had given birth in a hospital the first time and felt very out of control. I allowed a physician to induce my labor, and was given medication against my wishes. I labored in an overflow room with only a curtain separating me from the other laboring women. I knew I wanted a different experience the second time around. A friend introduced me to her midwife and I was hooked on the idea of having a natural birth at home with a midwife. Laboring at home seemed so natural to me. I could use my own linens, dress in my own clothes, and choose who would be attending. After the birth, my daughter could see her newborn sibling right away. I could sleep in my own bed.

I currently have seven beautiful, smart and active grandchildren, six of which were born at home or in a birth center and one received into my hands in the hospital.

I decided to study midwifery when my children were in high school. It was in my heart and soul. I love serving other women and helping them achieve the birth of their dreams. I have been licensed since 2001 and have attended over 1,200 births

I have always been fascinated with pregnancy, birth and babies. My mom says that as a child, while my siblings happily examined exotic animals at the zoo, I ran from stroller to stroller examining babies. As I grew I loved learning about the human body, I soaked in anatomy and physiology classes, got certified as an EMT the summer before my senior year of high school, and headed off to college determined to pursue medical school. However, as I learned more about the medical system, I began to feel that being a doctor may not be the right fit for me. When I heard about midwifery I knew that it was the job I was looking for. A calling you might say. I loved that midwifery would allow me to spend time with my clients, get to know them, and provide individualized care and information. Getting to know a woman and her family prenatally, holding that sacred space and watching her find her strength through her birth, and supporting her through the postpartum period is the most rewarding career I can imagine. And I’m not complaining about the squishy baby cuddles either!

After four years of rigorous learning at the Midwives College of Utah, a two year apprenticeship in Argyle, Texas, and having a baby of my own, I graduated and became certified as a Certified Professional Midwife in 2018. I regularly attend continuing education workshops and trainings, and am certified in NRP and CPR. I worked for a little while in Texas, then my family relocated to South Carolina, where I am proud to be joining the Labors of Love team. I am so grateful to get to do my dream job every day and bear witness to the ordinary miracle that is pregnancy and birth.

From the time I was a small child, I was fascinated by pregnancy. I always knew when my mother was pregnant, even before she told us. I watched her mindset evolve from standard hospital births where she was uncomfortable and out of control, to then being with a midwife in a birth center for two water births. When I was twelve, my fifth sibling was born, and I knew I wanted to be a midwife. By the time I graduated high school, I had accumulated a number of midwifery textbooks and birth books that I couldn’t wait to dig into. The September after I graduated, I was able to attend my first birth, and I fell even deeper in love with what I wanted to do. Only a few months into my first apprenticeship, I had the sweet (and unexpected!) privilege of my youngest sibling being my first catch. Over the past two and a half years I have attended more than fifty births with four different midwifes while continuing online studies to work towards my Certified Professional Midwife license. I am hoping and planning to finish my coursework and required births in the next year and half. I?m excited for my future in midwifery!

After working in Banking for over 30 years. She worked for a Tax preparation company for several years, and has been Trained in Quick Books and Microsoft products.
She will be the smiling voice you will hear when you call the office number and answering the email messages you send in. She handles all appointments, uploading of documents in patient’s charts, communication with auxiliary services, account receivables and banking. We truly could not function on a day to day basis without her.

Jay Weaver is the Administrator, who handles everything except delivering babies. Truly he is the muscle behind the midwives and is responsible for Spartanburg having a birth center. He was saddened to see women in other areas have access to this type of facility and the women in Spartanburg having to travel to deliver their babies naturally. Little did he know when we opened our doors than women would travel for as much as 1 1/2 hours to be able to give birth in our facility. We are thankful for his behind the scenes work that keeps us all going.