About

I grew up on a small farm in the rolling hills of western NY. There as a farmer's daughter and third child of nine, with five rambunctious brothers and three hilarious sisters, I spent the best years of my life, my happy childhood. My parents loved Jesus and they loved us and taught us well. We were taught the value of honesty, integrity, and hard work from a young age. We learned to do a job and a finish it, to be responsible, to study hard and to use our creativity. We were able to explore and learn so much as we grew up living life and learning and working together. Most importantly Dad and Mom taught us to see needs, to love people and to never stop giving. Our home was always open to anyone who needed a friend, a meal or a place to stay, and my parents are still that way.

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Over the years, we moved away from our childhood farm to Lyndonville for several years and then out of state to central Ohio. My keen childhood interest in midwifery as a twelve year grew as I was finishing high school and I began to look into multiple schooling options. Soon after graduation in 2006 I had the incredible opportunity to attend my first home birth. I  was completely in awe. Shortly after I began to attend many more with a local midwife serving a large community in her home birth practice. It was meant to be. I was thrilled.

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I began my official midwifery studies with an intense two and a half year apprenticeship where I assisted in over two hundred natural births. This taught me vast and invaluable number of skills and gave me a great foundation in clinical care, client relationships, and knowing normal. I also learned to assess clinical situations, how to facilitate emergency care and when to transport. I became primary under supervision after my apprenticeship and began my own practice in the same area. I  continued to work with my preceptor as my mentor.

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In 2009 I moved with my family back to Lydonville where I spent seven wonderful years serving a small Amish and Mennonite community. In May of 2016 I returned to central Ohio to work in a local birth center over a very busy time. It was a great transition and learning experience. I loved the families I got to serve and since then I have begun my own practice as well as work with and support the many wonderful midwives in my community.

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I have additional midwifery education through Mercy in Action College of Midwifery training programs, midwifery seminars and multiple online classes, including;

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*IV therapy

*Suturing

*Pharmacology

*Cultural Competency

*Global Midwifery and 

*Expecting the Unexpected:

Birth Emergency Care Skills in out of Hospital Settings

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In 2014 I enrolled in the North American Registry of Midwives and having completed their certification requirements, I am a Certified Professional Midwife. My heart is so thankful to the Lord and to all the mothers, babies and families who were a part of this journey with me. Thank you.

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I have a deep passion for competent, compassionate and professional midwifery care being made available to all mothers and babies regardless of their language, social status or race. For many, many years now I have worked within a poor sub-cultural community right here in my area, another language, no electricity, no plumbing, but this has enabled me to to see beyond appearance and reach the heart . Ultimately my hearts desire is that no matter who you are that you will feel and know the love the Jesus for you. Sometimes He just needs hands to love through.​

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October 2023 I married the love of my life,

Mackenzie Camp. Marriage has been a

sweet gift from the Lord and as we

continue on this journey together, my

husband running a custom

farming business and the two of us

becoming new parents to our own little

 one, midwifery will take the back

burner and I will not be taking any​​

new clients or doing births in the 

next few years.

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