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Nicole Walsh received her Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from SUNY Cortland and her Masters in Education from Old Dominion University. She has two young boys and a baby girl; her personal experiences are what led her to pursue becoming part of the birthing community. Since 2015, she’s experienced the incredible journey of pregnancy, birth and motherhood and what …
Maria Silver Pyanov CCE(BWI) is a certified BirthWorks Childbirth Educator and a seasoned mom to six earthside children, including two preemies. What she loves most about BirthWorks programs is the focus on evidenced-based information while highlighting the emotional and spiritual aspect of pregnancy, parenting, and childbirth. Maria is also a parent educator, sharing much of …
Dr. Amber Price received a Bachelor in Behavioral Science from the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Old Dominion University. She completed her graduate degree at the University of Cincinnati, with a Master of Nursing in Midwifery, and a post-Masters certificate in Global Women’s Health. She received her Executive Doctorate …
Marshall H. Klaus, M.D., internationally known neonatologist and researcher, is the author or coauthor of several standard works in the field, including Bonding, Care of the High Risk Newborn, and Mothering the Mother. A pioneer in neonatology, Marshall did the original work in isolating and identifying the surfactant critical to early respiration, a breakthrough that …
Dr. Jeanne Ohm was a leader in the chiropractic profession as CEO of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association and editor of its magazine Pathways. Her work included being an international lecturer, post-graduate instructor for numerous chiropractic colleges, and author of many papers on pregnancy, birth, children, and chiropractic. She was married to Dr. Thomas Ohm, …
Dr. Michelle Aristizabal, M.D, FACOG received her medical degree from the University of Arizona, College of Medicine, USA. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ, USA. As of 2021, she is pursuing a fellowship with the Integrative Medicine with the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine …
Susan Luddington, Phd, FAAN, is a certified nurse midwife who graduated from the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing/Child Development from the Texas Woman’s University, has a Master of Science in Maternal-Child Health University of California, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University …
Bethany Hays, MD, FACOG, is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist who trained as a perinatologist and practiced obstetrics for 29 years, delivering her first baby in 1972 as a medical student at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She delivered her last baby in 2001 when she decided to put all her energy into “midwifing” the …
Barbara Harper is a leading voice for childbirth and maternity care reform, an author, educator, midwife and internationally recognized expert on the use of warm water immersion for labor and birth. She became a registered nurse in 1975 and has worked in obstetrics, pediatrics, cardiac, neurosurgical intensive care and as a holistic nursing specialist. In …
Nancy Wainer is a Certified Professional Midwife who attends home births and who has been present at over 2100 births. She trains student midwives, teaches childbirth classes, is the author of two (soon to be three) books on Birth in the USA. She coined the term VBAC and her work is being archived at Harvard …
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