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Well-Rounded Maternity Center | N88 W16733 Main St, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 | 262.253.6510 | Tues / Fri / Sat 11:00-5:00 or by Appt |
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A Birth Center is the practice of MIDWIFERY CARE. "The practice of midwifery is different from the practice of obstetrics. Midwifery care may be provided by any qualified provider who practices a wellness and holistic approach to pregnancy, birth, and women's health care. Midwifery care focuses on the promotion of health and the development of individual responsibility. Midwives take time to listen to women . . . midwives believe that childbearing is normal and that a woman and her family should create the birth experience that will be meaningful to them. Midwifery is a collaborative practice that involves midwives . . . nurses . . . obstetricians . . . pediatricians and other specialists as needed. Midwifery honors and respects the wisdom and dignity of all women." ~American Association of Birth Centers For more information on Birth Centers, visit the AABC website at: www.BirthCenters.org DIRECTORY of MIDWIFES at Well-Rounded Maternity Center Christy Feiker
I am a Certified Professional Midwife through the North American Registry of Midwives. I received my training by apprenticing with experienced midwives. I recently lived on Maui and attended home births with a longtime traditional midwife. I also worked in a clinical setting at a birth center in El Paso, Texas. Birth is a highly evolved, natural process that most often requires only watchful attention and support to have a healthy mom and baby. I teach families about their birth choices and hope to see women empowered by giving birth. Through this experience, mothers will have the energy and resources needed to nourish their young in a whole and healthy way. I am also a Certified Infant Massage Instructor. Touch is the first language that we understand as infants Babies are sensitive and conscious beings I am committed to nurturing the primal connection that we expect as infants. I am joyful watching families bond in such a way that their babies are heard with an open heart. I also feel that mothers need this same type of nurturing as they are constantly giving of themselves to their children. I am currently being trained in Jin Shin Tara, which employs a gentle touch on points along meridian pathways to reorganize the nervous system, allowing it to find balance and release. Our world needs more people feeling connected and at peace. Birth is a perfect place to begin.
It has been an amazing couple of years as I navigated the path to becoming a CPM. Though, the letters behind my name have changed, my belief that birth is a natural, normal and healthy life event, is stronger than ever! I firmly believe that birth is a family centered event and birthing at home allows families to bond in quiet and delight. I continue to be profoundly aware of the power of women, the transformations that birth brings to families and that births are, unquestionably, the most intimate yet empowering moments in life. My goals also remain the same.
"Ali provided me with exceptional care during and after my two pregnancies. I have never felt more cared for by a medical professional than I have during my experiences with Ali. She is gentle, attentive, affirming and thorough. She goes above and beyond-before she started her home birth practice, she made a home visit to me on a Sunday evening when I was suffering with mastitis. And she did it joyfully! I feel so privileged that she attended the birth of my second child. She allowed me to follow my instincts and gave me the space I needed to just listen to my body and my baby. She was an attentive guardian, there if I needed her, encouraging me to do what my body was designed to do. I had a beautiful birth experience and would recommend Ali's care without any reservations." Shelly Roder
In 1986 I began attending hospital births as an advocate for natural birth. Shortly thereafter I was invited to attend a few home births to see if it was where I really wanted to be using my skills. I apprenticed with a midwife in this area, and we worked together for 18 years. Today I am a Certified Professional Midwife, and a Wisconsin Licensed Midwife, and this past October marks the 20th year that I have been attending out of hospital births. I have been married for 25+ years and have 4 children, 3 born at home. I live in South Central/South Eastern Wisconsin and will travel within reason. I believe in the creator who designed women to conceive, carry and deliver babies, and I believe in women and the strength they have within to labor and deliver their babies. I am here to serve these women and their families. Help educate them as needed, guide them in the pregnancy, and guard the natural process of labor and delivery.
Birth works, we all know, and if supported through this natural process, we can bear witness to all the magic that a new life brings to our families. Women forever know what their bodies can do and know what they need to birth their own babies ... it is my goal to support you as your birth story unfolds, ... as gently and respectfully as is needed for an optimal birth experience. I have been serving our communities with out of hospital midwifery services for over 20 years, first becoming a Certified Professional Midwife in 1993 after I finished my direct-apprenticeship training, and becoming a licensed midwife in the state of Wisconsin in 2006. I have guided over 900 babies and am now serving some second generation families.
I believe that pregnancy and childbirth are an intimate family centered experience. Childbirth is a normal and natural event in a woman's life for which she has been uniquely designed by God. I am honored to serve a woman and her family during this time.
The process of human childbirth is a normal physiological process perfectly designed by nature to bring babies into the world. It is an instinctive, primal experience that has it's own rhythm and pace which should be respected and honored, and works best when interfered with as little as possible. Women should be encouraged to be active participants in decision-making and self-care. Women who are informed, supported and encouraged to follow their own instincts can be active givers of birth rather than passive receivers of birth technology. When childbirth is experienced in this way, it has the potential to be a transformative event; women who take responsibility for their births and give birth to their babies under their own power, emerge from the experience empowered, with a new sense of their own capabilities. This transformation benefits not only that mother and her children, but the entire family unit, the community, the culture at large, and ultimately the world, as it encourages peaceful, loving, responsible relationships. As we birth, so we live. To assist women to realize this potential, I offer my service as a Certified Professional Midwife. I offer holistic, woman-based care fore pregnancy, labor, delivery and the postpartum period for families desiring to birth at home. I also offer the water labor/water birth option to my clients, and provide a portable birth tub for this purpose. I have had the honor and privilege of supporting and guiding women through the process of childbirth since 1992. To date, I have attended over 550 births. I live in Kewaskum, just north of West Bend, and will travel about one hour in any direction to serve birthing families. Prenatal visits, which last about an hour, occur either in my home or in my office at the Birth Center. Costs of midwifery care are often covered by insurance. For those who are not covered by insurance, a flexible fee scale is available.
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LaNette McQuitty, CPM, LM, Babies Birth Benefits, LLC
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Debra Studey, CPM, LM
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