ginko leafOur Staff …

Women's Health & Birth Center provides excellent family-centered care in the safest, most nurturing environment possible.

At the WHBC pregnancy is considered a normal condition, not an illness, and the midwives devote extra time to education and to accommodating the mother's personal needs and desires.

Our Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) — registered nurses with advanced training and board certification in pregnancy, childbirth, and gynecology — offer a more emotionally satisfying experience of pregnancy and childbirth without unnecessary technological intervention.

ginko leaf What is a Nurse-Midwife?

  • A Nurse-Midwife is a registered nurse with at least one additional year of education in midwifery and women's health care.
  • A Nurse-Midwife cares for a woman and her baby during pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum period with gentleness, compassion and respect.
  • A Nurse-Midwife views birth as a normal process, not a medical procedure.
  • A Nurse-Midwife trusts in the ability of the woman's body.
  • A Nurse-Midwife offers care to healthy women and their newborns at home, in freestanding birth centers or in the hospital.

ginko leafStaff Members

 

Certified Nurse-Midwives

  • Rosanne Gephart, C.N.M.
  • Leigh Golden, C.N.M.
  • Parie Lambert, C.N.M.
  • Jennifer McKenzie, C.N.M.
  • Chris Perkowska, C.N.M.
 

Birth Attendants

  • April Blake, N.D.
  • Sara Carniglia, R.N.
  • Dana Fox, L.M.
  • Molly Jacobs, R.N.
  • Colette Mercer, L.M.
  • Robin Hanlon, R.N.
 

Client Services

  • Sonia VillAlobos, Patient Educator/Lactation Specialist
  • Holly Pace, Patient Educator
  • Jeannette Pearce, MFT.
  • Stacey Szczekowski, MFTI.
 

Management Team

  • Christina Semeski, Administrative Director/Billing Manager
  • Claudia Reyes, C.P.H.W., Front Office Manager
  • Honey Grace Roberts, Patient Care Coordinator/Childbirth Educator
 

Administrative Team

  • Alejandra Mendoza, Billing Assistant
  • Maria Rosales, Welcome, Scheduling
  • Charlene Perez, Welcome, Scheduling
  • Heidi Helgren, Office Support
 

ginko leaf Why we love the Birth Center

 

ginko leafI finished my student training here at the Women’s Health and Birth Center. Now, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to stay on as a new Nurse Midwife in the practice. I have had such wonderful experiences here already in this extraordinary place. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this special time in your life.

Leigh Golden C.N.M.
 

ginko leaf I chose to work at the Birth Center because I believe that birth is a natural and miraculous event that should be celebrated, and because I believe in peoples' right to actively participate in their healthcare.  Here, each birth is a unique celebration of life.  It makes me proud to work somewhere that focuses on providing family-centered, holisitic and  truely personalized care. 

Molly Jacobs, R.N.

 

ginko leaf Everyday I get to help families during one of the most important and momentous times in their lives. It is an honor to be a part of their journey into parenthood.

Honey Grace Roberts, Patient Care Coordinator

 

ginko leaf Working at the Birth Center has allowed me the opportunity to work as a team with many families to help them plan for the arrival of their new additions. Here at the WHBC I can help clients take control of their pregnancy and the birth of their new baby. Giving our clients the sense of empowerment that they rightfully deserve and possess is the best feeling.

Claudia Reyes, C.P.H.W., Front Office Manager