Certified Professional Midwife
Licensed Midwife
Birth Arts International prepared me to teach comprehensive childbirth education courses which include informed decision making, the birth process, the postpartum period, breastfeeding, and so much more.
Learn More12/1/2013I created my business, and began attending hospital and homebirths as a doula, trained through mentorship and self-learning. I also created and began teaching my childbirth education courses, "The Birth Workshop".
Learn More1/1/2014I attended a 16 hour live online training for holding space for families through pregnancy and infant loss thought by Amy Glenn Wright at the Institute for Birth Breath and Death.
1/8/2016Facilitated at The Farm in Summertown, TN., this course prepared me to competently assist midwives during out-of-hospital births. midwiferworkshops.org
2/10/2016I began assisting midwives at births, and logging them with the North American Registry of Midwives to count towards clinical practicum.
Learn More3/1/2016I began my BSM program, completed in July 2022. https://www.midwifery.edu/
Learn More1/1/2018Facilitated by Robin Lim, CNN Hero of the Year. Lessons learned from the epicenters of disasters, including hands-on skills, low-resource solutions, disaster birth tool kits, "birth in tents" case studes, and PTSD.
8/2/2018In-person, intensive conference and series of on-campus classes, including suturing, intrapartum heart monitoring, immediate newborn and postpartum skills, OB Pharmacology, and catheterization.
4/22/2019Theory and precepted clinical practice of phlebotomy.
8/5/2019High-volume precepted clinical practice and additional online educational series on limited OB ultrasonography, transvaginal and abdominal. 150+ ultrasounds performed to date.
3/5/2020Spinning Babies, online course
7/8/2020Clinical placements in Oregon, Utah, and Pennsylvania. Over 1500 clinical hours in antenatal and postpartum care, L&D, and well-person care.
10/1/2020Breech Without Borders vaginal breech birth workshop to "reteach the breech". Breech research and clinical skills.
8/1/2021Evidence-based training in providing preconception care and insemination services applied through a lens of queer/trans relevancy and body positivity.
Learn More10/1/2021I passed the NARM exam to earn a Certified Professional Midwife credential. https://narm.org/
7/11/2022 Whitney's knowledge, skills, kindness and support during my pregnancy, birth, and postpartum were absolutely invaluable. She is worth her weight in gold!!
Quinn OglesbyDoula Client
I would be honored to work beside Whitney in any capacity regarding the sacred birthing arts. She is someone that I would trust to provide professional, evidenced based, culturally competent, holistic care for all families. She was the first person that I would recommend for compassionate doula care and comprehensive childbirth education classes in our community. I have a whole hearted belief that she will be an incredible and sacred midwife.
Sherri Theberge RN, IBCLC, LMT, CD, CBEMentor and colleague