Phase 2-Winter 2024

CLNC 2010: Phase Two Practicum

MDWF 1040: IV Skills

MDWF 2010: Prenatal Care 1: Foundations of Prenatal Care

MDWF 2035: Complications of Human Lactation

SOSC 2010: Cultural Safety in Midwifery Care

SOSC 2090: Prenatal and Postpartum Mental Health

Current Cumulative GPA: 4.0

I am currently working with a homebirth midwife in the Quad Cities. I am in Phase 2 in my clinical and didactic work. In my last term of Phase 1, Fall 2023, I was approved for JUMP and started logging experiences.

Phase 1

10 observed births completed

Phase 2

Prenatal Exams: 68 total, including 11 initial exams

Clinical Hours: 114 Hours Logged

Births Attended: 7 births

Newborn Exams Assisted: 6 exams

Postpartum Exams: 2 exams

*As of 4/19/24

Being a student midwife and a small business owner while raising 3 small children is extremely difficult, which is why I have set these 3 goals for myself:

1. Set dedicated time each week with my family, and monthly special times with each of my kids.

2. Have a focus on self care including: adequate sleep, regular therapy, body work, reading for fun, and time with friends and family.

3. Giving myself grace. I juggle many tasks, and I have to understand that it is impossible to juggle all of them, at all times. Which means I need to give myself grace when I drop something.

You can read about where I am with my personal goals on my blog here

This topic is one I could make a never-ending list on, but I will narrow it down to 3.

1. My area is a healthcare desert and even more specifically a desert for maternal healthcare with a high population of underserved. I want to have a practice that focuses on individualized care, what the person truly needs, Sonder Midwifery.

2. Starting in 2022 I created a group called Thrive Together. The purpose of Thrive Together is to bring together a variety of professionals and learn how to work together to better care for families. I had the Thrive Together Pro Workshop in 2022 and the Thrive Together Expo in 2023, you can see the gallery here. I want to continue growing this group to connect professionals and bring full circle care to families.

3. I don’t just want to go to school and graduate, I want to become the best midwife I can be by giving it everything I have. I want to complete school with the goal of knowing I truly worked the hardest I could.

You can read about where I am with my academic and professional goals on my blog here

“The MCU undergraduate program offers a Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (BSM) degree. The BSM program provides a general education and prepares graduates to become a knowledgeable, skilled and independent Certified Professional Midwife who specializes in community birth settings. BSM graduates will have knowledge of and proficiency in MEAC’s Curriculum Checklist of Essential Competencies, which includes the internationally recognized core competencies and guiding principles set forth by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) in addition to requirements for national certification of the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and the core competencies of Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA). MEAC’s accreditation criteria for midwifery education programs reflect the unique components and philosophy of the Midwives Model of Care.”

You can read their full Program Goals here.