Meet the Midwives of California

FIND a Midwife in CALIFORNIA

CNMA believes that every family deserves a midwife.

Welcome to CNMA's meet the midwives page!

California is lucky to have legal practice for Licensed Midwives and Certified Nurse-Midwives, and our meet the midwives project celebrates both!

You can learn more about midwifery care on our website as well as the difference in licensing between CNMs and LMs here!

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Bianca Siravo

MULTIPLE PRACTICE SITES

Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest

91911

San Diego

Southern CA

Jeanne Marie Anderson

MULTIPLE PRACTICE SITES

Whole-Hearts Midwifery

91320

Southern CA

Kimberly

Home Birth

Haven Of Maternity Experience (HOME)

92703

Southern CA

Kate Mitchell

Hospital

LAC+USC Nurse Midwives

90033

California

Southern CA

Lilit Baldjyan Sarkissian

MULTIPLE PRACTICE SITES

Los Angeles Midwives, a professional nursing corporation

90046

LA county

Southern CA

Stephen Gibson

Home Birth

Childbirth At Home, A Labor of Love

90065

Los Angeles

Southern CA

AmyTinney

MULTIPLE PRACTICE SITES

Art of Nursing Care Inc. Art of Birthing

90293

Los Angeles

Southern CA

Ruth Mielke, CNM

In-Hospital

Cal State Fullerton

Los Angeles

Southern CA

LAC+USC Medical Center Nurse-Midwives

Hospital

LAC+USC Medical Center Nurse-Midwives

90033

Los Angeles

Southern CA

Betsy Jenkins, CNM

In-Hospital

Eisner Health

Los Angeles

Southern CA

Emily Carter

In-Hospital

Eisner Health

90015

Los Angeles

Southern CA

Nerissa Velten, LM

Home Birth

Homebirth Services

Los Angeles

Southern CA

Monica Viera, CNM

In-Hospital

Kaiser West LA

Los Angeles

Southern CA

Lisa Marie Sanchez Oxenham

Home Birth

Sacred Journey Midwifery

92532

Orange

Southern CA

Karen Brown

Home Birth

Empowered Care Midwifery

92807

Orange

Southern CA

Kam-Lin Fansler

Hospital

Kaiser Orange County

92840

Orange

Southern CA

Tiffany Stice

Home Birth

DOS Midwifery

92868

Orange

Southern CA

Melissa Alexander, CNM

In-Hospital

Orange Coast Women's Medical Group

Orange County

Southern CA

Lisa Sherwood, CNM

In-Hospital

Orange Coast Women's Medical Group

Orange County

Southern CA

Nancy Pol, CNM

Home Birth

Emergence Midwifery

Orange County

Southern CA

Nina B. Torres

Home Birth

Sweetfern Midwifery

92704

Orange County/LA

Southern CA

Charlette J. Withers, CNM

In-Hospital

Kaiser Permanente

San Bernardino

Southern CA

Vanessa Knudsen

Birth Center

The Natural Birth Place

92374

San Bernardino and Riverside

Southern CA

Phyllis "Kayti" Buehler

Home Birth

Birth Local Midwifery

92115

San Diego

Southern CA

Mother to Mother Midwifery

Home Birth

Mother to Mother Midwifery

San Diego

Southern CA

Janna Ekholm

In-Hospital

UCSD

92103

San Diego

Southern CA

Erica Vu Hill

In-Hospital

UC San Diego Health

92037

San Diego

Southern CA

Sunshine Chrispeels, LM

Home Birth

Mother to Mother Midwifery

San Diego

Southern CA

Brooke Ray, CNM

Home Birth

Mother to Mother Midwifery

San Diego

Southern CA

Jacqui Henrich, CNM

In-Hospital

UC San Diego Healthcare

San Diego

Southern CA

Best Start Midwifery Services

Birth Center

Best Start Birth Center

San Diego

Southern CA

Joanna Bronkema, CNM

Home Birth

Midwife Joanna

San Diego

Southern CA

Rebecca Garrett-Brown CNM

In-Hospital

UC San Diego Healthcare

San Diego

Southern CA

Vanessa Wright

Hospital

UCSD

92037

San Diego

Southern CA

Andrea Meyer

Home Birth

Ocean Midwives Inc.

92024

San Diego

Southern CA

Sarah Dinkler, CNM

In-Hospital

Clinicas del Camino Real

Ventura

Southern CA

Denise Marie Ellison

Hospital

Santa Paula Midwifery Service

93060

Ventura

Southern CA

Jodi Watson

Hospital

Santa Paula Midwives

93036

Ventura

Southern CA

Diana Rumbo

Hospital

Santa Paula Midwives

93060

Ventura County

Southern CA

Aimee Tom

Hospital

Aimee Tom, CNM

94705

Alameda

Northern CA

Jeannie Choe, LM, CPM, IBCLC

Multiple Practice Sites

East Bay Midwives

Alameda

Northern CA

Emunah Elayla (El) Meyer Tarver, LM

Home Birth

Emunah Midwifery

Alameda

Northern CA

Jeannie Choe, LM, CPM, IBCLC

Home Birth

East Bay Midwives

94703

Alameda

Northern CA

Marea Goodman, LM

Home Birth

Restore Midwifery

Alameda

Northern CA

Lisa Davis, CNM

In-Hospital

Kaiser Oakland

Alameda

Northern CA

Bryonna Mathews

Hospital

Highland Hospital-Alameda Health System

94602

Alameda

Northern CA

Kassandra Donnels

Hospital

Sutter East Bay Medical Group

94705

Alameda County

Northern CA

Jyesha Wren

In-Hospital

Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System

94602

Alameda County

Northern CA

Tia Cole

Hospital

Mission Bernal Women's Clinic

94110

Bay Area

Northern CA