What is a Midwife and what care do they provide families?

What training do they have and where do they provide care?

This informational meeting is designed for families and care providers to learn about midwifery care and how to find a care provider that can work with you to make your birth experience what you want. Lets explore the options of midwifery care and explain how they differ from obstetrical care fundamentally.

Amy Tinney CPM, RN
Amy Tinney CPM, RN has been primarily devoted to the fields of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 1990. Currently she is a Registered Nurse and a Certified Professional Midwife and will be providing services in the Los Angeles Area. During her apprenticeship in this field she has embraced the art of home-birth. She has worked in the Hospital & Home health setting providing nursing care for women and babies in the Los Angeles area since 2005.

During the last few years she has been providing the care of a midwife under supervision with Sacred Entrance midwifery services and has had the privilege of attending over 60 home-births with this practice. In the hospital setting she has been in attendance of over 2000 births in her time. Her love for this area of life transformation is why she also now teaches nursing students the Art of Nursing as well.

Sarah Shealy RN, MSN, CNM, IBCLC
The mother of two amazing girl children, Sarah Shealy RN, MSN, CNM, IBCLC has been a Certified Nurse Midwife since 1996. She has attended over 800 births. She has worked both in and out of the hospital and is passionate about women and families being empowered to make choices that feel right for them. In addition, Sarah is a Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Currently Sarah teaches undergraduate nurses at Mount Saint Mary’s College and has a teeny tiny private practice.