Meet the team

Midwifery care is rooted in time, presence, and relationship. Our visits are typically 60 minutes, giving space for your questions and for us to truly know you, your baby, and your family. We provide the same labs, ultrasounds, and procedures you’d expect elsewhere—but with shared decision-making at the core.

We believe you are the ultimate authority on your body and your baby. Our role is to offer guidance, evidence-based information, and resources, while honoring your choices and supporting your journey with humility and respect.

At Full Circle, we believe birth is a sacred rite of passage. An unfolding of innate wisdom that belongs to each woman. Birth is not a medical event to be managed, but a powerful, transformative journey that calls forth courage, trust, and love.

We honor the body’s natural intelligence, creating space for undisturbed birth whenever possible, while holding the skill and tools to respond when needed. Informed choice and shared decision-making are the heart of our care, for you are the final authority on your body and your baby.

Birth is also a deeply spiritual experience, connecting families to their ancestors, to the mystery of life, and to the sacredness of bringing forth new generations. We tend to the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of birth, weaving ancient traditions with evidence-based care.

Our role is to safeguard the birthing space with gentleness and respect, protecting intimacy, love, and safety, while leaving room for the ineffable magic that only birth can bring.

Yes. In the United States and especially at Full Circle Midwifery, we believe in sharing about all of the kinds of midwives so you know how to find the one that will best serve you. Please ask the midwives you interview about their title and experience.

Traditional Midwife: Usually this type of midwife is unlicensed, has been taught midwifery through apprenticeship, was called to this work through her community, and does not carry medications, is not certified by a governing body, and truly has full allegiance to the woman and family they serve along with their own designed boundaries. In some states, these midwives are illegal or can be fined, imprisoned, or required to cease practice. This midwife can be called many names; Birthkeeper, Midwife, Traditional Midwife, Birth Attendant.

Certified Professional Midwife (CPM): This is a national certifying credential that shows that this midwife has “proven” their experience by attending approximately 100 births as a student, passed a national board exam, and maintains certain continuing education. CPMs practice in home birth or birth center practices and similar to transitional midwives, are designed to support low risk, healthy, physiologic birth outside of the hospital. There are 2 pathways to becoming a CPM. One is the performance evaluation process that follows the traditional apprenticeship model and the other is by graduating from a midwifery education accreditation council school with a degree. Both of these pathways must still pass the national exam and attend required clinical skill experiences. In some states only midwives who graduated from a MEAC school and passed the national board exam can become licensed.

Licensed Midwife(LM): Midwives in states where licensure exists are usually required to become a CPM prior to licensure. Licensure can be good and bad. A state where licensure exists allows the midwife to carry and administer life saving medications to manage complications and stay out of the hospital. An example can be IV fluids for dehydration in labor or to replace fluid volume after postpartum. On the contrary, licensed midwives are required to practice within the state’s regulatory boundaries and that can mean they can or cannot serve certain births or experiences.

Certified Nurse Midwives(CNM): Nurse Midwives are nurses first, followed by a masters in midwifery. These midwives primarily work in hospitals and serve women and birthing folks who are low risk but may want an induction, epidural, or medically focused birth experience. They are also trained in natural birth and in some states work in homes.

In the state of Florida, home birth midwives must be licensed and hold the LM credential to practice legally at home.

Your midwives at Full Circle are licensed midwives and certified professional midwives, who graduated from a MEAC college and were trained by CPMs, licensed midwives, CNMs, traditional birth attendants and OBs throughout their education journey.