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Roslyn Burmood
CPM, LDM
Before becoming a midwife, I spent 17 years working in business and technology. In 2011, I felt called to midwifery and began learning everything I could. I spent years researching and considering taking a leap of faith to pursue this great calling: being with women and witnessing the birth of a child and the creation of family.
In the spring of 2013, I participated in a Dining for Women travel program t...
Melissa Cheyney,
PhD, CPM, LDM
I have been involved in midwifery care and research since 1998. My interest in homebirth began while I was a Master’s student in anthropology at Western Michigan University as a result of reading about birth in other countries.
While in school, I began to question mainstream obstetric practices both in terms of the rising rates of technological intervention (with no associated improvement in outcomes) and...
Meet The Midwives
