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SPOTLIGHT:

West Suburban Midwife Associates is a unique CNM-owned midwifery practice. We are not governed by hospital, community health center or physician employment, which allows us to give the power of birth back to the woman.... with support and encouragement from us! We utilize non-intervention therapies to promote the natural progress of labor. It is your birth, and our role is to ensure safe passage for you and your baby. See their listing below>>>
"A midwife's work means something: It prepares the woman to go through childbirth in a way that's transformative and empowering. The empowerment and self respect she learns in labor is passed on to the child in a loving relationship."
- Ina May Gaskin CPM


 




Wendy Allen APN CNM
OB-Gyne Associates
Arlington Heights IL
847-259-4122
www.obgyneassociates.com
Area Served: Northwest Suburbs

Providing care to women throughout the life span. Strong emphasis on education, which allows women to make informed health care decisions that reflect their needs and desires. Deliveries at Northwest Community Hospital.

Vicki Beck RNC CNM WHNP MSN
Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Midwives
Chicago IL
312-491-5092 - 3 Office Locations
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Prenatal care & birthing - well woman care from teen through menopause. Focus on individualizing care - offer birth alternatives in a family centered setting. jacuzzis for labor, single rooms. chair beds for a family member. CNM - Frontier School of Midwifery & Family Nursing - MSN - Case Western Reserve University. Spanish speaking.

Chris Butler APN CNM
OB-Gyne Associates
Arlington Heights IL
847-259-4122
www.obgyneassociates.com
obgynejsmith@aol.com
Area Served: Northwest Suburbs

Worked with childbearing women since 1981, including 20 years of homebirth. CNM since 2002. Provide high quality care in an environment of compassion and respect. Practices with wonderfully supportive physician and 3 other midwives. Offers prenatal, birth, VBAC; contraception & gyne care. Northwest Community Hospital.

Ariel Derringer CNM
Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group
Chicago IL
312-926-8811
aderringer@nmh.org
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Certified Nurse Midwife, Masters of Science degree in Nursing, Yale University. Ms. Derringer believes in working as a partner with patients to achieve their desired birth experience.

 

Juliette Dols CNM
Midwifery & Women's Health West
Forest Park IL
708-386-2400
www.oakparkmidwife.com
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Certified nurse-midwife. Prenatal care and birth support in ABC including waterbirth. Full scope gynecologic services. Care for women throughout the lifecycle including teens and menopausal therapies. Use of a variety of alternatives. Self pay, full insurance, Kid Care and public aid accepted.

 

Linda Given Welch CNM MS
AGSO Assoc Gyne Surgery Obstetrics
Evanston IL
847-869-3300
www.agsodoctors.com
lgwcnm@sbcglobal.net
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Master's prepared Certified Nurse Midwife. Preconception & prenatal care with deliveries at Evanston Hospital. Full scope gynecological care with special interest in contraception, counseling, adolescent healthcare and midwife menopause care. Offices in Evanston & Glenview. Supportive collaborating physicians.

Eileen Good CNM MS
Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group
Chicago IL
312-926-8811
EGOOD@nmh.org
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Practicing midwife since 1982. Provides care with a supportive, non-judgmental approach, supporting a low-intervention, natural approach to birth whenever possible, including hydrotherapy as appropriate. Provides family planning and well-woman gyne care to women of all ages.

 

Julie Harrison CNM
Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Midwives
Chicago IL
312-491-5092 - 3 Office Locations
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Prenatal care & birthing - well woman care from teen through menopause. Focus on individualizing care - offer birth alternatives in a family centered setting. Jacuzzis for labor, single rooms, chair beds for a family member. MS & CNM University of Illinois. Practicing midwifery since 1979. Spanish Speaking.

 


Carol Hirschfield CNM
Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group
Chicago IL
312-926-8811

Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Certified Nurse Midwife, Masters of Science degree from Georgetown University. Medical interests include natural childbirth, family planning and warm water immersion for labor and delivery.

Erin Irwin APN CNM
OB-Gyne Associates
Arlington Heights IL
847-259-4122
www.obgyneassociates.com
obgynejsmith@aol.com
Area Served: Northwest Suburbs

Master's prepared Certified Nurse Midwife since 1997. Values listening to what women tell me about their bodies. Practices with wonderfully supportive physician and 3 other midwives. Offers prenatal & birthing care, including VBAC; contraception & gynecological care. Accepts all payment methods. Northest Community Hospital.

Martha Kaempfe MS CNM
Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Midwives
Chicago IL
312-491-5092 - 3 Office Locations
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Prenatal care & birthing - well woman care from teen through menopause. Focus on individualizing care - offer birth alternatives in a family centered setting. jacuzzis for labor, single rooms. chair beds for a family member. Nurse midwifery experience at Cook County, Illinois Masonic and St Elizabeth's. Spanish Speaking.

Gaye Koconis CNM
North Shore Assoc in Gyn/OB
Evanston IL
847-475-1224
Area Served: North Shore

Worked with childbearing women in and around the Chicago area since 1996 and has been a Certified Nurse Midwife since 2002. Her practice is strongly committed to empowering, supporting and educating women during pregnancy and childbirth. Evanston & St Francis Hospital. Offices in Evanston and Glenview.

Debi Lesnick CNM
NorthShore Assoc for OB/Gyn
Evanston IL
847-475-1224
Area Served: North Shore

Certified since 1993, Also educated in Anthropology, Italian, and History. Fluent Italian. Excellent backup physicians. Teen, well woman, pre & post menopausal gyne care. Evanston & St Francis Hospital. Offices in Evanston and Glenview.

Julie Marks CNM MS
West Suburban Midwife Associates
Oak Park IL
708-848-3800
www.westsubmidwives.com
info@westsubmidwives.com
Area Served: Midwest Region

Unique boutique private CNM-owned practice!   Non-intervention birth utilizing warm water immersion, optimal positioning, therapeutic touch and caring support in the Alternative Birth Center. Also provide gyne care and family planning. We attend VBACs in ABC. PPO, HMO, discounts for self pay.

 

Cynthia Mason CNM
West Suburban Midwife Associates
Oak Park IL
708-848-3800
www.westsubmidwives.com
info@westsubmidwives.com
Area Served: Midwest Region

Unique boutique private CNM-owned practice!   Non-intervention birth utilizing warm water immersion, optimal positioning, therapeutic touch and caring support in the Alternative Birth Center. Also provide gyne care and family planning. We attend VBACs in ABC. PPO, HMO, discounts for self pay.

 

Shirley Moore CNM
Midwifery & Women's Health West Sub Med Ctr
Forest Park IL
708-386-2400

www.oakparkmidwife.com
sjamoore@netscape.net
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Certified nurse-midwife. Prenatal care and birth support in ABC including waterbirth. Full scope gynecologic services. Care for women throughout the lifecycle including teens and menopausal therapies. Use of a variety of alternatives. Self pay, full insurance, Kid Care and public aid accepted.

 

Julie Omar CNM
Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group
Chicago IL
312-926-8811
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Graduate University of Illinois at Chicago Midwifery School 2007. Working with NMPG since then. Interests include empowering women, providing honorable, holistic comprehensive care free of judgment. Offering wisdom, and expert advice to women with high regard for their personal choices.

 

Deborah Riddell APN CNM MS
Women First Midwifery Inc
Aurora IL
630-897-7700
www.womenfirst.org

Area Served: Western Suburbs/Fox River Valley

Practicing Certified Nurse Midwife since 1982. Fullscope women's health care: pregnancy, delivery, postpartum gynecology. Health care as a true partnership with the woman. Health care respecting each woman's differences and individuality. Health care honoring the wisdom of natural processes.

Gayle Riedmann CNM MS
West Suburban Midwife Associates
Oak Park IL
708-848-3800
www.westsubmidwives.com
info@westsubmidwives.com
Area Served: Midwest Region

Unique boutique private CNM-owned practice!   Non-intervention birth utilizing warm water immersion, optimal positioning, therapeutic touch and caring support in the Alternative Birth Center. Also provide gyne care and family planning. We attend VBACs in ABC. PPO, HMO, discounts for self pay.

Sherri Ruerup CNM
The Nurse Midwifery Group
Chicago IL
773-989-6200
www.swedishcovenant.org/midwives
E-mail contact info on web site.
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Our group of Certified Nurse-Midwives is committed to providing a natural, non-interventive childbirth experience and a holistic approach to women’s healthcare.  Our mission is to partner with our patients and empower women to participate in decision making.

Mary Saracco MM CNM
Midwifery & Women's Health West Sub Med Ctr
Forest Park IL
708-386-2400

www.oakparkmidwife.com
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Certified nurse-midwife. Prenatal care and birth support in ABC including waterbirth. Full scope gynecologic services. Care for women throughout the lifecycle including teens and menopausal therapies. Use of a variety of alternatives. Self pay, full insurance, Kid Care and public aid accepted.

Lin Schaye BSN MS CNM
Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Midwives
Chicago IL
312-491-5092, 3 Office Locations
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Prenatal care & birthing - well woman care from teen through menopause. Focus on individualizing care - offer birth alternatives in a family centered setting. Jacuzzis for labor, single rooms. chair beds for a family member. MS & CNM from University of Illinois. Spanish Speaking.

Kristin Sherman BSN MS CNM
Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Midwives
Chicago IL
312-491-5092 - 3 Office Locations
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs

Prenatal care & birthing - well woman care from teen through menopause. Focus on individualizing care - offer birth alternatives in a family centered setting. Jacuzzis for labor, single rooms. chair beds for a family member. MS & CNM from University of Illinois. Spanish Speaking.

Leta Vaughan APN CNM
OB-Gyne Associates
Arlington Heights IL
847-259-4122
www.obgyneassociates.com
vaughanr@prodigy.net
Area Served: Northwest Suburbs

Master's Degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and over 27 years of clinical and teaching experience in women's health. Women's Health Advanced Practice Nurse caring for women throughout their life cycle. Supporting and educating women in both gynecological and pregnancy issues. Northwest Community Hospital.

Amy Willetts CNM
Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group
Chicago IL
312-926-8811

www.westsubmidwives.com
info@westsubmidwives.com
Area Served: Midwest Region


Certified Nurse Midwife, Masters of Science degree in Nursing from University of Illinois, Chicago Medical interests include promoting women’s health and disease prevention, educating women about their bodies, family planning and birth control options.
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