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Celebrating National Midwifery Week

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We’re happy to celebrate National Midwifery Week October 2-8, 2016.  Join us in activities that will celebrate this wonderful method of care.  The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) created National Midwifery Week to recognize and celebrate midwives and midwife-led care.    

What is a midwife?

Many people are not familiar with what a midwife is and what it means to receive care from a midwife.  Certified midwives are experts on pregnancy, childbirth, and how to best care for newborns.  They help new mothers care for their newborn, breastfeeding support, and make those first days and weeks of your baby’s life as worry-free as possible.

Midwives are seeing more and more patients every year because they let women make decisions about their care and adapt to their needs and schedule.  Midwifery limits intervention, lowers C-section rates, and only uses an OB/GYN when absolutely necessary.

Here at the Kaldas Center, our midwife, Katie Stam, believes in patient-centered care and empowers women to be an active participant in their health care – whether during pregnancy, before, or after.  Katie is a board-certified nurse midwife. Katie truly embodies what a midwife should be.

Visit Katie’s page to learn more about her!

“The word ‘Midwife’ means ‘with woman’.  I am so fortunate to have the opportunity to partner with women and their families during this incredible journey!”

  • Katie Stam, Board-Certified Nurse Midwife, CNM, APNP

How You Can Celebrate

We encourage you to participate in National Midwifery Week by spreading the word about midwifery care and we’d love to hear your stories.

Some ideas from the ACNM of activities to do this week include:   

  • Familiarize yourself with the excellent resources available

To learn how we can help you, call 920-886-2299 or 855-886-2299.

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