About the midwives
Celeste Groenenberg CPM, LM, BSM
My journey in midwifery began in 1995 when I was pregnant with my daughter, Sage. I was amazed at the miraculous, yet natural process of the childbearing year. With the emergence of my daughter at home, I was empowered, as with her birth I blossomed from a teenager into a woman and a mother. My path to midwifery was paved. I knew I wanted to support mamas and babies to experience beautiful, monumental, empowering, physiologic, natural births. I began my journey as an apprentice midwife. I subsequently birthed 4 more babies at home. With my last daughter, Lyla Luz, being born into my hands in our barnhouse here in Michigan.
I have worked with over 16 midwives at home and in birth centers in Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washington. In 2013, I received the CPM credential http://nacpm.org/about-cpms/who-are-cpms/the-cpm-credential/. In 2014, I became a Licensed Direct Entry Midwife (State of Utah). In 2015, I was granted a BSM (Bachelor of Science in Midwifery) from the Midwives College of Utah https://www.midwifery.edu. As of August 2019, I am part of the first group of midwives to be licensed in Michigan. I have been blessed to be able to attend breech, twins, VBAC's and many water births. I have attended over 700 births thus far,
I love serving mamas and babies. I love the wild, spontaneous nature of birth. I love supporting babies in optimum health. I am a naturalist, and I am passionate about organic, holistic, integrative health care. I am a continuous learner. I enjoy bodywork and movement and how that optimizes the most functional labor patterns.
In my free time, I love being with my children, furry children (dogs & cats), feathery girls (chickens) and husband. I love yoga and other types of body movement. I also enjoy being in nature, hiking, travel, learning more about midwifery, herbs and natural health. I also enjoy sewing and crafting.
View Celeste's Curriculum Vitae here http://www.gentlemamaholisticmidwifery.com/celestes-cv.html
My journey in midwifery began in 1995 when I was pregnant with my daughter, Sage. I was amazed at the miraculous, yet natural process of the childbearing year. With the emergence of my daughter at home, I was empowered, as with her birth I blossomed from a teenager into a woman and a mother. My path to midwifery was paved. I knew I wanted to support mamas and babies to experience beautiful, monumental, empowering, physiologic, natural births. I began my journey as an apprentice midwife. I subsequently birthed 4 more babies at home. With my last daughter, Lyla Luz, being born into my hands in our barnhouse here in Michigan.
I have worked with over 16 midwives at home and in birth centers in Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washington. In 2013, I received the CPM credential http://nacpm.org/about-cpms/who-are-cpms/the-cpm-credential/. In 2014, I became a Licensed Direct Entry Midwife (State of Utah). In 2015, I was granted a BSM (Bachelor of Science in Midwifery) from the Midwives College of Utah https://www.midwifery.edu. As of August 2019, I am part of the first group of midwives to be licensed in Michigan. I have been blessed to be able to attend breech, twins, VBAC's and many water births. I have attended over 700 births thus far,
I love serving mamas and babies. I love the wild, spontaneous nature of birth. I love supporting babies in optimum health. I am a naturalist, and I am passionate about organic, holistic, integrative health care. I am a continuous learner. I enjoy bodywork and movement and how that optimizes the most functional labor patterns.
In my free time, I love being with my children, furry children (dogs & cats), feathery girls (chickens) and husband. I love yoga and other types of body movement. I also enjoy being in nature, hiking, travel, learning more about midwifery, herbs and natural health. I also enjoy sewing and crafting.
View Celeste's Curriculum Vitae here http://www.gentlemamaholisticmidwifery.com/celestes-cv.html
Patricia Couch, CPM, LM is an experienced midwife that has witnessed over 1000 births. She has been actively working in maternity care since 1996 and has been a primary midwife since 2006. She is passionate about gentle birth for both mother and baby and her goal is to help the people that she works with have an experience that is respectful, safe and empowering.
Patricia has attended births in the United States, Mexico and Haiti. She is a founder and the Executive Director of MamaBaby Haiti and has opened two thriving birth centers and a midwifery school in Haiti where she is working alongside her team to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in the country. Over the years Patricia has trained many doulas and midwives in both the US and Haiti. She is also Certified Integrative Health Coach and loves to talk about health and nutrition with her pregnant clients.
Patricia is also a mother and has given birth to two big healthy babies, both adults now, in the hospital and at home.
“Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers-strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.” Barbara Katz Rothman
