Celeste Groenenberg CPM, LM, BSM

Education 
Midwives College of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
 Bachelor of Science in Midwifery
Focus: Midwifery
Winter 2015

Institute of Holistic Midwifery, Delaware 
Focus: Holistic Midwifery
2010-2013

Credentials
CPM (Certified Professional Midwife), NARM (North American Registry of Midwives)
Certified Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Instructor, Asheville Yoga Center 
LDEM (Licensed Direct Entry Midwife), Utah
LM (Licensed Midwife) Michigan 

Experience/ Continuing Education

2024-NRP-St. John's, MI
2024-BLS CPR, Ann Arbor, MI
2024-Michigan Midwives Conference Lansing, MI
2023-2044-Body Ready Method Professional Course
2023-Dynamic Body Balancing with Carol Phillips, Minneapolis, MN
2023-Michigan Michigan Midwives Conference, Caledonia, MI
2022-NRP with Karen Strange-Lansing, 
2022-present-Art of Birth with Naomi Vinaver
​2022-Michigan Midwives Conference, Mt. Pleasant, MI 
2021-Midwife CE-Online Suturing Workshop
2020-Ultrasound for Midwives
2020-NRP, Southfield, MI
2019-Breech Without Borders Workshop, Detroit, MI
2019-BLS Healthcare CPR Certificated
2019-Infant & Prenatal Craniosacral Therapy with Lori Hendrickson Brighton, MI
2018-NRP Pittsburgh, PA
​2017-HiveCE Fetal Assessment in Labor
2017-BLS Healthcare CPR Certificated
2016-BEST (Birth Emergency Skills Workshop) Howell, MI
2016-ALSO Provider, Portland, OR
2016-NRP, Grand Rapids, MI
2015-ACHI Emergencies with Breech and Twin Births
Prevention and Management of Significant Maternal Hemorrhage, Los Angeles, CA
2015-Breech Workshop-WARM, Seattle, WA
2015-BLS CPR Certification
2015-Association of Texas Midwives Annual Conference, Lake Conroe, TX
2015-Naturopathic Midwives Conference 8th Annual Spring Conference, NCNM Portland, OR
2015-Mommy Diagnostics Herbal Workshop, Salem, OR
2014-Naturopathic Midwifery Conference 7th Annual Spring Conference, NCNM Portland, OR
2014-Attended births at Wise Woman Care, Southern OR
2014-Attended births with Kellie Sparkman CPM, LM, Las Vegas, NV
2014-Resolving Shoulder Dystocia, Spinning Babies
2014-Received LDEM, Utah
2014-NRP Certification, Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA
2014-BSM Student at Midwives College of Utah
2013-Clinical Skills Lab-WARM Carol Gautschi, Sequim, WA
2013-Attendance of 130+ Births as a Midwife & Midwife Apprentice
2013-Midwives Association of Washington State Fall Conference
2013-Integrative Perinatal Pelvic Care for Midwives, Seattle, WA
2013-MANA Conference 2013-Portland, OR
2013-Apprentice at Eastside Birth Center, Bellevue, WA
2013-Received CPM from NARM
2013-Inequity in Breastfeeding Summit, Seattle, WA
2013-Suturing in a Real Midwifery Practice with Lynn Arnold, Portland, OR
2013-Suturing in a Real Midwifery Practice Part 2-3rd & 4th Degree Repair with Lynn Arnold, Portland, OR
2013-Intrapartum Fetal Assessment for Midwives with Lynn Arnold, Portland, OR
2013-Oregon Midwifery Council, Portland Regional Spring Conference, Portland, OR
2013-REACHE Conference: Just Passing Through: Is It All About the Pelvis, Renton, WA
2013- BLS Healthcare CPR Certified
2013-Midwives Association of Washington State Spring Conference
2012-Birtharts International Doula Workshop
2012-Ancestral Andean Female Medicine: Traditional Birth Practices from Peru, NCNM Portland, OR
2012-Legends, Drugs and Devices Initial Certification
2012-NRP with Karen Strange
2012-Completed NARM PEP Entry Level Midwife Requirements
2012-Midwives Association of Washington State Fall Conference
2012-Naturopathic Midwifery Conference 6th Annual Spring Conference, NCNM Portland, OR
2011-Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Certification
2011-Midwifery Today Conference, Eugene, OR
2011-BLS Healthcare CPR Certified
2011-NRP Certified
2011-Institute of Holistic Midwifery 1st Year Skills Seminar
2011-AWOHNN Introduction to Fetal Heart Monitoring
2011-Attended births with Better Birth, Utah
2011-2012 Apprenticed at Bella Vie Gentle Birth Center, Salem Oregon 
2011-Advanced Physical Examination for Midwives OMC Workshop
2011-Biodynamic Resuscitation of the Neonate-Birthingway College of Midwifery
2010-2011 Midwifery Apprenticeship with Kellie Sparkman
2010-2011 Weekly Midwifery Study Group with Associated Services for Well Pregnancy
2010-2013-Student at Institute of Holistic Midwifery
2006 Attended Argentina ILEE-Spanish Studies
1999 NRP Certified
1998 CPR Certified
1995-2003 Attended 65 Births as an apprentice midwife with Kellie Sparkman and Lynn Schwartzman (and many prenatal and postpartum visits)
1995-2000 Independent Book Study of Midwifery

Midwifery Affiliations
Michigan Midwives Association

Skills
Bodywork
Herbal medicine
Holistic pelvic care
Out of hospital midwifery
Prenatal & postnatal yoga
Spanish speaker

Volunteer Work
Eats on Feets-Co-admin for Oregon & Nevada Facebook page
Midwives Alliance of North America
Midwives Association of Washington State (MAWS)
Sister Midwife for MamaBaby Haiti

Patrica Couch CV 
midwifepatricia.com/patricias-cv/​