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Michelle is a Registered Nurse with over ten years experience in Family Practice. Certified in 2001 as a Childbirth
Educator and in 2002 as a Birth Doula, Michelle taught Labor/Birth and Pregnancy Wellness classes for three years through
Grand View Hospital in Sellersville. She established her business in Bradford county, Pennsylvania in June, 2004 after relocating
from the southeastern part of the state. Michelle has taught hundreds of couples how to have healthy pregnancies
and positive birth outcomes.
Michelle's experience as a birth partner has included single women, couples, high-risk pregnancies, twins, natural
and medicated deliveries.
Michelle is certified as a Childbirth Educator through the International Childbirth Education Association ( www.ICEA.org). She completed the DONA Birth Doula Training in 2002, and the DONA Postpartum Doula Training in 2008. She is
licensed as a Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania and New York, and is certified in Adult/Child/Infant CPR and First Aid,
Michelle is constantly updating her skills through classes, book and journal reading, and educational conferences to
provide you with the best and most current information on pregnancy, postpartum, and newborn care. Most recent
continuing education includes: ABCs of Folic Acid Counseling (1.0 CEUs March 2008), DONA Postpartum Doula Training
(27 CEUs January 2008), Breastfeeding and Depression (2.0 CEUs October 2007), Basic Breastfeeding Education (3.5
CEUs November 2007), Recognizing and Treating Perinatal Depression (1.5 CEUS Novermber 2007).
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