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Midwife

Rhonda is a Registered Nurse and a Licensed Midwife providing complete care for the mother-to-be including prenatal, labor, birth, postpartum, and newborn care.

Most midwives help with giving birth at home or a birthing center. Rhonda maintains a room for consulting at Healing Waters Clinic for the care of pregnant women.

Midwives have a long history of helping women to deliver babies. They can be traced back to ancient Greek and Roman times and they are even mentioned in the bible. There are references to midwives in Hindu records as well as Greek and Roman.

As far back as 1560, midwives had to pass licensing examinations and abide by medical regulations in order to practice. Of course, not all were educated to this level. Most learned it as it was handed down by their mothers. They didn't know about hygiene and infections until the early 1900s when it was required to be licensed. Since then they go through extensive training to be certified.

The first certified American nurse-midwifery school was started 1932 and continues to this day. They must has a bachelor's degree and many have masters' or doctoral degrees, they must also complete both nursing and midwifery training and pass national and state licensing test to become certified.

Rhonda has this training and will help you through your pregnancy with the greatest of care. Rhonda's philosophy is to stress education and learn what your body will go through as nature takes its course.

She works with mothers-to-be while encouraging them to trust their instincts and ask any questions they might have about their pregnancy, the birth process, and any questions they might have about parenthood.