Q&A: Ingrid Andersson, Nurse Midwife- Founder of Mother's Milk Alliance

I'm absolutely thrilled to share this question and answer with Ingrid Andersson, RN, CNM, MS. Not only is she, as a friend put it, "just an amazing human," she is the Founder and President of Mothers' Milk Alliance, Inc., a Board member of Women's Medical Fund, Inc., member of the Dane County Public Health Fetal and Infant Mortality Review team and former Steering Committee member of Wisconsin Environmental Health Network. She has been a regular guest speaker in the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Gender and Women's Studies, as well as at Edgewood College, Madison College and Dane County Emergency Services. Prior to midwifery, she worked as a volunteer family crisis intervention counselor and later as a doula. For 8 years, she worked as an RN in high-risk antepartum, postpartum, newborn and breastfeeding care at St Mary's Hospital (SSM Health) in Madison. While a nurse, she travelled to Kenya to learn from traditional birth attendants and British-trained midwives. Read on to hear directly from Ingrid.

birth, doula support, labor, pregnancy, prenatal planningEmily KleinJanuary 21, 2020homebirth, HBAC, VBAC

Learn From a Local Expert About Midwifery: Emily Beaman, CNM, DNP

I could not be more excited to feature amazing Madison midwife Emily Beaman on my blog today! This Q&A was originally posted when SSM Dean Health announced the addition of their midwifery practice- including experienced Certified Nurse Midwives Emily Beaman, Mara Evans, and Kimberly Bertram. Read on to hear from Emily about this exciting option for full-scope midwifery care, as well as what clinic and hospital based midwifery care entails.

birth, labor, pregnancy, prenatal planningEmily KleinJanuary 13, 2020midwifery care, SSM Midwives

Interview with Celebrity Doula Lori Bregman, Author of The Mindful Mom-to-Be

birth, doula support, labor, pregnancy, prenatal planningEmily KleinJanuary 6, 2020celebrity doula, mindful mom to be

Who Doesn't Love a New Beginning?

A fresh start, a clean slate, an opportunity to learn and grow. New beginnings can be filled with excitement, challenge, and yes, a period of adjustment. But who doesn’t love a new beginning?

We, the doulas of Align are excited about the next chapter unfolding in 2020, and are committed to bringing high quality doula services to even more Madison area families this year, because we know that a doula supported beginning is often a smoother one…