Our Mission
To promote quality maternal and child health care through continuing education and Peer Review of midwives in the Greater Houston area.
Our Philosophy
As midwives, we believe the practice of midwifery to be distinct from the practice of medicine. We base our profession on the midwifery model of care:
A. Pregnancy and birth are a fundamentally healthy process.
B. Each woman is unique and her care should be tailored to meet her individual needs.
C. Attending to the emotional and spiritual components of childbearing are as important as appropriate antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum physical care.
D. Midwives should be trained by other midwives, be that training in a school or through apprenticeship and continuing education.
E. Midwives should maintain a professional attitude, and practice which promotes collegial relationships between physicians, midwives, and students.
F. The relationship between midwives and their clients is collaborative in nature.
To promote quality maternal and child health care through continuing education and Peer Review of midwives in the Greater Houston area.
Our Philosophy
As midwives, we believe the practice of midwifery to be distinct from the practice of medicine. We base our profession on the midwifery model of care:
A. Pregnancy and birth are a fundamentally healthy process.
B. Each woman is unique and her care should be tailored to meet her individual needs.
C. Attending to the emotional and spiritual components of childbearing are as important as appropriate antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum physical care.
D. Midwives should be trained by other midwives, be that training in a school or through apprenticeship and continuing education.
E. Midwives should maintain a professional attitude, and practice which promotes collegial relationships between physicians, midwives, and students.
F. The relationship between midwives and their clients is collaborative in nature.
We, the Greater Houston Midwives Alliance (GHMA), are unequivocally against social injustice and racial prejudice of any kind. We vow to stand up to all racism, racial profiling, brutality, and violence. Black women and infants die at a much higher rate than their non-black counterparts. As midwives caring for women at one of the most vulnerable times of their lives, it is imperative that we recognize the additional risks faced by Black mothers and their infants due to institutionalized racism, especially within our healthcare system.
Our members commit to looking within ourselves for any inherent biases we may carry and to doing the work necessary to learn and grow so that we may better serve our communities and our fellow Black midwives. It is our responsibility to be allies, to amplify Black voices, and to stand united with our fellow midwives of color to ensure equality and equity for all. As an organization, GHMA commits to making space for the ongoing work of anti-racism by providing resources and continuing education for our midwives to examine how we personally perpetuate biases and to grow in our understanding to provide better, more culturally competent care. We are committed to dismantling institutionalized racism within our organization.
Black lives matter to us. May we join together to create a caring and inclusive culture.
Our members commit to looking within ourselves for any inherent biases we may carry and to doing the work necessary to learn and grow so that we may better serve our communities and our fellow Black midwives. It is our responsibility to be allies, to amplify Black voices, and to stand united with our fellow midwives of color to ensure equality and equity for all. As an organization, GHMA commits to making space for the ongoing work of anti-racism by providing resources and continuing education for our midwives to examine how we personally perpetuate biases and to grow in our understanding to provide better, more culturally competent care. We are committed to dismantling institutionalized racism within our organization.
Black lives matter to us. May we join together to create a caring and inclusive culture.
Executive Committee:
Ashley Musil -President,
Dawn Housos
- Vice President,
Lisa Rutledge
- Secretary, Mary Alice Martin - Treasurer
Click on a midwife name to visit their profile page.
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Alyson Kuntz-Butler CPM, LM
LM, CPM11111 Jones Rd. #2 Houston TX 77070Alyson has been a practicing midwife for over 30 years. Her birth management experience includes VBAC, VBAMC, breech, twins, and frequent complications as well, like hemorrhage and shoulder dystocia. She has attended over 3000 families in home and birth center birth.
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17214 Mercury Dr Houston, TX 77058"Pregnanacy brings out a beautiful glow in women...Birth magnifies that glow!" There are few events in a woman’s life that will influence and transform her like the birth of a child. Its profound effect will last a lifetime and impact many of your attitudes and perceptions throughout your life. That special moment in time will give you a lifetime of memories. . I’m Darlene Dorries-Scrivner. I am the owner and director of BioBirth, PLLC. I am a Licensed Midwife through Texas Department State Health Services.(formerly Texas Department of Health) and have had a private practice since 1992. I continued my education with EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) training in 1997. I remain current in Neonatal Resuscitation and CPR/First Aid and have taken many additional courses and continuing education courses including; Orthomolecular Nutrition, MTHFR and the Expectant Mother, Nutrition in the Childbearing Years, Herbs and Natural Medicine, Improving Perinatal Outcomes, Plus Size Pregnancy and many more. . Our goal at BioBirth, PLLC is to provide safe and satisfying care that is personalized to meet the need of each mother-to-be. BioBirth, PLLC is guided by the philosophy that a woman should be in control of her own health care, including her birth experience.
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Patricia Perkins
CNMPatricia “Trish” Perkins a is Certified Nurse Midwife who began her career as a Labor and Delivery nurse working with the Baylor Midwives. After raising her own family, she realized her lifelong dream of studying midwifery. She worked at a free-standing birth center as a full-scope midwife. She was recruited by Baylor College of Medicine to be a part of opening The Center for Children and Women at Greenspoint, where she did prenatal care including high-risk prenatal care, well-woman care and Centering Pregnancy. Her experiences also include working as a Lactation Consultant at St. Joseph’s hospital, helping them achieve Texas Ten Step status. Trish is passionate about providing quality, woman-centered, compassionate care and has a unique knowledge, skills and experience to provide comprehensive, evidenced-based midwifery care that women seek.
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Ashley Musil
LM, CPM9489 Fosters Bend, Cleveland, TX 77328
admin@wellspringbirthcenter.comAshley Musil is a midwife, co-owner and clinical director at Wellspring Midwifery Care & Birth Center. She is also the president of the Greater Houston Midwives' Alliance. She has six children and is married to a sheriff's deputy. She serves the northeast area of Greater Houston, including Kingwood, Humble, Cleveland, Crosby, Dayton, Livingston, Splendora, Porter, New Caney, Conroe, and surrounding areas. Wellspring offers both birth center and home births. The birth center is located in Cleveland, Texas on 5 beautiful acres of countryside. The satellite office is located in Kingwood, just off Northpark Drive. Ashley has taught continuing education classes to birth professionals, presented at multiple conferences, been interviewed on radio shows, and has had articles printed in Midwifery Today and Natural Awakenings. She has a passion for continuing education as well as inter-professional education as a means to bring professionals from various areas of the maternity care system together. She is also an instructor for the Association of Texas Midwives.
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Lynneece Rooney
CNM, RNC, APRN, MSNLynneece has been privileged to assist laboring mothers and their families in welcoming their newborns into the world since 1981, and, is committed to empowering women to have the birth experience they desire. She joined Katy Birth Center in April of 2017 after 34 years of both high and low risk hospital obstetrical care, in addition to running a home birth practice from 2011 to 2013. Since 2017 she has been working as a staff midwife at Katy Birth Center. She has been happily married since 1978 and has five adult children, and grandchildren. She loves to travel and enjoys boating, snow skiing, and horseback riding.
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Tonya Brooks
LM, CPM, MS21215 Crystal Greens Drive, Katy Tx 77450I was studying brain injuries in babies as a research scientist and discovered the best way to fix injuries was to prevent them. That understanding led me to being very interested in prenatal care to prevent them. As a scientist I did not really understand preventative care was rarely done by OBs until my first child was born. I had a fully drugged birth requiring forcepts to deliver a small baby. After that I researched midwives, midwifery schools , their science, curriculum, and philosophy of care. I founded the Association for Childbirth At Home International (ACHI) which became a training and research organization growing from 4 groups to 360 to 1700 in a few years.
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Jennifer Vassilas
LM, CPM1002 Avenue A, Katy, TX 77493Staff Midwife at the Katy Birth Center
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Shari Camarata
CNM, APRNShari Camarata is a certified nurse-midwife promoting health, well being, and providing care during pregnancy and birth. Shari holds a Master’s of Science degree in Nursing from Frontier Nursing University and will be completing her doctoral program. Shari believes in a whole health approach, allowing our bodies to function as designed. She has been in the Houston birth community for over 17 years working as a DONA-trained doula, and registered nurse in labor, birth, postpartum, and nursery. Shari is active in the community volunteering for Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse-Midwives, Improving Birth, March for Moms, B.I.R.T.H., and actively working with advocacy groups to bring attention to and reduce maternal mortality and other health disparities.
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Kristen Bowers
LM, CPM, BS11900 Walden Rd, Montgomery, TX 77356Kristen Bowers is a staff midwife at Wellspring Midwifery Care & Birth Center and attends both home births and birth center births in Montgomery County and surrounding areas. She completed her apprenticeship at Wellspring and became both a Licensed Midwife in Texas and a NARM Certified Professional Midwife in the spring of 2021. After birthing in a community birth setting, Kristen became motivated to help others acquire their birth goals and switched career paths to become a midwife. She loves to make people laugh and encourages parents to experience the joy surrounding pregnancy and birth, while also being both educated and informed about the choices they have.
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At Heart of Houston Birth and Wellness Center we believe pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and parenting are whole-person, whole-family, and whole-community experiences which deserve whole-hearted care. We provide a personalized, holistic approach to pregnancy and wellness care. Whether you pregnant, recently gave birth, well into your parenting years, or having a baby nowhere on your radar, we have services to fit your needs. Our amazing team of midwives and partnering professionals are here to support you and your family.
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Jackie Griggs, CNM
RN, IBCLC, CNM637 W 20th St, Houston Texas 77008I am the mother of 5 sons, 3 of which were born with the help of midwives. I am proud to be a midwife and love being part of this great group of Houston midwives. http://www.Heightsmidwife.com I became a midwife because I did not like being part of the high c-section rate in the hospital. I wanted to be part of the solution. I like being a midwife much better because I like working with women from the beginning of their pregnancy until the baby is several weeks old. I truly believe birth centers and midwifery are the future of maternity care in the United States, and I am happy to be part of it.
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Pat Jones
RN, CPM, CNM2110 Portsmouth St Houston, TX 77098Women’s Health & Birth Services
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Jaelin Stickels
RN, CNM, WHNP-BCJAELIN STICKELS CNM, WHNP-BC, APRN, hhhomebirth.com Jaelin Stickels is a Certified Nurse Midwife and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. She is the co-owner of Holistic Heritage Home birth and Cofounder of Sheis.com a site for women by women. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from University of Texas and a Master’s Degree from Georgetown; she is currently working toward her Doctorate. She has dedicated nearly 15 years of her life to serving women as a medical professional and is passionate about helping them to be empowered in all aspects of their lives
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Amorette (Amy) Embrey
LM, CPM14375 Liberty St. Montgomery, TX 77356I am Amorette (Amy) Embrey a licened midwife and Certified Professional Midwife. Amorette is Latin for “Little Love” and thus a name was born. Little Love Midwifery Service was born from a desire to support women in their homes and give them the ability to make decisions based on informed consent.
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Sara Fleeman
LM, CPMSara began her journey into birth work as a doula in 2016, and began her midwifery training in 2017. The majority of her training focused on home birth, and that is where her heart is now. She graduated from the Association of Texas Midwives Midwifery Training Program in 2021 and was licensed in early 2022. She looks forward to being a valuable member of the Houston midwifery community and providing excellent care to mothers and babies.
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Tonya Rose
LM, CPMI am a newly licensed midwife as of November 2020, and am working as a staff midwife at Katy Birth Center. I also completed an EMT-Basic training and volunteer at Jersey Village Fire Department. I am a widow of 8 years after 26 years of marriage and the mother of 5 adult children (ages 28-33). Yes, I had 5 children under the age of 5 (with one set of twins). I experienced a hospital birth with epidural with my first, two with midwives in a birth center, and the twins were delivered via cesarean due to both being breech. I am expecting my first grandchild in May/June 2022.
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Jaymee Boughton
LM, CPM3704 Trent Cove Lane, Pearland Tx 77584-1479Midwife serving Pearland, Lake Jackson, Galveston, Baytown and the Greater Houston Area. When women are informed, respected, supported and safe, they're capable of creating for themselves experiences and outcomes they had only previously hoped for. InBloomMidwifery.com Like In Bloom Midwifery on Facebook! Phone: (281)389-0810
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Kate Jones
LM, CPMI am a British trained midwife, I have been in Houston for 7 years now and am a CPM and Licensed midwife here in Texas. My second daughter was born here at home in 2016 with the help of wonderful midwives.
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Micaela Canales
RN, RNC, MSN
Micaela Canales (she/her) is a Student Nurse-Midwife studying under Jackie Griggs, CNM. Her philosophy is that you know your body best, and that birth is a sacred, transformative, empowering event. Micaela’s passion for sexual and reproductive healthcare is lifelong and led her to reproductive justice organizing and work as a registered nurse in high risk obstetrics for Ben Taub Hospital. Her experience includes supporting more than 300 families in birth and more than 1000 precepted clinical hours in birth centers, homebirth, and hospitals.
She completed her undergraduate degree in Anthropology and International Policy Studies with a focus on gender and sexuality at Rice University as well as undergraduate nursing degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She is licensed as a registered nurse in Texas and certified in in-patient obstetrics nursing.
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Rowan TwoSisters, CPM
LM, CPM, MTI, LMT2339 Commerce Street, Houston, Tx, 77002Hottie, Hooper, Healer, and now Licensed Midwife! Professional Curandera for over 25 years so I bring a wealth of healing arts knowledge to the table. My specialty is trauma-informed care, strategizing for long-term success, and doing the heavy lifting upfront so that when it's GO time it is easy to discern what's going well and what is not. Also important for you to know that I want what you want. I think the birth experience is one of the most healing opportunities of your life, and however you want to curate that I'm down. Currently working as a junior staff midwife with Heart Of Houston Birth Center. Come in and meet me, and if I'm not the best fit for you I'll give my recommendations so that you can find the provider that is. My main gig is scar tissue remediation, scope that here https://bit.ly/3ggGHku
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Andie Wyrick
CNM, DNP, MSN223 Lagarto Ct Pinehurst, TX 77362A certified nurse midwife has been in the Houston birth community for over 20 years. She provides midwifery care with Holistic Heritage Homebirth. Her experience includes school nursing, hospital L & D, birth center, and home birth. She focused her doctorate studies on birth after trauma. Andie is confident in your ability to grow and birth her baby. She feels a partnership in care is empowering and hopes to foster that relationship with families. She has a tender, lighthearted, and hands off approach to the evidence based care she offers. She has been joyfully dating her husband of 20 years since junior high and has five children. Her passions beyond bellies, birth, and breastfeeding are mission work and reading. Laughing and making people laugh are her jam.
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419 Gentry St. #203 Spring, Texas 77373
INFO@HHHOMEBIRTH.COMAndie Wyrick - CNM, DNP, MSN
Jaellin Stickels - CNM, MSN
We wanted to celebrate the heritage of midwifery. Heritage is a salute to the firm foundation that midwifery holds and has passed down from generation to generation. We hope it evokes a nostalgic sense of tradition and history.Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Psalm 127:3 -
Leah Larson
LM, CPM2331 Loyanne, Spring Tx 77373Midwife in Spring, serving families in the Greater Houston area
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Mary Love
CNMMy midwifery journey started 40 years ago when I was born into the arms of a midwife in my parents bedroom. While it was a transformative experience for my mother and father, it also planted the seeds for me to believe in the normalcy of birth and the power of the experience. I have spent the last 20 years dedicated to mothers and their children. My midwifery experience ranges from the most “normal” pregnancies to the most medically complex. I firmly believe that every woman needs a midwife, and my biggest joy comes when a mother holds her baby for the first time and says, “I did it!”
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9489 Fosters Bend Cleveland, TX 77328
Ashley Musil - LM CPM
Kristen Bowers - LM CPM BS
Wellspring Birth Center is a freestanding birth center located in Cleveland, Texas. Offering both birth center and home births, Wellspring has an inviting, homelike atmosphere, and friendly staff. -
1002 Avenue A Katy, Tx 77493We provide the latest evidence-based and time-tested birthing practices in an intimate home-like environment so moms and dads feel comfortable and confident about their birth experience.
Tonya Rose - LM
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Lynneece Rooney
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From all of us at Bay Area Community Birth Center, we look forward to providing dignified care that respects your choices, celebrates your health and empowers your birth experience.
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Kate Jones - LM