childbirth - Regional One Health

During National Breastfeeding Month, learn how breastmilk and skin-to-skin care nourish babies physically and emotionally

August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month! Regional One Health offers a robust lactation support program for new parents. Our experts provide support, resources and education aimed at helping parents succeed at breastfeeding and skin-to-skin care. They say encouraging breastfeeding and skin-to-skin care is an important way to provide ideal nutrition and emotional support for [...]

2024-08-01T07:10:59-05:00August 1st, 2024|

TeamBirth protocol will help ensure a safe, positive birth experience for Regional One Health labor & delivery patients

Regional One Health's Labor & Delivery team is implementing a new set of standards called "TeamBirth" to enhance communication between providers and patients. The goal of "TeamBirth" is to put the patient at the center of their care and make them an active, respected participant in decision-making. By making sure every patient's wishes are [...]

2024-07-24T12:46:18-05:00July 30th, 2024|

Meet our Midwives! Renee Hallford, CNM, MSN involves patients in their plan of care to empower them to achieve their goals

Renee Hallford, CNM, MSN “I was a labor & delivery nurse for 14 years prior to becoming a Certified Nurse Midwife. I took part in a delivery where the patient wanted to go without an epidural, without induction of labor and to have skin to skin contact with her baby immediately after [...]

2021-09-24T09:39:00-05:00October 25th, 2021|

Meet our Midwives! Meghan Madea, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC is driven by the chance to help patients navigate a lifetime of good health

Meghan Madea, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC “Midwifery is an amazing career that allows me to participate in miracles daily. I am honored to be part of those stories and I love helping navigate clients through their experience and transition into motherhood. Many think midwifery targets pregnancy and birth, but a big part of [...]

2021-10-22T08:00:59-05:00October 22nd, 2021|

Meet our Midwives! Kate Fouquier, CNM, PhD, FACNM found her passion in a model of care that puts the patient at its center

Kate Fouquier, CNM, PhD, FACNM “As a young nurse, I witnessed firsthand how the medical model of care focused on disease and dysfunction and the woman’s perspective was ignored or dismissed, especially during pregnancy and birth. The midwifery model of care puts the woman at the center of care, and this approach [...]

2021-10-18T10:29:43-05:00October 18th, 2021|

Meet our Midwives! Edna Tucker, MSN, CNM is honored to care for women as she’d want her own loved ones cared for

Edna Tucker, MSN, CNM “I knew I wanted a career where I would be taking care of people, and nursing just made sense. I was always fascinated with babies and pregnant women. After I had a nurse midwife for my own first pregnancy, I quickly knew what I was made to do!” [...]

2021-09-24T09:27:05-05:00October 11th, 2021|

Meet our Midwives! Davin Johnson, MSN, CNM is living her childhood dream by providing women’s wellness and pregnancy and childbirth care

Davin Johnson, MSN, CNM “I’ve wanted to deliver babies since the 2nd grade. It’s what I said when I was asked what I wanted to be when I grow up, and there’s an old photo somewhere at my mom’s house to prove it. I couldn’t have fully planned or mapped out my [...]

2021-10-07T08:31:12-05:00October 8th, 2021|

“I felt like I was heard:” Allie Byrne found comfort, support and empowerment from our Certified Nurse Midwives

Trying for a natural childbirth was important to Allie Byrne, and just as important was finding a health care provider who would offer support and reassurance. Allie says she found just that in Regional One Health's Certified Nurse Midwives, who delivered empowering care during her pregnancy and childbirth and after her daughters were born. [...]

2021-10-06T14:43:45-05:00October 6th, 2021|

Meet our Midwives! Breia Loft, MSN, CNM stands alongside women to empower them to choose their ideal birth experience

Breia Loft, MSN, CNM “No matter what, I want to give women the choice of midwifery care in Memphis. I want to empower them to choose their ideal birth experience, and to come alongside them to help them achieve it.” Breia Loft, MSN, CNM has been a Certified Nurse Midwife for 24 [...]

2021-09-24T09:12:00-05:00October 4th, 2021|

Meet our Midwives! Amanda Williams, MSN, CNM embraces the chance to create awe-inspiring moments and meet local health care needs

Amanda Williams, MSN, CNM “One of my favorite birth scenarios is when the laboring person’s partner assists in the birth and their hands are the first to touch their new baby. It is an incredibly unifying moment for their partnership and to witness the joy and power of that moment is awe-inspiring.” [...]

2021-09-24T09:05:39-05:00October 1st, 2021|

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