My name is Donna "Zee"
Holmes. I am a Colorado Registered Midwife
(RM), Florida
Licensed Midwife (LM), and Certified Professional Midwife (CPM).
My mission is to provide personal,
specialized, and compassionate care for mother and her baby throughout her
pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum periods.
Since 1973, I have been actively involved in
the medical field, but it wasn’t until 1997 that I became interested in
becoming a natural, homebirth Midwife. I became a Licensed Practical Nurse in
1973, and went to school to become an RN in 1983, and I graduate from Florida
School of Traditional Midwifery in Gainesville, Florida in 2009
http://www.midwiferyschool.org.
I have had the privilege of assisting
approximately 200 women and their families in the birth of their babies. I
became a Midwife because I believe birth is a normal process in which a midwife
plays a special role without controlling birth to fit into a medical model, but
rather to empower a woman to make her own decisions for the birth and care of
her baby.
I
hold to The Midwives
Model of Care which is based on the indisputable “fact” that pregnancy and
birth are normal life processes.
“The Midwives Model of Care
includes:
- Monitoring
the physical, psychological, and social well-being of the mother
throughout the childbearing cycle
- Providing
the mother with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care,
continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum
support
- Minimizing
technological interventions
- Identifying
and referring women who require obstetrical attention
The
application of this woman-centered model of care has been proven to reduce the
incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section.” Copyright (c)
1996-2008, Midwifery Task Force, Inc., All Rights Reserved.
I
personally love being a part of the birthing experience and assisting women to
take control of what is supposed to be a natural process.
If
you are currently expecting, congratulations! I applaud you for considering
alternative childbirth options.
Please
give me a call at 719-776-9239 to discuss your options and to take advantage of
a free consultation. I look forward to meeting you.