Karin Braun, CNM, APRN
Karin has been attending births since 1992. Karin started as a nurse and certified direct entry midwife and obtained her CNM degree in 2000. She owned and operated a birth center in Anchorage, Alaska and has attended births worldwide. Karin has spent many years in the northern Arizona birth community and has established a strong connection there. As a CNM Nurse Practitioner, Karin is able to offer a higher level of care to women and their families including well woman care, contraception and long-term/lifetime healthcare. Karin has four children and one grandchild of her own.
Danielle Haines, LM, CPM & Birth Assistant
- Danielle is an Arizona native and has been attending births since 2003. She started supporting women at hospital births as a doula. With a desire to support families on a deeper level, she moved from doula to student midwife in 2011, studying as a home birth midwife. In 2016 she received her Certified Professional Midwife and Licensed Midwife certifications. Danielle has a 6 year old son, named Ocean, who was born at home. She has a deep passion for women’s health, family health, our planet’s health, a healthy home, healthy babies, community building, alternative medicine and body-mind healing.
Tora Gerrick, RN-BSN, CEP
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Tora is an RN-BSN and Certified Emergency Paramedic. She also owns Balance Training Academy, an organization that teaches medical training to other first responders, midwives, and students. Tora is working towards obtaining her CNM degree. She was a Certified Direct-Entry Midwife in Alaska and at one time owned her own birth center. She has helped many women through the birthing process and honors the power that birth holds. Tora attended her first birth in 1993 and finds each birth unique and powerful. Tora has three children (all home births) and one grandchild. . She is clinically orientated but holds a strong belief in women’s ability to overcome the greatest obstacles both during birth and in life.
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Ariana Quinones, Client Care and Birth Assistant
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Ariana is a born and raised Arizonan. She is a mother to 3 little girls all under the age of 7yo. Currently she is working towards obtaining her RN. She is the owner of Soy Fuerte Birthing and provides services to young mothers who often do not have a sturdy support system.
"Being a young mother has pushed me to grow in ways I was not sure I could and I want to ensure other moms have the confidence and knowledge to begin their own journey to a healthy future for their children." |
BJ Shine, Birth Assistant & Paramedic
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Beverley (BJ) has been a Certified Paramedic since 2013 and is a field preceptor currently in Mesa AZ. Her advanced experience as an emergency medical technician is such that all of her accreditations would fill up this whole page. She has also worked as a firefighter/911 dispatcher giving her a unique variety of resources in her back pocket. Her passion of helping other has lead to her being a part of this birth community and gives her another avenue to help women thrive.
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Bethany Christensen, Birth Assistant
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Bethany is an Arizona native who has completed her bachelors degree in Health Science at Arizona State University. She has a passion for women’s health and plans on continuing her education to become a Certified Nurse Midwife. Bethany has a 2 year old daughter. Her love for midwifery started during her own pregnancy due to the personalized care she received from midwives. She believes in empowering women during their pregnancy, labor and delivery, and throughout their lives.
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Tonia Rausbeck, Birth Assistant & RN
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Tonia is a Registered Nurse and Birth Assistant. She recently graduated nursing school and has started her nursing career at one of our local hospitals in addition to assisting births at the birth center. Tonia is currently pursuing her Bachelors of Nursing at ASU, graduating in December. She has a passion for helping others and is so excited to be working in her dream job. Tonia is a wife, mother of 2, and a grandmother to 1.
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Nicole Amador, Student Midwife Bastry University
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My philosophy as a doula and future midwife is to support birthing parents by providing information without any judgement. Whether this is your first or fifth birth, there will always be new questions that arise and unforeseen obstacles. I am here to offer a safe space full of encouragement, guidance, and advice to make their birthing experience as enjoyable as possible. I believe that with a lot of love, the right support and guidance, every person has the opportunity to birth in their own way. No matter the type of pregnancy they may have, no matter how they end up going into labor and bringing their baby into the world, they need support. As your student midwife, I will give you the emotional and physical support each parent needs during their transition into parenthood.
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