Certified Professional Midwife

Beth has been a licensed midwife since 1998 and has attended over 250 deliveries. Her speciality is home birth but she has also attended births in birth centers. She has experience working as a doula in the hospital setting as well.

She keeps up-to-date with continueing education, trains midwifery students and has a background in leadership with both local and state midwifery organzations.

Some Personal Information:

Beth is a 57 year old wife, mother and grandmother. She has been happily married to Larry, the one love of her life for 38 years. They have three lovely grown children and twelve grandchildren. And to answer a question asked many times, "Yes, she has delivered some of those grandchildren, six of them to be exact."

She is especially pleased that her youngest daughter Jessica is also a midwife. Jessica and her family live in San Antonio, TX. Jessica trained with her mother.

Hobbies she enjoys are arts and crafts including crocheting. She also enjoys web design. This website is one of several that she has designed and manages. She also enjoys taking pictures of her grandchildren. She even produced some TV commercials for ABC (back when we were called "Gentle Beginnings").

Midwifery Affiliations: 

• Founding member of the Coastal Bend Midwives Association - 2010 to present
• Member of the Association of Texas Midwives 1997 to present
• Preceptor for the Association of Texas Midwives Midwifery Training Program. 1999 to present
• Regional Director (board member) of the Association of Texas Midwives - May 2000 - May 2002
• President of the Association of Texas Midwives - May 2002 to September 2005
• Member Texas Midwifery Board Complaint Review Committee - 2002 to 2005
• Member Texas Midwifery Board - 2002 Rules Revision Committee

Education and Certification

• Fundamentals of Midwifery Training Program
  - completed in 1998
• Texas Licensed Midwife - License #98020
  - 1998 to present
• Midwives Alliance of North America - Certified Professional Midwife -
  Certificate # 03120019 - 2003 to present
• Texas Department of Health - Newborn Screening Certification
  - 1998 to present
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider: CPR/AED
  - 1996 to present
• American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) Program - Certified 1998 to present
• Association of Texas Midwives - Approved Preceptor & Midwifery Teacher - since 1999

Midwifery conferences attended (over 10 Continuing Education Units earned at each):

• Association of Texas Midwives Annual Midwifery Conference: Dallas, TX - May 1999
• Association of Texas Midwives Annual Midwifery Conference: San Antonio, TX - May 2000
• Association of Texas Midwives Annual Midwifery: Houston, TX - May 2002
• Association of Texas Midwives Annual Midwifery Conference: Corpus Christi, TX - May 2003
• Midwives Alliance of North America (M.A.N.A): Austin, TX - November 2003

• Association of Texas Midwives Annual Midwifery Conference: Dallas, TX - May 2004

• Association of Texas Midwives Annual Midwifery Conference: Arlington, TX - May 2005

• Controversaries in Childbirth Conference: Austin, TX - April 2009

• The Gathering of Midwives: Galveston, TX - November 2011

Achievments for the Cause of Midwifery

• Beth has trained midwifery students in workshops and also as a preceptor. As of September 2011, 3 students, under her supervision have completed their training and become Certified Professional Midwives.
• Beth helped lead Texas Midwives during her term as President of the Association of Texas Midwives to become recognized as "licensed midwives" in the State of Texas. It was a 3 year process from 2002 - 2005.
• She had speaking opportunites to teach other health care professionals about childbirth, including speaking to paramedics from a local fire department and medical doctors in residency at a local hospital.
• She has also spoken to local high school students and at several publc events sharing about the benefits of natural childbirth and midwifery care.
• She has taught childbirth classes not only to her clients but also others.