Midwife Assistant Role |
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A person passionate about assisting the midwife and birthing family through labor, birth, and postpartum.
The birth assistant is also known as the midwife’s assistant to clarify the primary role of working closely with the midwife. Together they maintain a safe and satisfying environment during a family's transition from pregnancy through the immediate postpartum. |
Some of the topics covered:
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Experience the freedom of doing what needs to be done in each moment while letting go of the need to feel like an expert to do it.
Befriend your inner judge. Clarify your strengths and goals Engage and act in service at every birth, recognizing that many times the best action is doing nothing. Assist the midwife at births during active labor through 4 hours postpartum |
Birth Assistant sessions are intended for those interested in working with Magnolia Midwifery LLC
serving parents in the Greater Hartford area, north, and northwestern Connecticut. Although anyone with interest is welcome. Ideal candidates are nurses, midwifery students, and others passionate about ensuring a smooth physiological transition from pregnancy to postpartum.
Orientation sessions are tailored to the expertise of those who attend.
serving parents in the Greater Hartford area, north, and northwestern Connecticut. Although anyone with interest is welcome. Ideal candidates are nurses, midwifery students, and others passionate about ensuring a smooth physiological transition from pregnancy to postpartum.
Orientation sessions are tailored to the expertise of those who attend.
Interested in birth assisting? |
Contact Christy to schedule a virtual meeting to find out more.
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Birth Assistant Qualifications
- Ongoing certification and practice in Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) and provider certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to attend homebirths and function fully in this role.
- A passionate spirit, open mind, and assertive yet humble composure
- A commitment to open communication and clarification/expression of your needs with a strong focus on maintaining connection
- Attendance at practice sessions
- Attendance at Birth Assistant sessions I and II
Local certification classes for BLS/CPR for the health care professional are found online through The American Red Cross and The American Heart Association.
Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) for community birth: Karen Strange, AABC, ACLS Academy
Midwifery Assistant Orientation. Why not sign up now?
I work collaboratively with birth assistants, without whom the practice would not exist. Birth assistants are paid per birth attendance on a skill-based scale. Birth assistants sign up for on-call time via a shared, password protected calendar.
What we do |
![]() Christy D'Aquila, CNM
Simsbury, CT 06070 Plymouth/Terryville, CT 06786 Phone: (860) 431-0516 Fax: (860) 831-3181 Christy@MagnoliaMidwifery.com Schedule a phone call or visit |
Donate birth supplies |
Donate unused birth supplies to other Connecticut home birth families in need. Contact for mailing address or to schedule a pick-up.
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Become a Birth Assistant! |
Magnolia Midwifery welcomes those passionate about birth in CT to join us!
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