Hello!
After the birth of my first child in the hospital, I knew there had to be a different way. The experience was not what I wanted. I lacked support, knowledge, and trust in my body’s ability to give birth. Without these my baby and I were put through the typical hospital experience and came out on the other end traumatized and confused.
When 30 weeks pregnant with my second baby I thought "my body was a failure" and that maybe I should "just give up and have a c-section already." ....Not realizing that my body wasn't a failure, the system and my previous provider failed me.
I came across the option for an out-of-hospital birth with midwives. HOLD ON A MOMENT- people still do that? YES!
I found a wonderful midwife and birthed my baby at home 8 weeks later.
I went on to have 4 more babies at home with midwives, including the last baby born SURPRISE breech at home.
In case you were trying to do the math on that- have 6 kiddos and I enjoy spending my days with my husband Galen, gardening, fostering animals, crocheting and of course naps.
Donna is a Certified Professional Midwife with the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
Donna Roehm, CPM is also a NARM registered preceptor and loves to train student midwives through the apprenticeship model.
She provides community midwifery care and home birth services in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas.
Donna attended Nizhoni Institute of Midwifery, is trained by toLABOR for Doula Care, is certified in Neonatal Resuscitation, and Basic Life Support.
Donna first began attending births and has been heavily involved in birth work since 2010. Donna has had the honor of attending home and birth center births under the apprenticeship model with 4 midwives, regularly attended births with 7 community midwives.
