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Michelle Kassens CNM, ARNP WASHINGTON
Michelle Kassens has been a CNM, ARNP since 2011. Her career began as a labor and delivery nurse. Currently, she works in both a hospital and birth center setting. She has a special interest in breast feeding & lactation medicine. |
Angelita Nixon, CNM -West VirginiaMy career as a midwife has spanned over 400 deliveries - with more than 80 of these births occurring outside the hospital. I maintain a collaborative agreement with a nearby board-certified OB-GYN physician, should the need arise for medical care or hospitalization. I believe that birth is a normal process, and a healthy event. I believe that pregnancy is an exciting time, for learning and for change. I believe the midwife’s role is to teach and to serve, and to safeguard the health of both mother and child, while maintaining an atmosphere for family intimacy and bonding. Preventing complications is my foremost concern, which means close personal surveillance throughout pregnancy and birth.
I earned my master’s degree in nursing in 1998 at Case Western Reserve University, and have been certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) since 1998. Certified in neonatal resuscitation and CPR, I hold current licensure in WV and OH, and active memberships in both the national and local chapters of ACNM, the Midwives’ Alliance of North America (MANA), and Doulas of North America (DONA). At home I live with my cat and two kittens. I enjoy speaking engagements, mentoring nursing and medical students, and I love to travel, both in the US and abroad. |