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Laurie Braunstein, LM, CPM
Licensed Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife
Founder of Wenatchee Midwife Service in 1985, Laurie has
devoted her life to helping mothers and their families through pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She completed her nursing
education in 1975 and graduated from Seattle Midwifery School in 1985. She is an active participant on the faculty of Seattle
Midwifery School as a preceptor for midwives-in-training, and works on the board for Midwives Association of Washington State
(MAWS).
Laurie
is the mother of three beautiful children. She is loved by many in the greater family of this valley's community, and in her
free time enjoys the great expanse of her garden, swimming and skiing.
Dzhan Wiley, LM, CPM
Licensed Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife
Inspired
to be a midwife by the homebirth of her younger brother when she was six years old, Dzhan is now joyfully assisting new life
into the world. After graduating from Seattle Midwifery School in 2005, Dzhan worked in the Netherlands with a midwifery practice
before returning to the states and joining Wenatchee Midwife Service in early 2006. She is delighted to have found her home
in this practice.
Dzhan and her husband are enjoying their first child, born at home on April 29th, 2010.
Beyond the joys of being a new mom, Dzhan loves cooking, playing with friends, skiing and gardening.
Kristin
Effland, LM, CPM Licensed Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife Prior to joining WMS in 2010, Kristin spent two years working
as a midwife at Gentle Hands Midwifery in Bellingham, WA. She trained in Seattle, Portland and Nepal. She received a BA in
Women Studies at St. Mary's College and graduated from Seattle Midwifery School in 2008. Kristin grew up trusting
in the process of birth and in awe of the power women possess. She attributes this to her mother who still speaks proudly
of the gift she gave her children and herself by choosing natural childbirth. Kristin was drawn to midwifery to help women
access this personal strength, believing all women and their families deserve to be nurtured and supported throughout pregnancy
and labor. Kristin is excited to be living in the Wenatchee
Valley. In her free time, she enjoys running, climbing, skiing and playing outdoors with her dog, Riley and partner, John.
She is also the vice president of the Midwives Association of WA state.
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Tracy, Kristin, Ashley, Anna, Dzhan, Libby, Jenn & Laurie
Wenatchee Childbirth Center’s team of midwives and birth assistants
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