• Dr. Kelsey Carman, OB/GYN: Carman has lived in every single place from California to Michigan to Thailand and brings an open thoughts to her care that comes from her numerous experiences. As a graduate of Baystate Medical Middle’s residency program, she is going to proceed to develop relationships throughout the Western Mass neighborhood. Throughout her residency coaching, she acquired the Excellent Home Employees award introduced by UMass Chan Medical College in recognition of excellence in instructing. As chief resident, she acquired the Dr. Michael Plevyak Affected person Advocacy Award for offering compassionate, empathetic and high quality affected person care. “I discover a lot pleasure within the full spectrum of gynecological care: delivering infants, performing gynecological surgical procedures, discussing contraception and growing lifelong bonds with folks. I can truthfully say I’ve my dream job,” she mentioned.

• Stefanie Beekmann, Licensed Nurse-Midwife: Beekmann, CNM got here to BOGG with invaluable expertise in emergency medication and ladies’s well being. A graduate of the Baystate Midwifery Schooling Program and a local of Western Massachusetts, she is happy to proceed offering person-centered care in addition to shared decision-making with sufferers throughout the neighborhood she has all the time referred to as house. Her medical pursuits embrace contraception, household planning, and trauma-informed obstetric care. She can be an authorized sexual assault nurse examiner for the state of Massachusetts.

• Andrea Romano, Licensed Nurse Midwife: Romano, CNM graduated from the Baystate Midwifery Schooling Program in 2018 and has since develop into a Licensed Nurse Midwife within the Pioneer Valley. “One among my favourite elements of working as an obstetrician is seeing my sufferers develop their households,” she mentioned. “It’s a privilege to be there for one of the crucial intimate and individualized chapters of a girl’s life. My aim in each interplay is to make sure that my sufferers go away my presence feeling protected, listened to, and comfy returning for his or her subsequent go to. Every stage of a girl’s life is necessary and individualized and that’s what I hope to show the ladies in my care, from adolescence to menopause.”

• Or PinschmidtLicensed Nurse-Midwife: Previous to becoming a member of BOGG, Pinschmidt served obstetric sufferers at a number of hospitals in Western Massachusetts, and likewise brings her earlier expertise gained from her work as a start doula. She mentioned what she likes most concerning the midwifery mannequin is offering evidence-based care, guided by the affected person’s values, life circumstances and priorities. “My ardour helps sufferers perceive their our bodies and the way they work, and offering data so sufferers could make decisions about what works greatest for them right now of their lives,” she mentioned. “I imagine that listening and kindness go a good distance.”

• Alli AllardLicensed Nurse-Midwife: Allard acquired her bachelor’s diploma in nursing from Our Woman of the Elms Faculty. After commencement, she started her profession as a nurse in a cardiovascular unit whereas finishing the obstetrics program at Baystate Medical Middle and Thomas Jefferson College. She mentioned she seems ahead to persevering with to serve the Western folks as a CNM. “I’m obsessed with supporting girls in any respect phases of life and serving to households via their childbirth journey,” she famous. “I strongly imagine in evidence-based care and shared decision-making. Whether or not within the supply room or within the workplace, my aim is to empower, educate and advocate for each affected person I work with.”