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Meet the Team

Cindi Wylie - Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)

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My Experience

I have been working as a registered nurse since 2006. For the first two years of my career, I worked in emergency and home health. In 2008, I started my career working with moms and babies as a labor, delivery, and postpartum nurse. I continued to work with families in this capacity in several facilities until starting my practice as a nurse-midwife.

In 2014, I completed my nurse-midwifery clinical training at the Midwifery Center at DePaul. After receiving my license and certification, I worked as a full scope nurse-midwife at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth. I started my own practice and moved to home birth in early 2017. 

My Story

My path to birth work began with my own pregnancy and birth experiences. I was young and under-educated about pregnancy and birth when I had my first baby in 2000. The experience was an impersonal whirlwind that left me traumatized and afraid to have another child. In an effort to better prepare myself during my second pregnancy, I enrolled in a childbirth education class taught by a doula. It was in this class that learned about midwives, doulas, and a gentler way of giving birth. I switched to a midwife during the middle of the pregnancy and absolutely loved the care I received. I had a healing birth in the hospital with a midwife and knew at that time that midwifery was my calling. I enrolled in nursing school in 2003, not long after my second child's birth. I have since gone on to give birth with the support of wonderful midwives in a free-standing birth center and at home.

In my experiences as a woman and mother, a nurse and a midwife, I have seen the power of women and birth. I have seen the difference that a caring attendant and supportive environment make. Labor and birth are a journey for a mother and family. Being born is how each of our stories began. I believe that all women deserve to be loved and supported and all babies deserve to enter the world peacefully.

My Education and Credentials
Certified Nurse-Midwife

American Midwifery Certification Board 2014

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Virginia Board of Nursing 2014

Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Frontier Nursing University 2014

Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)

University of Maryland School of Nursing 2010

Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Harford Community College 2005

Heather Murray - Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)

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My Experience

I began my career as a registered nurse in 2019. I was able to enter directly into women’s health as a postpartum and nursery nurse, and cross-trained to labor and delivery shortly after. After working as a staff labor and delivery nurse I transitioned to local travel assignments, assisting families in welcoming their newest members at various hospitals in Hampton Roads.

In 2022, I completed my nurse-midwifery clinical training with WomanCare Centers Midwifery at Sentara Leigh Memorial Hospital. After completing my master’s degree in nursing and the American Midwifery Certification Board exam, I was incredibly lucky to begin my midwifery journey with Three Rivers.

My Story

Like many before me, my passion for midwifery was sparked by my own personal experiences. While pregnant for the first time in 2013, I found myself in an unfamiliar world full of questions and considerations I had no experience with. I quickly came to realize how little I knew about pregnancy and childbirth. While having my prenatal care managed by obstetricians, it became clear that if I did not educate myself, I would never know what choices I had. During that time, I endured fear tactics and nonconsensual procedures. That experience left me dissatisfied and determined to educate women on their options. I wanted to help others take control of their pregnancies and births, which led me to apply for nursing school and begin my path to midwifery. With my second pregnancy I found my way into the hands of a midwife and loved the midwifery model of partnering with women in their care rather than taking a position of authority. I found myself enamored with the attitude of pregnancy and childbirth being natural occurrences to be observed and respected rather than medical issues that required alteration and treatment.

Whether working as a labor and delivery nurse, practicing as a midwife, or being present as a family member or friend, I have found the most beautiful birth experiences to be the ones in which the birthing person is empowered and in control. I have witnessed the healing power of midwife-attended birth after previous birth trauma. It is my goal to support others through their pregnancy and childbirth, educate them on their choices, and respect each person’s unique idea of what their experience should look like. 

My Education and Credentials
Certified Nurse-Midwife

American Midwifery Certification Board 2022

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Virginia Board of Nursing 2023

Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Frontier Nursing University 2022

Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Old Dominion University 2019

Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Riverside College of Health Careers 2018

Tierra Jackson (TJ) - Student Midwife

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My name is Tierra Jackson and I am currently a 3rd year student at Mercy in Action College of Midwifery and a recipient of the Claudia Booker Memorial Midwife Scholarship. I currently hold Advanced BLS and Neonatal Resuscitation certifications and have worked as a student midwife for nearly 3 years. As a child, I remember being so in love with the idea of pregnancy, babies, and birth. I used to spend my afternoons watching shows like “Bringing Home Baby” and “A Baby Story” on TLC. Initially, I didn’t think of birth as a career and took joy and satisfaction in being around others who were pregnant or had given birth. That satisfaction was no longer enough after experiencing, firsthand, the kind of mistreatment and subpar care that marginalized communities receive in maternity care. I began to do my own research into what alternatives were available; the more I searched and learned, the more I found myself identifying with the care provided by midwives. Before beginning my studies in midwifery, I maintained a connection to the world of pregnancy by providing doula, childbirth education, lactation, and placenta encapsulation services. I have always held the belief that the time of pregnancy through postpartum is such an important one in a family’s life and that the treatment and care that they receive shapes the way they interact with the world going forward. With this thought, I constantly strive to place the wants and needs of those I am chosen to care for at the forefront of my mind when providing care. There are no words to describe how excited, honored, and grateful I am to be welcomed along on this journey with you.

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