Maggie’s interest in midwifery developed out of a lifelong desire to be in service to others and an innate tendency to question the status quo. While doing research during her senior year at the University of Washington, she learned about the crisis of maternal mortality in the United States. Despite spending more money on maternity care than other developed nations, the U.S. has the highest rate of pregnancy-related deaths and is the only developed nation where the maternal death rate is actually rising. She was shocked to learn this and immediately felt the need to be a part of the solution to this complex problem by first becoming a doula and then, when that did not feel like enough, a homebirth midwife. 

Maggie is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) through the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM), a Licensed Direct-Entry Midwife (LDM) in the state of Oregon, and a Licensed Midwife (LM) in Washington. Maggie loves the connection and camaraderie that exists within the midwifery model of care and she feels passionate about providing individualized, relationship-based care to growing families. She loves making people laugh during appointments and supporting people through pregnancy and birth with a combination of scientific evidence, empathy, and the insight that comes with experience. Maggie feels strongly that when pregnant people are given nurturing guidance around their nutrition, lifestyle, and overall health, usually only a low amount of intervention in the birth process is necessary to keep women and babies safe. 

After attending births for many years, Maggie gave birth to her own daughter at home. She was floored by the power generated by her body and the level of stamina and determination required to get to that incredible, pinnacle moment of meeting her baby. Maggie was humbled by the challenges she faced during pregnancy and the postpartum period. After giving birth and caring for a newborn, she feels like she could overcome any obstacle. She wants all birthing people to benefit from this same sense of empowerment and she thinks that being in care with midwives is a great place to start.

Maggie has a fondness for rainy days at the Oregon Coast, the color purple, doughnuts, and sleeping in a tent. When she isn’t serving the clients of Hearth & Home Midwifery, Maggie is probably at the playground with her two year old, reading a novel, or whipping up a baked good that she will then mostly eat herself (whoops).