Offering personalized, client-centered midwife services for gynecological health, contraception, prenatal care, home birth, and breastfeeding support. ​
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COME HAVE A DIVINE BEGINNING WITH THE MOST EXPERIENCED AND ONLY LICENSED HOME BIRTH MIDWIFE IN THE AREA
About Me
Beth Redden CNM, APRN, FACNM is the most experienced and only WV licensed home birth Midwife primarily serving the Raleigh, Fayette, Nicholas, Summers, and Greenbrier County areas.
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Beth, personally, has over 22 years of birth work experience including 7 years as a labor and delivery RN, 12 years as a hospital-based Nurse-Midwife, and 3+ years currently owning her own Home Birth based practice. She has delivered over 1,500 babies and is experienced with both low and moderate risk clients.
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Beth graduated from the Midwifery Institute at Jefferson University graduating with a Master of Science in Midwifery in 2009. She is the current President of the WV Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), an active member of the Midwives Alliance of WV (MAWV), a Commissioner for the West Virginia Women's Commission, is the Secretary for the WV Nurse's PAC, and holds several committee positions with the WV Perinatal Partnership. She was inducted into the Fellows of the American College of Nurse-Midwives in 2020.
Beth has testified on multiple occasions for the WV legislature regarding legislation related to birth options and midwifery licensure, spoke at the American Association of Birth Center's annual meeting in 2022 regarding Certificate of Need for birth centers as a professional expert in her field, and was named Politically Active Nurse of the Year in 2022.
Professional Work
What makes Divine Beginnings different?
As the most experienced local home birth midwife and a fully licensed WV Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Beth is able to write prescriptions, order lab and medical ultrasound testing, send referrals to physicians and other providers, and bill insurances. Having practiced in the local area for 17 years, Beth has established excellent relationships with the regions OB/GYNs, Maternal Fetal Medicine specialists, imaging facilities, and hospitals, so if those services are needed they are just a call away.
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Beth respects your right to medical autonomy and personal decision making for your family. Evidenced-based practice and standards of care are always discussed, as well as the risks, benefits, and alternatives of each. She supports normal, healthy pregnancies and births, but with the safety net of her years of experience to recognize when it's not.
Services
Prenatal Care
Prenatal care visit last an hour or more. This time is necessary to discuss all your options and needs for your pregnancy and birth, as well as to provide plenty of education about normal, physiologic birth. It also gives us plenty of time to develop trust and a professional relationship that will make your labor and birth safer and more meaningful.
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Gynecology
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Well Woman exams
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Contraception
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Menstrual irregularity
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Breast Health
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Preconception Counseling
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Vaginal infections/STD
Home Birth
I specialize in home birth with waterbirth and hydrotherapy available. During labor, the birth team provides continuous risk assessment for mom and baby. We provide immediate postpartum care and newborn examination. Care after pregnancy includes several early postpartum home visits with assessment for mom and baby. Postpartum care includes referral for outpatient newborn hearing screening and collection of the state Newborn Metabolic Screen.