Deren Bader, CPM, DrPH

I began my midwifery training in 1986, doing a two year apprenticeship with a New Hampshire licensed midwife. During that time I also attended a year long classroom based midwifery program. As my skills and knowledge grew, I attended births as an assistant with some of the other home birth midwives in my community. In 1988, I moved to El Paso, Texas where I was an intern at a midwife run birth center. There I attended about 20 births a month as well as providing well woman care. In 1989, I moved to western Massachusetts and joined a home birth practice with two other midwives. My first child was born at home in 1990. Graduate school took my family to Birmingham, Alabama in 1991. For 10 years I had a busy home birth practice and trained two apprentices who went on to become CPMs. My second child was born at home in 1993. On the move again, my family came to Charlottesville in 2001 and I began attending births in this area in 2002. My third child was born at home in 2003.

I became a CPM in 1996 and a licensed Virginia midwife in 2006. I have attended over 600 home births. I am certified in adult CPR and neonatal resuscitation. I regularly attend conferences and workshops for the purpose of continuing education.

In addition to my education and training as a midwife I have a doctorate in Public Health with an emphasis in Maternal & Child Health.

You can read more of my thoughts and experiences as a midwife at The Midwife Monologues.

Contact Deren at deren@mountainviewmidwives.com