MEET YOUR TEAM!
A team of 2 traditional midwives, dedicated to your autonomy!
*ABBY*
Traditional midwife, MOM OF 9
My name is Abby,
I am a conservative traditional midwife, and medical freedom advocate, raised to love and honor God & family.
I’m also an 80’s baby!
We’re talking jazzercise, LAgear sneakers, and cassette tapes.
I had 7 digits in my landline.
(Too old for you to get that joke?)
I’ve been married for 18yrs and feel so lucky to be in this place with someone I love so much.
We have 9 awesome kids, 4 born in hospital, and 5 at home.
Yes they are all mine.
Yes I have given birth 9 times.
4 boys and 5 girls.
Dont ask me which is “harder”
My best answer depends on when you ask..
When my boys took all the doorknobs off of every door on the second floor?
Or when my daughters fight?
I wont have a solid answer for you.
The midwifery bug bit me after the birth of my 4th child.
Pregnant with my 5th, I googled
”How to NOT have a baby in the hospital”
And here we are
3 of my homebirths were with local midwives,
and babies 8 & 9 were family births, or “unassisted”.
BABY #10 IS DUE JULY 2024!
We hope to be blessed with many more.
Hopefully the world can handle it.
I’m sure I could handle another 5 or 6 ..
As homeschooling parents, We have given our children the freedom and autonomy of unschooling and life schooling.
We have musicians, photographers, artists, athletes and seamstresses, we have high order math junkies and computer building whiz kids, we have animal experts, and kids with jobs.
We have one adult child (our oldest) who successfully graduated at 16 as a homeschooler.
At 19, he ran off and joined the army. Soon after, got married, bought a home with his wife, and gave us our first grandchild in August of 2022!
He does not want to be a midwife.
Who knew?
We are proud to be practicing Messianic Judaism, & doing our best at keeping holy days, clean diets, and keeping the laws set forth in scripture, to live a Christ-like life.
I wont lie, sometimes I say bad words, sometimes I eat unlcean food,
and I almost always have dishes in my sink.
We are perfectly imperfect, and honor real life as it is.
My hobbies include buying way too many houseplants, big dog and old world breed preservation, dog training and behavior, herpetology (reptiles)
and other things that I probably waste too much money on.
I also enjoy the nail salon.
If you’re lucky, you may catch me playing the piano or singing.
Someday we’ll have a family you tube channel.
Just kidding. That would be chaos.
My passions include adoption activism, birth consumer advocacy, teaching new birth workers, arguing about dog behavior on facebook, and buying plants.
Our family moved to the Lehigh Valley in 2013, we are both from the Philly area & suburbs.
- Holler at The Crefeld School-
-You might hear a Philly accent if you get me going, but dont get me started on NEPA cheesesteaks. Y’all are lucky I’m still here..
We moved to the Poconos recently, and opened the Tannersville midwifery office in 2022.
I began studying midwifery in 2010, after the birth of our 5th child, and first homebirth.
I became certified as a doula, and began attending births in 2013.
My midwifery training has been under local midwives, The Art of Midwifery, in Media Pa, then alongside a traditional midwife at BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS HOMEBIRTH as an apprentice and assistant, followed by a formal apprenticeship with a homebirth CPM.
My homebirth practice, Cardinal Birth, is a family centered, client autonomous practice.
Here we honor the real life realities of kids, family, and life’s needs first.
We welcome families and children to prenatals and births, and lead a relaxed and open practice, where everyone is treated as equals, time management is flexible, and the pregnant woman is the lead in her care.
I am an incredibly transparent person, I love questions about my family or our lifestyle, my training or practice, so please feel free to ask.
CASSIE
MOM
&
TRADITIONAL MIDWIFE
Hey! I’m Cassie!
A mom, wife, traditional midwife, certified childbirth (hypnobirthing) educator, doula.
I've been assisting and continuously learning alongside Abby since early 2022 and have attended many births!
I come from a background in insurance and Health Policy, as well as nannying, life guarding, ski instructing (to name a few) and enjoy supporting families in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas. I am also certified in Basic Life Support, First Aid, CPR and Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP).
My passion for educating expecting parents and supporting a healthy pregnancy, birth and postpartum started as early as I can remember and is only continuously growing with time.
I am happily married to my best friend and we have a fiery toddler who lights up our life!
I am a home birth mama, and have a deep appreciation and passion for natural, autonomous pregnancy care and birth.
We are a God centered home, and hope He continues to bless us with more babies in the future.
When I am not supporting a growing family, I enjoy cooking, baking, yoga, skiing, and spending time with family and friends!
PLEASE NOTE
ABBY WILL BE ON MATERNITY LEAVE FROM JUNE TO JANUARY FOR BIRTHS
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FROM JULY TO NOVEMBER FOR PRENATAL & POSTPARTUM CARE & BIRTH PLANNING & CONSULTING SERVICES
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE A FREE CONSULT, PLEASE CONTACT US HERE!