SUSAN MAGEE WENTE, CNM, Dr. PH

5505 South Centerline Road
Newaygo, Michigan 49337                                                                              

Cell:  231.519.1081
Residence:  231.652.3247

E-mail: swente5505@hotmail.com

Nurse midwife with more then 28 years of experience who has attended (delivered) more then 2500 babies. Has provide midwifery services in and out of the hospital.

Education

Doctorate in Public Health 
University of Texas, Houston Texas
Certificate in Nurse Midwifery
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston South Carolina
Master in Public Health
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Bachelorate in Science
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
Associate Degree in Nursing
Purdue University, Westville, Indiana

 

Experience

Certified Nurse Midwife/Owner/Director (2004 to present)

Home BirthWorks, Newaygo, Michigan
Provides gynaecology, prenatal care, homebirth, postpartum and newborn care.

Certified Nurse Midwife , Coordinator of Healthy Beginnings (2005 to present)

Family Health Care, Michigan
Provide family planning, gynecological, preconception, prenatal, and postpartum care.

Certified Nurse Midwife/Director (1999 -2002)

Seton Healthcare Network, Austin, Texas
Provided nurse midwifery care which included prenatal care, delivery, postpartum care, gynecological care and family planning. Responsible for development and implementation of midwifery in a hospital practice, and four outpatient sites.

Certified Nurse Midwife/ Director/ Assistant Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology (1981 – 1999)

Midwifery Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Provided prenatal care, delivery, postpartum and newborn care, and family planning to a caseload of patients. Responsible for the service delivery of 1200 deliveries per year in three hospitals and 30,000 patient visits in ten outlying clinics. Successfully developed birth centers.  Responsible for the
development and administration of a Master of Science Program in nurse midwifery.  Supervised medical students and  family practice residents. Introduced nurse midwifery services in Houston at the Harris County Hospital District, Methodist Hospital, St Luke’s Hospital.

Certified Nurse Midwife Instructor (1980 – 1981)

University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi
Responsible for educating nurse midwife students in, family planning, prenatal, delivery, and postpartum  areas

Certified Nurse Midwife (1978 -1980)

Women’s Health Center, Charleston, West Virginia
Provided prenatal, labor/delivery gynecological, family planning and newborn services to mothers and babies.  Developed and established the first out of hospital birth center in Charleston, West Virginia. 

Professional Affiliations

American College of Nurse Midwives
Michigan Midwives Association
Midwives Alliance of North America

Licenses and Certifications

CNM: American College of Nurse Midwives
Michigan:  Registered Nurse and Certified Nurse Midwife
CPR
Neonatal Resuscitation


Introduction

Why Choose a Midwife

Why Choose a Home Birth

Prenatal Care

The Birth Experience

After the Birth

Well-Woman Care

Resume

Payment Plans

Links

Home BirthWorks Blog

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