Note: Some of these professional birthworkers are not employees of MidwivesCare LLC but rather independently contracted by MidwivesCare LLC or privately by MidwivesCare LLC clients. They are separate legal entities and responsible for the care/services they provide.
Jennifer Truhlar, RN:
Previous experience working with Bernice Keutzer, CNM as a homebirth assistant. She also has experience working as an OR nurse and helping her husband in his chiropractic practice. Jennifer has delivered 5 of her 6 biological children at home. The youngest was delivered with MidwivesCare LLC. NRP, BEST and CPR certified. Jennifer is now a Family Nurse Practitioner.
Amanda Younker-Cann, RN:
Amanda previously provided homebirth prenatal, labor and delivery and postpartum/newborn nursing care with a CNM-led homebirth practice in Lombard . Amanda currently works as a school RN. She is a CPR instructor. Amanda had her own home birth. NRP, BEST and CPR certified.
Kelly Corbett: CNA, OBT: Office Manager
Kelly has three children including two homebirths. Kelly was an OB tech at Metrosouth Medical Center for ten years prior to becoming a birth assistant. Kelly has NRP, BLS and BEST certifications as well as taken Spinning Babies classes. Kelly has had three babies through MidwivesCare LLC.
Nancy Widger, ASN, RN.
Nancy has had five children in unmedicated births. Nancy also has homeschooled three of her children. Prior to working with MidwivesCare LLC, Nancy’s background was in adult nursing. Nancy is NRP and BLS certified and has taken BEST and Spinning Babies classes.
Leann Burns, RN & doula
Leann has had 2 babies at home with MidwivesCare LLC! Leann combines her work history of pediatric nursing with her dedication to home birth. She also offers doula services though her soul service. Leann is also one of our postpartum nurses.
Vanessa Pallozzi, RN:
Vanessa has 3 children, the last born at home with MidwivesCare LLC. Vanessa was inspired by her home delivery to join our team and share her family’s blessing with others. Vanessa is another of our nurses to provide postpartum services.
Elisha Pendry, OB tech, doula and student midwife
Elisha has over a decade of experience in birth at Advocate Sherman hospital. Elisha has taken NRP, CPR and Spinning Babies as well as Birth Emergency Skills Training with MidwivesCare LLC. Elisha is currently studying to become a student midwife and provides birth and postpartum doula services. She is also a birth/newborn/maternity/family photographer.
Paris Morgan, doula & student CPM
Paris is a doula and student midwife who has completed her program for Certified Professional Midwife and is waiting to take her boards. She also provides placenta encapsulation through parisdoulaservices. Paris is CPR and NRP certified and has taken Spinning Babies and Birth Emergency Skills Training through MidwivesCare LLC.
