Courtnee Booker
Hello! My name is Courtnee and I am a Student Midwife at WHMS.
After experiencing the transformational power of birth first hand and chatting with other new parents about their birth experiences I began to realize that there was a major gap in the level of support and care folks often experience during this time of amazing physical and spiritual growth. The more birth stories I listened to, the more passionate I became about becoming an advocate for pregnant people and their childbearing experience.
In 2016 I attended my first birth as a doula and was hooked! Supporting pregnant folks and their families with holistic, judgement free, and culturally sensitive care during the childbearing year is my life's greatest passion.
Outside of birthwork you can find me exploring local trails with my family, eating way too much chocolate, drinking the blackest of coffee and spending time in my garden.
After experiencing the transformational power of birth first hand and chatting with other new parents about their birth experiences I began to realize that there was a major gap in the level of support and care folks often experience during this time of amazing physical and spiritual growth. The more birth stories I listened to, the more passionate I became about becoming an advocate for pregnant people and their childbearing experience.
In 2016 I attended my first birth as a doula and was hooked! Supporting pregnant folks and their families with holistic, judgement free, and culturally sensitive care during the childbearing year is my life's greatest passion.
Outside of birthwork you can find me exploring local trails with my family, eating way too much chocolate, drinking the blackest of coffee and spending time in my garden.
Amy Adams
My name is Amy Adams and I am a Student Midwife and Midwife Assistant with WHMS.
I have two children of my own, with two vastly different birth experiences.
Being a teen mom the first time, I didn't know I had choices! I knew as I got older that I wanted to help people have the experience they deserve, the one they want. I want to see everyone treated with respect and dignity. In my second birth, I had two incredible midwives helping me along the way from beginning to end. I planned a home birth, but as it progressed we chose to go to the hospital. Being informed about what was happening and what my choices were and then giving consent to my treatment made all the difference in the world. What could have been a traumatizing and demeaning experience was changed by my midwives and the strength they believed I had.
I want to help give that to everyone. If I can be even a small part in changing the way people are brought into this world, with a loving and respectful environment, I will do it. I know that WHMS provides this to people. I know that ALL people regardless of income, age, gender, ability, etc. deserve this.
I trained as a Midwife Assistant with Welcome Home and I am super excited to assist at births and clinic with WHMS.
I have certifications in Basic Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation, and I am also a Certified Massage Therapist.
I have two children of my own, with two vastly different birth experiences.
Being a teen mom the first time, I didn't know I had choices! I knew as I got older that I wanted to help people have the experience they deserve, the one they want. I want to see everyone treated with respect and dignity. In my second birth, I had two incredible midwives helping me along the way from beginning to end. I planned a home birth, but as it progressed we chose to go to the hospital. Being informed about what was happening and what my choices were and then giving consent to my treatment made all the difference in the world. What could have been a traumatizing and demeaning experience was changed by my midwives and the strength they believed I had.
I want to help give that to everyone. If I can be even a small part in changing the way people are brought into this world, with a loving and respectful environment, I will do it. I know that WHMS provides this to people. I know that ALL people regardless of income, age, gender, ability, etc. deserve this.
I trained as a Midwife Assistant with Welcome Home and I am super excited to assist at births and clinic with WHMS.
I have certifications in Basic Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation, and I am also a Certified Massage Therapist.
Madeleine Wisner
My name is Madeleine Wisner, and I provide care to families as Licensed Midwife and a Birth Doula through Welcome Home Midwifery Services, Inc.
I also facilitate trainings for our organization's staff and help to oversee general operations of the organization with our Board of Directors.
I began supporting families as a doula since 2010. I became a doula because when families are supported by doulas during pregnancy and childbirth, these families tend to better advocate for their children, they have better and more secure attachments, and everyone seems to be more healthy. I decided to train doulas to support communities that otherwise did not have access to doula care.
The providers at Welcome Home often teach families for the first time what it means to receive nurturing, empathy, gentle touch, and helpful guidance. We remind families that their voices matter and that they are the experts on their own bodies. We help people ask their providers important questions, and we help families find answers and strengths they do not yet know they have. We help families find other people who also do all of these things. We normalize these behaviors for parents, then we sit back and watch parents normalize them for their children. We have the fortune of watching the world become a little more gentle, kind place one family at a time.
I sometimes have to remind myself that my job is real life because it is just that special.
In 2017, I became a Licensed Midwife (LM), meaning I am licensed to provide midwifery care services (including prenatal care, labor and birth care, postpartum care, and family planning care) to families during the childbearing year. It's truly a pleasure to attend to families as their midwife or as their doula through Welcome Home.
In my spare time, I loves to cook and eat treats, spend quality time with my spouse, and play with my sweet pet bunny named Dennis Hopper.
I also facilitate trainings for our organization's staff and help to oversee general operations of the organization with our Board of Directors.
I began supporting families as a doula since 2010. I became a doula because when families are supported by doulas during pregnancy and childbirth, these families tend to better advocate for their children, they have better and more secure attachments, and everyone seems to be more healthy. I decided to train doulas to support communities that otherwise did not have access to doula care.
The providers at Welcome Home often teach families for the first time what it means to receive nurturing, empathy, gentle touch, and helpful guidance. We remind families that their voices matter and that they are the experts on their own bodies. We help people ask their providers important questions, and we help families find answers and strengths they do not yet know they have. We help families find other people who also do all of these things. We normalize these behaviors for parents, then we sit back and watch parents normalize them for their children. We have the fortune of watching the world become a little more gentle, kind place one family at a time.
I sometimes have to remind myself that my job is real life because it is just that special.
In 2017, I became a Licensed Midwife (LM), meaning I am licensed to provide midwifery care services (including prenatal care, labor and birth care, postpartum care, and family planning care) to families during the childbearing year. It's truly a pleasure to attend to families as their midwife or as their doula through Welcome Home.
In my spare time, I loves to cook and eat treats, spend quality time with my spouse, and play with my sweet pet bunny named Dennis Hopper.
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Welcome Home Midwifery Services, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit midwifery organization, providing healthcare services and provider training to Sacramento and its surrounding communities.
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Welcome Home Community Birth Center
4500 47th Ave, Suite 5 Sacramento, CA 95824 Mailing Address: PMB#302 5960 South Land Park Dr. Sacramento, CA 95822 |
Phone: 916-668-WHMS
Please note: we do not take phone inquiries for services. Fill out our contact form online if you would like more information about hiring a midwife or a doula. Fax: 209-336-6814 |