CNM
Certified Nurse Midwife, Part time, clinic.
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Midwives committed to homebirth in Georgetown, Round Rock, and Leander
The Natural Birthing Center staff and midwives are highly trained, dedicated and experienced. We love our calling to birth and families. Our midwives are committed to natural birth, home birth, and water birth in the Pflugerville, Round Rock, Georgetown, Leander, Cedar Park, Belton, Salado and surrounding areas.
" In the Lord alone are deliverance and strength". Is 45:24
Meet our Staff:
Sandra Tallbear, ARNP/CNM
Advanced Registered Nurse Practicioner, Certified Nurse Midwife (ARNP-CNM) Georgetown, TX
Direct clinical care
We work in partnership with you to have a peaceful, calm, safe homebirth. Automony means we respect your ideas, desires and dreams for your birth. Of course we want your birth to be safe. Our goals are to protect your birthing space. Sandra has over 30 years of birthing experience and 25 years assisting moms to have water births.
Professional History
1986- Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN), Harding University, Searcy, AR. Minors in Spanish, Bible. Bilingual in Spanish, Continues to learn French and German.
1987-1989 Artemis Speaks College, with VBAC expert Nan Koehler, Tradiditional Birth Attendant. Sebastopol California
1988-1991 Labor & Delivery. Deaconess Medical Center, Spokane, WA.
1991-1993- University of California San Francisco, San Diego Midwifery program. Graduate Cum Laude May 1993.
1993-1996 Certified Nurse Midwife, Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital, Adjunct faculty UTMB Galveston.
1997-2003 Healing Heart Midwifery, Nacogdoches, TX. Home birth midwife & water births.
2002-2004 Travel Nursing Labor & Delivery, several California hospitals.
2004-2005 Austin Area Birthing Center. Certified Nurse Midwife.
2004-2007 Labor & Delivery, North Austin Medical Center, Austin, TX.
2007-2014 Angels Singing Over Me Midwifery, Administrator, CNM, home births and water births.
2007-2010 Scott & White Hospital, Round Rock, TX. Registered Nurse L&D. Charge Nurse.
2011- 2013 Central Texas Birth Center, Gerogetown, TX. Assisted in opening CTBC. Certified Nurse Midwife. Home Birth and waterbirth.
2013- 2021 The Natural Birthing Center, Salado, opened 2013. Home Birth and Waterbirth specialities. Clinical Director and Certified Nurse Midwife. Salado closed June 2021. NARM preceptor.
2017 - Natural Birthing Center Round Rock. Administrator. Clinical midwife. NARM Preceptor.
NRP expires 01/2026 CPR expires October 2027. ACMB certification expires 12/2028. Certified in Acumassage December 2018. Vaginal Breech workshop completed Oct 9 & 10 2019. Completed ANCC CEU's in High Risk Pregnancy's October 2023.
Our Team
Student Midwife
Meghan Rivera, Utah College of Midwifery.
Meghan is enrolled is enrolled in the Utah College of Midwifery. She has been a doula for several years and is now branching out into midwifery. She started August 1, 2024 and is a valuable edition to our team.
She is BLS, and NRP certified. She is compassionate and knowlegable.
Allison Juarez
Student Midwife Birth Assistant
Allison is excited to be joining our team. She is also working as an EMT. She loves helping others and has the sweetest heart. She is currently saving lives and loving it as an EMT.
She has completed the course " Midwives Responding to Disaster" March of 2023. And the cultural competency course 3/1/23
NRP certified exp 1/2025
BLS exp 12/2026
Lennie Tschepik
Student Midwife
Lennie is a doula, a massage therapist and just completed her degree in acupuncture. She is a great addition to our team.
She is BLS and NRP certified.
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