Lifestages, Samaritan Centers for Women, Ltd. Information

We provide care prior to pregnancy, and we also provide care after pregnancy. We provide pap smears and family planning. We do menopausal care. We provide full care to women in all aspects of their lives. What is a midwife: Many people think that all midwives are the same. LifeStages midwives are actually certified nurse midwives. A lot of us have our Registered Nurse degrees, bachelor's degree, and have worked in nursing for a long period of time prior to going on to the certification. With certification we also needed to obtain a master's degree, and then take a national certification exam and then get requalified every two years. When you come to LifeStages to see a midwife, you have a whole team that is going to take care of you. The midwives at LifeStages have physicians who are part of our team, we have ultrasound techs, we have dieticians. But, when you see the midwife, she will partner with you in your care. Many times you won't need to even see the doctor, but they are available. They are at the hospital 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. We have a relationship with them. It is a trusting relationship so that they can come into the picture as needed and work with us as part of that team.