Find a Wisconsin Midwife

If you're looking for a midwife in Wisconsin, here is a list of Guild members who are Licensed Midwives or Certified Nurse Midwives with out-of-hospital practices. They are arranged by general location in the state. This list will be updated regularly, so if your area isn't represented yet, be patient, or call another midwife for a referral.

Southeast

Ginnie Priest, CPM, LM
Cascade, WI
920-528-7072
ginnie@birthwithmidwife.com
www.birthwithmidwife.com
Serving the following counties: Sheboygan, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Outagamie, Juneau, Washington, Ozaukee, Calumet, Winnebago, and the Greater Milwaukee area

Deb Studey, CPM, LM
New Berlin, WI
262-679-7375
dsmidwyf@yahoo.com
Serving the following counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Jefferson, Walworth, Kenosha

Jan Wolfenberg, CPM, LM
BirthSpirit Holistic Midwifery Services
Kewaskum, WI
262-626-4994
jan@birthspirit.org
www.birthspirit.org
Serving the following counties: Washington, Ozaukee, Fond du Lac, Dodge, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Sheboygan, Racine, Calumet, Winnebago

Christy Gogan, CPM, LM
Milwaukee, WI
414- 412-7507
gchristy1@msn.com
Serving a one hour radius of Milwaukee.

Edie Wells, CPM, LM
Blessed Beginnings, Inc.
Beloit, WI 53511
608-362-6464
wimidwife@usa.net
www.wimidwife.com
Serving the following counties: Rock, Green, Lafayette, Walworth, Jefferson, Dane
and southern parts of Dodge and Columbia.

Ingrid Andersson, CNM
Community Nurse Midwives LLC
Madison, WI
608-231-1882
ingrid@gentlehomebirth.org
www.gentlehomebirth.org

Aszani Kunkler, CNM
www.madisonbirthcenter.com
aszani@madisonbirthcenter.com
608- 821-0123
Serving the Greater Madison area

Debbie Healy, LM, CNM
421 Clemons Ave
Madison, Wisconsin
608-469-1315
debbiemidwife@gmail.com
www.openarmsmidwifery.com 

Leah Hatcher, CPM, LM
3014 Hermina Street
Madison, WI 53714
608-243-1663
klhatcher@att.net

Southwest Wisconsin

Gretchen Spicer, CPM, LM
Avoca, WI
608-532-6464
gspicer@mhtc.net
Serving the following counties: Iowa, Sauk, LaFayette, Grant, Richland, Crawford

Denise Doerr, CNM, LM
Open Door Midwifery
Viroqua, WI
608-606-2598
denise@opendoormidwifery.com
www.opendoormidwifery.com
Serving southwestern Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota

Central Wisconsin

Jane Crawford Peterson, CPM, LM
Iola, WI
715-445-2277
treemarie1midwife@yahoo.com
http://www.inthebeginningmidwives.com/
Serving Central Wisconsin

Northwestern Wisconsin

Paula Bernini Feigal, CPM, LM
Menomonie, WI
715-231-3100
Regional home birth services and Birth Center care for families in northern and central Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota including the metro region
info@MorningStarBirth.com
www.MorningStarBirth.com

Jessica DeFilippo, CPM, LM
LifeCircle Midwifery Service
Spooner, WI
715.468.4190 Office
flippy9@centurytel.net
Serving the following counties: Burnett, Washburn, Douglas, Barron, Polk and Sawyer

Jana Voelke Studelska, CPM, LM
Duluth, MN
218.340.2108
jana@birthduluth.com
serving NW Wisconsin, within an hour's drive of Duluth

Northeastern Wisconsin

Andi Raine, CPM, LM
BirthWise Health and Birth Center
1703 S. Oneida St.
Appleton, WI  54915
920.574.3074
Offering home birth or birth center options in Northeast Wisconsin
andiraine@hotmail.com
www.wisconsinbirthcenter.com

Julie Mercier, CPM, LM
Manitowoc, WI, 54220
920-626-4364
cell 920-328-8284
info@informedbirthandparenting.com
www.informedbirthandparenting.com
Serving all counties within 100 miles of Manitowoc

TEMPORARY PERMIT HOLDERS

The State of Wisconsin, in licensing midwives, has provided a mechanism for the training of midwives. Student midwives are required to obtain a Temporary Permit from the state in order to work under the supervision of a Licensed Midwife. The Rules and Regulations provide these specific guidelines:

“Temporary permit” means a credential granted under s. RL 181.01 (4), to an individual to practice midwifery under the direct supervision of a licensed midwife pending successful completion of the requirements for a license under s. RL 181.01 (1)

The application [for a Temporary Permit] shall include all of the following:

• The fee specified in s. 440.05 (6), Stats.
• Evidence satisfactory to the department of all of the following:
• The applicant is actively engaged as a candidate for certification with the North American Registry of Midwives or a successor organization; or is currently enrolled in the portfolio evaluation process program through the North American Registry of Midwives or a successor organization, or a certified professional midwife educational program accredited by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council.
• The applicant has received a written commitment from a licensed midwife to directly supervise his or her practice of midwifery during the duration of the temporary permit.
• The applicant is currently certified by the American Red Cross or American Heart Association in neonatal resuscitation.
• The applicant is currently certified by the American Red Cross or American Heart Association in adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• The applicant has attended at least 5 births as an observer.

The following are Wisconsin Temporary Permit holders:

Stacy Vandenput, Wisconsin Temporary Permit Holder, CPM Candidate
Green Bay, WI
(920) 562-9058
svandenput@countrymidwife.com
www.countrymidwife.com
Serving northeastern Wisconsin and southeastern UP of Michigan

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