David Brandon Minnick, DO, FACS

Laurel was inspired to become a midwife when she witnessed her friend give birth with a nurse midwife and student, at a hospital in Oregon. She went on to volunteer as a doula (a childbirth support person) for several years while completing nursing prerequisites and her nurse-midwifery schooling. She loves the infinite variety of stories in midwifery and hopes that patients who come to see her feel heard and respected. In her work at Bronson, Laurel particularly enjoys Centering Pregnancy prenatal groups, contraceptive troubleshooting, holding space during normal and difficult labors and explaining health concepts.

Lori was inspired to become a certified nurse midwife (CNM) by the midwives she worked with when she was a labor and delivery nurse. Their approach to prenatal care was far more personalized and patient-centered than anything she had previously experienced. Lori loves being a CNM because every day is a new experience for her. She enjoys meeting new patients and getting to know them and their families while providing care. Lori is especially interested in reducing the primary cesarean section rate. She attended her first CNM conference on reducing primary cesarean sections in November 2016 and she credits that experience for guiding how she practices today.

For Megan, midwifery is her calling. She became a midwife to educate and empower women to take control of their well-being. Supporting women through all of life’s transitions is a fulfilling, humbling and fun job for her. She gets excited to go to work each day as she thinks about the women she will meet and the relationships she will build. Megan is particularly interested in promoting physiologic birth—which tends to be both safer and healthier—and is passionate about working to reduce disparities in maternity care. She speaks Spanish and is committed to improving migrant farmworker health.