Certified nurse-midwives
Marcie Mullins,
Paige Swales,
Diane Utz and
Martine Tesone (from left to right).
Holistic, Personalized Care Throughout a Woman's Life
Every stage of a woman’s life — from adolescence to the childbearing
years, menopause and beyond — has its own unique health concerns
and challenges. Fostered by open communication and a holistic approach
to wellness, the certified nurse-midwives at
Foothills Community Midwives provide supportive, personalized care to help you maintain health throughout
your life.
What is Nurse-Midwifery?
Our certified nurse-midwives are advanced practitioners with graduate education
in women’s health care and midwifery. They focus on each woman’s
unique experience and embrace holistic approaches, which can include alternative
and complementary therapies. Their empowering model of care is also more
of shared decision-making, with the midwife educating and supporting you
both emotionally and physically — whether that be for birth control,
prenatal care, childbirth, routine check-ups, gynecologic concerns or
menopause considerations.
Safe, Holistic Prenatal Care and Natural Birth Experience
When you are ready to start a family, our caring certified nurse-midwives
will be at your side from the time you start trying to conceive and until
after your baby is born. They’ll focus on providing you and your
family with comprehensive, high-quality prenatal care and an empowering
birth experience in the comfort and safety of a hospital setting, with
deliveries in the
Family Birth Center at Foothills Hospital.
During labor, your midwife will assist you in delivering your baby as naturally
as possible, offering comfort and support with stress-relieving holistic
therapies and hands-on adjustments. All the while, you can rest assured
that a board-certified obstetrician is on-call, should extra medical care
be required.
Foothills Community Midwives will continue to care for you while adapting
to motherhood, offering both postpartum care and support with infant feeding.
Are you a candidate for midwifery prenatal and childbirth care?
Not all moms-to-be are good candidates for midwifery care. It is a good
option if:
- You have no major complications during pregnancy. The conventional obstetrician
route is best for high-risk pregnancies or deliveries.
- You want childbirth to be as natural as possible and aim to receive very
little medical intervention when labor is progressing normally.
Personalized, High-Quality Well-Women and Gynecologic Care
Many people think midwives just deliver babies, but our certified nurse-midwives
are trained to do so much more. At Foothills Community Midwives, we provide
a full range of women’s health services to help you achieve optimal
health and wellness with care attuned to your unique and ever-evolving needs:
- Annual well-woman and pelvic exams
- Health screenings
- Abnormal or painful periods
- Adolescent gynecology
- Birth control
- Family planning
- Peri-menopause and menopause symptoms
- Senior care
Midwifery Services Available in Erie
Our certified nurse-midwives are available to provide comprehensive midwifery
care in Erie at the Foothills Community Midwives office located in the
Erie Medical Center.
Foothills Community Midwives Welcomes Martine Tesone, CNM, DNP
Experienced certified nurse-midwife
Martine Tesone is now seeing patients for holistic well-women and prenatal care at Foothills
Community Midwives and delivering babies at
Foothills Hospital.
Martine received a Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology and Psychology and then
continued her education at the University of Colorado to obtain a Bachelor
of Science in Nursing. She then earned a Master of Science in Midwifery
and Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Colorado.
Her philosophy of care is rooted in education, teamwork and individualization,
focusing on wellness and prevention during well-woman and prenatal care
visits. To schedule an appointment with Martine, go online at
MyBCH or call 303-415-4045.
Make an Appointment
Foothills Community Midwives see patients for well-woman, gynecologic and
prenatal care at offices located in Erie Medical Center and within Foothills
Medical Building in Boulder. They deliver babies in BCH’s state-of-the-art
Family Birth Center at Foothills Hospital.
Visit
MyBCH to schedule an appointment or call 303-415-4045.