Family Tree Maternity Center 

Family Tree Maternity Services is a teaching practice, and committed to preserving childbirth options for families for many generations to come through teaching the next generation of midwives. Clients are important teachers for student midwives, and we very much appreciate clients’ support of midwifery education through allowing student participation in care. 

Ensuring that quality of care is enhanced by the presence of student midwives is part of our commitment to both clients and students. Student midwives accompany the primary midwife and provide care appropriate to their level of education with the client’s permission.

 All students participating in care are an integral part of the midwifery team, and have been trained in neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basic midwifery practices, and regularly participate in emergency care drills. 

Advantages of having students as part of your team:

• Clients often develop special relationships with their students.

• A student at your birth often means an even more helpful and supporting environment – an extra pair of hands can be very nice. 

• By having a student, you give back to the midwifery community ensuring that more women will have the option of midwifery care in the future

• Through your feedback, students learn to be better midwives