April Brake, CDEM, CPM
Midwife
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April has been married to her husband for 21 years. She has 4 children, all of which were born at home in the water with a CPM CDEM midwife. Following the desire to help advocate for natural birth and support women and families in the birthing community, April became a doula in 2004. Through the process, she found herself wanting to provide massage on a professional level for her clients. She attended The Alexandria School of Scientific Therapeutics (massage school) and graduated in 2007. |
CREDENTIALS:
April is an Indiana Certified Direct Entry Midwife, as well as a Certified Professional Midwife at Serene Midwifery. She holds a License in Indiana to practice midwifery and have a degree in Midwifery from Midwives College of Utah. In 2016, April began working in collaboration with a physician. April's holds up-to-date certifications in neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (NRP), adult, infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Birth Emergency Skills Training (BEST), MCU Complications Workshop, and additional skills workshops/training's taught my local midwives.
MIDWIFERY SPECIFIC TRAINING:
April's apprenticeship was 3 ½ years training under several midwives, including: Certified Nurse Midwives and Certified Professional Midwives, as well as training at a Birth Center in Virginia for 3 months. Her education involved hands-on experience under the supervision of Midwives with prenatal, labor, birth, postpartum, and well-women care. April is currently a board member of the Indiana Midwives Association, a member of the North American Registered Midwives and a member of the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM).
For more information on April's education and training as a midwife please visit:
http://narm.org/certification/
April is an Indiana Certified Direct Entry Midwife, as well as a Certified Professional Midwife at Serene Midwifery. She holds a License in Indiana to practice midwifery and have a degree in Midwifery from Midwives College of Utah. In 2016, April began working in collaboration with a physician. April's holds up-to-date certifications in neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (NRP), adult, infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Birth Emergency Skills Training (BEST), MCU Complications Workshop, and additional skills workshops/training's taught my local midwives.
MIDWIFERY SPECIFIC TRAINING:
April's apprenticeship was 3 ½ years training under several midwives, including: Certified Nurse Midwives and Certified Professional Midwives, as well as training at a Birth Center in Virginia for 3 months. Her education involved hands-on experience under the supervision of Midwives with prenatal, labor, birth, postpartum, and well-women care. April is currently a board member of the Indiana Midwives Association, a member of the North American Registered Midwives and a member of the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM).
For more information on April's education and training as a midwife please visit:
http://narm.org/certification/
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Kalu Brake
Student Midwife
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Kalu began the Southwest Tech Midwifery Program in January 2021. She has attended well over 100 births with Serene Midwifery and has experience as both doula and birth assistant, as well as birth photographer. Kalu began doing birth photography in 2014 and loves capturing the special moments so that families can look back on their birthing experiences. She finds joy going on trips with her college group, hanging with her friends, doing Portrait photography, and reading Jane Austen novels in her spare time.
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Julia Ramos, RN, BSN
Birth Assistant & Office Administrator
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Julia joined the Serene Midwifery Team in August 2020. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2019. She currently holds her RN license for the state of Indiana, as well as certifications in neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (NRP), adult, infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Julia has a passion for natural birth and loves supporting families to accomplish their goals through informed, compassionate healthcare.
Julia is married to her husband Diego. She gave birth naturally to her baby boy, Oliver, in September 2021. |
Kate Osborne
Birth Assistant
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Kate began assisting in October 2021, and considers it to be such a privilege, and a dream come true. She also currently works part-time in an accounting office, and enjoys oil painting, knitting, and being outdoors.
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