MIDWIFE
DELMAR
an EXPERIENCED guide
blending EVIDENCE-BASED practices with
time-tested traditional HOLISTIC techniques
to help you navigate YOUR OWN PATH
After 20 years and over 800 births, I've fully stepped into my role as a primary midwife with an open heart for safe compassionate care that supports and empowers the whole person. It was in my college library that I literally and serendipitously stumbled on midwifery -- the perfect combination of my passion for social justice and love for holistic health. I began attending births shortly thereafter as an interpreter for the Deaf. However it was my commitment to birth justice and the right to self-determination that led me to continue this path as a doula, student, midwifery assistant, and now, midwife.
I was honored to study under some of South Florida's most experienced midwives before moving to join Steel City Midwives in June of 2020. With the retirement of the practice's former owner, I'm now stepping into the leadership role of owner of the new Steel City Homebirth!
I am a first generation Cuban-American who uses they/them/elle pronouns. I am natively fluent in English and Spanish, as well as fluent in American Sign Language. When I'm not attending births, I keep busy with various projects to eliminate health disparities for pregnant and birthing Black, Indigenous, LGBTQ+ and other oppressed communities. I enjoy all different types of crafting, going camping, reading historical fiction, and finding new adventures with my partner, Shain. Our latest adventure is preparing for the birth of our first baby, due in Aquarius season 2021.

“Life is a process of becoming, a combination
of states we have to go through.”
― Anais Nin
Experience
Traditional Midwife
Primary at Steel City Homebirth
North American Registry of Midwives Candidate for CPM
Current
Assistant Midwife
Coalition for Childbirth Choice / Hollywood Birth Center / The Gathering Place
2012 - 2020
Founder
Doula + Lactation Specialist + Parent Educator
Spiral Harbor and Mighty Milk Lactation Clinic
2001 - Current
Steering Committee Member
Queer and Transgender Midwives Association
2019 - Current
Community Organizer + Birth Justice Doula Trainer
Southern Birth Justice Network
2018 - Current
Project Lead: BIPOC Midwife Leadership Pipeline
HealthConnect One
Birth Equity Leaders Academy
2018-2019
Member
Midwives Alliance of North America
Division of Access and Equity
https://mana.org/healthcare-policy/access-and-equity
2017-2019
Reproductive Health Educator
Florida International University Wellness Center
2006 - 2007
Education
Certifications
Trainings
Traditional Midwifery Apprenticeships
multiple midwifery practices and birth centers
2000-2020
Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies
Florida International University
2007
Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification
Current
BLS CPR/AED Certification
Adult & Child
Current
Integrative Resuscitation of the Newborn Workshop
B.E.S.T. Training
Breastfeeding Specialist Certification
(90 Hour) Lactation Education Resources
2013
Touchpoints Training
Brazelton Touchpoints Center
2002
Postpartum Doula
Mother Care Services
2002
Birth Doula
D.O.N.A.
2001


