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Alisa Dickerson, CNM, DNP, APRN, PMH-C Alisa (Alyssa) Dickerson is a Certified Nurse-Midwife in Huntington, Indiana. Midwife Alyssa (Alisa) has been taking care of her local community since Spring of 2020, when the pandemic created a need for alternative access to healthcare outside of the traditional. She received her Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) from Missouri State University in 2023, and a MSN degree from Frontier Nursing University in 2019. She has been a Registered Nurse since 2013, with experience as both a Cardiac and Labor and Birth Nurse. Most recently, Alyssa worked alongside a team of OBGYNs and CNMs in serving patients seeking fertility and midwifery care, where she provided prenatal care, and attended births in a CABC certified, out-of-hospital birthing center, and in-hospital. Alyssa has served her local community offering out-of-hospital birth, women's health, and mental health services for 4 years. She has also served families providing new family coaching, newborn care and childbirth education. Her passions include learning languages, teaching, helping others through therapeutic communication, and spending time with her family. Alyssa focuses on evidence-based practice in childbirth, with a special attention to the local community, and the process of creating a new family. Her strengths are her empathy, ability to connect with others, and optimistic outlook. Specialties: Linguistics, Perinatal Mental Health, Spanish/English/French, New family coaching, and Leadership

My journey began as a mom of 3 children who are now young adults. I began attending births in 2007 as birth assistant and student midwife. Fast forward to now, I have been primary midwife since 2010 and have attended over 800 planned home births. For more information about my services and how to become a client, visit my website at https://www.mothernurtured.com

Nurtured Beginnings Midwifery Services offers personalized, evidence-based care to empower women in making informed health decisions for themselves and their babies. We prioritize accessibility to midwifery care, creating a safe and nurturing environment through education, advocacy, and collaboration, promoting trust and respect in maternity care.

I am a solo practice Certified Nurse Midwife with over 10 years of experience attending births in various settings in the Chicago area -- half of my midwifery career in several different types of hospitals; and the other half in home birth and at a free-standing birth center. My passion is to provide individualized, holistic, trauma-informed care to individuals and families seeking personal, loving support on their pregnancy, birth, and reproductive wellness journeys. Clients in my care will note that I am very knowledgable, warm, confident, and offer my service in the spirit of partnership with my clients. Anti-oppression is very important to me, and clients will find that my practice is inclusive, aware of the impact of social issues on health outcomes, and that I embrace a Health at Every Size approach. Additionally, my co-owner is a traditional birth worker who offers all of our clients the option of hiring her for individualized Birth Mentorship, as well as provides all home birth clients a postpartum closing. Her herbal products are also included in the birth kit, for a well-supported postpartum.