Bio

I hold to The Midwives Model of Care which is based on the indisputable “fact” that pregnancy and birth are normal life processes.

“The Midwives Model of Care includes:

Monitoring the physical, psychological, and social well-being of the mother throughout the childbearing cycle
Providing the mother with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support
Minimizing technological interventions
Identifying and referring women who require obstetrical attention

The application of this woman-centered model of care has been proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section.”

I personally love bringing a peaceful presence to a birth, which I have found allows mom the opportunity to be in control of her environment, and to birth in the way that she is most comfortable. Birthing without fear is a wonderful possibility and can be accomplished through feeling safe, supported and having knowledge about the labor and birth process. It is a privilege, and an honor, to be a part of the birthing experience and assisting women in taking control of what is supposed to be a highly spiritual and empowering natural process.

I am married and have two grown daughters which were born in hospitals with obstetricians. Homebirth was not an option at the time. Unfortunately, my experiences were rather typical for birthing in a hospital. I experienced a cascade of interventions and felt that I was at the mercy of my care-givers. I now have a total of 8 grandchildren (four of whom were born a home)! My children have had the opportunity to enjoy natural births. My eldest daughter had cesarean births with her first 3 children, but has enjoyed natural “home” vaginal births with her last three (it is possible to have a natural vaginal birth after a cesarean).

If you are currently expecting, congratulations! If you would like to discuss your personalized options and take advantage of a free consultation in the privacy of your own home, please feel free to call me. I look forward to meeting you!

Professional Memberships:

Idaho Midwifery Council (IMC)

Colorado Midwives Association (CMA)

National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM)

Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)

Citizens for Midwifery (CfM)

Birth Network, Colorado Springs Chapter

Hello,

I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Donna Z. Holmes, also known as Zee to my friends. I love people and I love family! I was a Homeschool mom for 17 years. We lived in Colorado from 1992 through 2005, until our youngest daughter graduated. In 2005, my husband and I moved to St. Croix, in the USVI where we joined YWAM (Youth With A Mission) for a DTS (Discipleship Training School). My passionate desire to become a midwife began in 1997, but it was not until our DTS that I actually felt an urgency to attend school. Thankfully, my husband was in total agreement and we moved to Gainesville, Florida where I attended the Florida School of Traditional Midwifery FSTM).

I now have the privilege of living in Meridian, Idaho.

I am an Idaho Licensed Midwife(LM), a Florida Licensed Midwife (LM), Colorado Registered Midwife (RM), and a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM). Since 1973, I have been actively involved in the medical field, but it wasn’t until 1997 that I became interested in becoming a natural, Homebirth Midwife. I became a Licensed Practical Nurse in 1973, and went to school to become an RN in 1983, and I graduated from Florida School of Traditional Midwifery in Gainesville, Florida in 2009 (http://www.midwiferyschool.org). I have had the privilege of assisting approximately 200 women and their families in the birth of their babies. I became a Midwife because I believe birth is a normal process in which a midwife plays a special role without controlling birth to fit into a medical or preconceived model, but rather to empower a woman to make her own decisions for the birth and care of her baby.