Since August, 1994, Mary Anne Richardson has been in the field of birth and a Tennessee midwife. During that time she has trained and worked in hospital settings, and in the homes of clients, assisting over 229 births and personally delivering (catching) another 208 plus babies, weighing from 1 1/2 pounds to 11 3/4 pounds.
Her experience with birth includes management of: breech, twins, VBACs, and hemorrhage. She has dealt with placenta previa, placenta abruption, retained placenta, cord wraps, and Velamentous insertion of the cord.
Education
- Tennessee Birth Place: Basic Midwifery
- Tennessee Birth Place: Recognition and Management of Emergencies and Complications of Pregnancy
- International School of Midwifery, Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Jamaica: Hands on training dealing with complications
- Columbia State Community College: Emergency Medical Technician Intravenous Therapy
- Columbia State Community College: Nursing Program,
- Middle Tennessee State University: Currently enrolled to complete a Bachelors Degree
- Doulas of North America: Doula Training
- S.T.A.B.L.E. program completed 2009. This is an advance program for the care on newborn infants.
Certifications
- EMT-IV (Emergency Medical Technician – Advanced IV Therapy)
- CPM (Certified Professional Midwife)
- CPM-TN Tennessee State-Issued Certification
- RN (Registered Nurse) Tennessee State Issued license
- Adult CPR
- Neonatal Pulmonary Resuscitation