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Meet the Midwife

Michelle Rhude, CNM

Owner, Director of Midwifery

Certified Nurse Midwife

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Michelle is a hard working, & compassionate mother who raised her 4 sons while obtaining a Masters degree in Nurse Midwifery and Doctorate level Public Health Education.

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She went on to open Bella Donna Midwifery in 2017 after 18+ years of nursing and midwifery experience in all areas of practice including hospital, birth center, and home births. With hopes of expanding the availability & access to quality care for low risk woman in our community, the vision of La Vita Bella Birth Center was conceived. November, 2019 the Birth Center doors officially opened!

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She believes in building a bonded partnership with each client in order to simultaneously provide educate on all of the options, & empower them to make the best choices for themselves.  Michelle embraces the idea of supporting women to believe in their own abilities to birth the way that they want!

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