Midwifery Virginia
Beach Hampton Roads Virginia
Dr. Valentine was one of the first physicians in
the area to incorporate the practice of Nurse
Midwifery into general obstetrical and
gynecological care. This has proven so successful
that it is fast becoming the standard of care in
the community. We look forward to being your healthcare
providers and offering caring, competent, and compassionate
care.
Rhonda Bertholf, RNC, CNM, MSN, has been a nurse
for about 25 years working in a variety of settings
does approximately 120 deliveries a year and works
in close collaboration with Dr. Valentine. She completed
her post-graduate studies and earned her nurse midwifery
education from Eastern Carolina University in Greenville,
NC. As a nationally board certified nurse-midwife,
she has been in clinical practice since 1996 and
is knowledgeable in natural and medicated childbirth.
Karen Carroll, RN, CNM, MS graduated from Old Dominion
University in 1998 and began her nursing career
in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children's
Hospital of the King's Daughters. She felt called
to midwifery during that time and
changed her nursing specialty to labor and delivery,
working at Chesapeake General and De Paul area hospitals.
She studied academically at Philadelphia University
while gaining clinical experience at the Midwifery
Center at De Paul. As a midwife,
she"hopes to empower women as they make decisions
concerning their health care and birth choices.
Also see:
American
College of Nurse-Midwives
The mission of ACNM is to promote the health
and well-being of women and infants within their
families and communities through the development
and support of the profession of midwifery as practiced
by certified nurse-midwives, and certified midwives.
The philosophy inherent in the profession states
that nurse-midwives believe every individual has
the right to safe, satisfying health care with respect
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