Monika Karaosman

I grew up surrounded by birth. My mother was a labor and delivery nurse with a dream to become a midwife. I never considered it for myself though, until I spent 2 months in the Philippines working in a maternity clinic. During my time there I started to feel the pull to become a midwife myself. Midwifery encompassed so much that I am passionate about. Many people assume you become a midwife because you love babies and while I do love babies I became a midwife to help women tap into their incredible strength, to help be a guide to their incredible power, to watch and hold space for them. It felt natural that this was what I was called to do. I have been working in the birth world since 2009: 2 months in the Philippines working with dedicated Filipino midwives and 3 months in Mexico as a birth assistant with an incredibly talented traditional midwife and years in the US working as a doula and student midwife. I have also spent 6 months in Alaska with GoMidwife working on academics and building my skills, 13 months working with Karen Webster at WomanWise Midwifery and 2 months in a very busy birthing house in Pennsylvania. I hold an Associates in Midwifery through South West Technical College. I was even honored to help welcome 2 of my younger siblings as well as 3 of my nephews.