Christine Hilderbrandt
Lawrenceville,GA
Summary
Highly trained and experienced Certified Nurse-Midwife offering patient-centered and evidence-based care. Provides education and counseling to promote healthy living, and encourages clients to "own" their healthcare. Compassionate, supportive, well-informed Provider. Values collaboration for complete and safe care.
I love being a MIdwife and being "with women" while providing health care, education, guidance, and counseling to help women navigate all that life presents.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nurse-Midwife
Covington Women's Health Specialists
Covington, GA
02.2017 - 04.2023
- Full-scope Midwifery care, including well-woman, OB and postpartum care, education and counseling and managed variations from normal, including OB and gynecological problems such as STDs.
- Consulted with physicians on high-risk pregnancies and provided follow-up care during and after delivery. Assisted with Cesarean deliveries. Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to ensure quality care.
- Participated in continuing education programs to maintain certification requirements and stay up-to-date.
- Recognized emergent obstetric and neonatal conditions and initiated appropriate measures.
- Recorded examination findings, health histories and significant observations in patient's chart.
Certified Nurse-Midwife
See Baby, LLC
Atlanta, GA
12.2015 - 01.2017
- Provided comprehensive prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care, including physical examinations, laboratory tests, education and counseling. Full-scope Midwifery care.
- Delivered babies in hospital using a variety of methods such as water births or natural childbirth techniques. Breech, VBAC and multiple births.
- Consulted with physicians on high-risk pregnancies and provided follow-up care after delivery.
- Provided well-woman care.
Clinical Director and Staff CNM
Breath of Life Birth Center
Largo, FL
07.2006 - 11.2015
- Developed policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulations and standards of care per American Association of Birth Centers. Designed center building with architect. Ensured adequate and safe supplies. Hired clinical staff. Provided appropriate education and training. Led BOL to become Florida's first nationally-accredited birth center. BOL was under the umbrella of The Pregnancy Centers of Pinellas.
- Full-scope Midwifery, including well-woman care, complete OB care with births in the center or in collaborating hospitals (by their Providers) when transfer was needed.
- Performed chart reviews and facility audits to ensure continuing compliance with AABC standards.
Certified Nurse-MIdwife
Premier Community Health Centers
Dade City, FL
08.2005 - 06.2006
- Full-scope Midwifery care, including women's health and OB. Largely migrant worker population.
Certified Nurse Midwife
Suncoast Community Health Centers
Ruskin, Dade City, Plant City, Dover, FL
07.2005 - 06.2006
- Full-scope Midwifery care in rural migrant clinics in Ruskin, Plant City, Dover, Zephyrhills FL. Women's health, OB care.
Certified Nurse Midwife
Drs. Williams & Goldman
Tarpon Springs, FL
09.2001 - 05.2005
- Full-scope Midwifery in a private practice, including well-woman care, OB, cesarean section assistance.
- Instituted water birth program at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital.
Staff Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital
Tarpon Springs, FL
01.2000 - 09.2001
- Nursing care and assessments for antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum clients, C/S circulating, client/family teaching, labor support, breastfeeding education. (between CNM positions)
Certified Nurse Midwife
Associates in Birth & Gynecology
Palm Harbor, FL
06.1999 - 09.1999
- Full scope Midwifery, including well-woman and OB, with C/S assisting. This practice was sold, and the Physicians left the area.
Certified Nurse Midwife
Morton Plant Hospital
Clearwater, FL
01.1996 - 06.1999
- Full-scope Midwifery, including well-woman, OB, C/S assisting, circumcisions.
- Clinical site other than hospital: Mother & Child Care of Clearwater, a Community Health Center with a large migrant worker populationl
Staff Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Bayfront Hospital
St. Petersburg, FL
06.1993 - 08.1994
- RN in a level III hospital, including high-risk clients.
- Antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum care and education.
Volunteer Program Consultant
Pinellas County School Board
Palm Harbor, FL
08.1989 - 08.1991
- Administration, management and training for large award-winning high school volunteer program.
- Collaborated with Florida Dept. of Education in developing and presenting a state-wide senior citizen recruitment/training campaign called INTERAGES.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing And MIdwifery
Emory University
Atlanta, GA12-1995
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL05-1993
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA05-1974
Skills
- Evidence-Based Practice in Obstetrics and Well-Woman Care
- Excellent communication; calm in a storm; compassionate care
- Full-scope Midwifery care
- Limited ultrasound
- Limited Spanish
Affiliations
- Reading, hiking, walking, kayaking, swimming.
- Spending time with my children and grandchildren
Accomplishments
- Tampa Business Journal "Health Care Heroes" award, 10/2013
- 2013 Elected to the Inaugural Class of the USF Alumni "Fast 56" (honored as fast-growing, alumni-led businesses) for BOL Birth Center
- Heartbeat International Conference 2011; presentation of "Honey, we're pregnant! The conception, pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum of a Pregnancy Center-affiliated birth center."
- Volunteer Medical Advisory Board, Pregnancy Centers of Pinellas. Also included, from 2004-2006, planning and oversight for development, equipping and staffing BOL Birth Center. Brought Barbara Harper of Waterbirth International to BOL for an area workshop.
- Former chapter chair of ACNM Tampa Bay Chapter
Certification
- Georgia and Florida ARNP-CNM licenses (FL inactive)
- American Midwifery Certification Board CNM certification, with Maintenance Program up-to-date
- CPR (BLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) up-to-date
- Breech Workshop at then-DeKalb Medical Center with Shawn Walker, RM, with Breech SA-FE, 5/2016
- Workshops in Waterbirth, Spinning Babies, Neonatal Resuscitation
- Limited OB/GYN ultrasound trainings in 2006 and 2014
- Former ASPO certified childbirth educator
- Former La Leche League Leader
Languages
Spanish
Limited
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Certified Nurse-Midwife
Covington Women's Health Specialists
02.2017 - 04.2023
Certified Nurse-Midwife
See Baby, LLC
12.2015 - 01.2017
Clinical Director and Staff CNM
Breath of Life Birth Center
07.2006 - 11.2015
Certified Nurse-MIdwife
Premier Community Health Centers
08.2005 - 06.2006
Certified Nurse Midwife
Suncoast Community Health Centers
07.2005 - 06.2006
Certified Nurse Midwife
Drs. Williams & Goldman
09.2001 - 05.2005
Staff Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital
01.2000 - 09.2001
Certified Nurse Midwife
Associates in Birth & Gynecology
06.1999 - 09.1999
Certified Nurse Midwife
Morton Plant Hospital
01.1996 - 06.1999
Staff Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Bayfront Hospital
06.1993 - 08.1994
Volunteer Program Consultant
Pinellas County School Board
08.1989 - 08.1991
Master of Science - Nursing And MIdwifery
Emory University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of South Florida
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Christopher Newport University
- Georgia and Florida ARNP-CNM licenses (FL inactive)
- American Midwifery Certification Board CNM certification, with Maintenance Program up-to-date
- CPR (BLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) up-to-date
- Breech Workshop at then-DeKalb Medical Center with Shawn Walker, RM, with Breech SA-FE, 5/2016
- Workshops in Waterbirth, Spinning Babies, Neonatal Resuscitation
- Limited OB/GYN ultrasound trainings in 2006 and 2014
- Former ASPO certified childbirth educator
- Former La Leche League Leader
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