WBWC is excited to announce that Carey Jefferson, CNM, has completed midwifery school and is making the transition from nurse to midwife!  Carey has been with WBWC since 2010 as a labor and delivery nurse and, for the past few months, a midwifery student.  She is now our newest full-time midwife. Currently, she is orienting with the other midwives on staff.  In the next few months, she will be seeing patients in the clinic and attending births independently and receiving hospital privileges.

Carey earned a BS in psychology from UNC Chapel Hill, and then went on to receive a BSN from Western Carolina. She has a wide range of experience as a labor and delivery nurse: in addition to the birth center, she’s worked in a small hospital in western North Carolina, and large hospitals in Northern Virginia and Raleigh.

 

 Pregnancy and birth have long fascinated Carey . “I was amazed by the changes, both physical and emotional, I observed in my friends as they started having babies, and I felt drawn to be a part of that process with women.   I love that midwifery allows me to help women find their own path on the journey to motherhood.”

 

This interest led her to pursue a midwifery degree at Eastern Carolina University, where she was awarded the Betty Berryhill Nurse Midwifery Scholarship.  She continued working as a labor and delivery nurse throughout most of her schooling. 

Carey and her husband, Stephen, have an 11-year-old daughter, Madeline, and a dog, Jix. When she’s not catching babies, Carey enjoys cooking, birdwatching, following the Tarheels, and having family game nights.

She sees the birth center as an inspiring place to begin her midwifery career.  “I see a true midwifery model of care in action at WBWC.  The midwives here are amazing women who deeply invested in providing excellent care to women and families.  I am honored to be able to work with and learn from them.”