After
years of helping her husband create his dream of opening a
chiropractic office, she finally had the time to focus on what
she wanted to do in her life. That life defining
moment happened while returning home from a chiropractic conference
with her husband. He looked up from a magazine he was reading
and declared, “You should be a midwife!” That thought
resonated within Christine unlike anything she had experienced.
Immediately upon their return, Christine discovered that the
most prestigious and, at the time, only accredited midwifery
school in the country, Seattle Midwifery School was right in
her backyard. During her training at midwifery school she traveled
overseas to a site in Samoa where she spent a month
delivering babies. In 1995 Christine graduated from Seattle
Midwifery School and became a licensed midwife in 1996. That
same year, she and a colleague co-founded the Puget Sound Birth
Center (PSBC) located in Kirkland, WA. After being with PSBC
for 2 years, she decided to sell her interest in the Center
and open Eastside Birth Center in Bellevue, WA.
As a midwife, Christine enjoys educating, encouraging and supporting
families during this life-changing occasion. Labor and birth
are an intimate process and she loves the opportunity to connect
with women on that level. Christine feels honored and blessed
when chosen to be part of a mother’s birthing experience. |
