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Meet the Art of Nursing Staff
Owner / CEO: Amy
TinneyAmy
Tinney is a Registered Nurse,
Licensed Midwife, and Certified Professional Midwife. She is mother
to a teenage boy. She earned her Midwifery license from the
California Medical Board in 2009. Amy has worked with mothers and
babies since 1990. She has worked as a Registered Nurse in clinics,
hospital settings, and in home health. During her work as a Nurse
she attended over 2000 births both in and out of the hospital. She
also worked with clients as a Doula/Monitrice, childbirth educator.
Amy's path to midwifery included an apprenticeship in a busy home
birth practice in Los Angeles, CA. Amy's apprenticeship included
attending families beginning with prenatal care through birth and
postpartum with over 70 new babies. Her extensive
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previous birth related experience allowed her to progress faster
than usual through her apprenticeship. In addition to her hands on
apprenticeship experience, Amy completed her Midwifery education
with The National Registry of Midwives (NARM) and the National
Midwifery Institute's (NMI) Challenge process. Amy teaches Nursing
and Midwifery students as well as other care providers, and enjoys
sharing her knowledge and expertise. Amy's experience as a care
provider for women combined with her love for the beauty and
sacredness of birth makes her a uniquely intuitive and confident
care provider.
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Art of Nursing Staff
Midwives
Sarah
Shealy is a Registered Nurse,
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), Internationally Board Certified
Lactation Consultant, and mother of two amazing girls, both born at
home. She has served women and caught babies in both home and
hospital settings since 1995. She has practiced in Connecticut, New
York, Utah, and California. Sarah has caught over 800 babies during
her career as a Nurse Midwife, and attended countless more. She has
also assisted in over 120 c-sections. Sarah's Midwifery education
began at Yale University. At Yale, there were few opportunities for
out of hospital birth experience and she sought out a local direct
entry Midwife who was generous enough to mentor her in the art of
homebirth. Another CNM with a homebirth practice offered mentorship
and a CNM was her first partner in a homebirth practice in
Colorado. Sarah has worked with low risk and high-risk women, in
community and private practice settings, in and out of the
hospital. She is an expert in normal birth and passionate about
supporting women and families in their choices whatever they may
be. Recently her love of the art and science of lactation prompted
her to become a Lactation Consultant. She is especially fascinated
with the postpartum experience in our culture. This extensive
experience she has had with women in different settings brings a
quiet observant knowing to her style. She is a perceptive and
seasoned care provider.
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Sarah
Unkap is currently a Registered Midwife (RM)
and Doula who received her training for Midwifery at the University of Nottingham,
UK. She most recently worked in a busy maternity unit in Central London, providing
prenatal, labor and delivery and post partum care for women, in both inpatient and
outpatient settings. She recently decided to make the move to California to be with
her husband and to pursue her career in Midwifery. She is currently apprenticing at
AONC since September 2010, and her goal is to gain her California Midwifery license
and remain with their team. She is passionate about the art of Midwifery and is
dedicated to maintaining the safety, sanctity and sacredness of birth. Her passion
lies with providing holistic prenatal care and empowering women to believe in
themselves and their bodies. Her belief is that each woman has the right to define
her own birthing needs and support system, in order to create a unique and personal
birth experience for all those privileged to be involved. Her dedication is to
provide high quality care tailored to the needs of each woman and their family,
enabling informed choice. She delivers care in a manner that promotes
individualized and family centered care.
Smiffy Baby
Constance Rock,
LM, CPM - "Since becoming a midwife, I've had
the honor of attending over 1000 births, as well as the privilege
of having over 20 apprentices, many who are now licensed. In
addition to being a Licensed Midwife and the mother of four, I am
also a wife, author, and entrepreneur.
What I pride myself most on is my trust in the instinctive nature of
birth, an ability to be completely present with the families I care
for, my gentle hands off style and my belief that women are amazing and
the absolute authority on their own bodies.
I was first introduced to midwifery and home birth after my first child
was born in the hospital in 1985. That's when I began attending other
women's births to provide the comfort and support I felt was
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in my hospital experience. Three years later, after the
beautiful nurturing home birth of my second child, I started my
midwifery apprenticeship, and began catching babies by 1993. I had
another son and daughter born at home in 1993 and 1995.
Since I intended to open a free standing birth center in Los
Angeles, I did a six month internship at a high volume birth center
in El Paso, Texas. After returning, I completed the California
challenge process and became a Licensed Midwife in February of
2000. In December of that same year I opened The Hollywood Birth
Center. During the five years I was clinical director of this
thriving practice I started specializing in water birth. I also
began producing educational videos and speaking to international
audiences about gentle birth. In 2005 I opened Sacred Entrance
Midwifery Services, which then became The Sanctuary Birth &
Family Wellness Center, located in West Los Angeles. In fall 2009,
after selling The Sanctuary to partners, I relocated my family to
Middletown, California which is two hours north of San Francisco,
where I'm currently writing a memoir and enjoying the quiet,
peaceful lifestyle that only rural living can provide.
During the 24 years I've been caring for women and their families,
I've had the opportunity to experience every type of family from
high profile to low income, from teenage to middle aged. I've seen
first time moms give birth in 45 minutes and I've sat with laboring
women for 5 days before their babies were born. The only constant
has been my love for families and my passion for providing women
with quality maternity care that supports and honors the profound
life altering experience it is. To me, practicing midwifery isn't
just about catching babies; it's about providing education and
support that has families thrive.
Because former Los Angeles clients sometimes request that I attend
their next birth, I have special arrangements with Art of Nursing.
This arrangement allows me to bring return clients into my care in
collaboration with Art of Nursing. Because most of my family lives
in Los Angeles, including my two older children, I come to Los
Angeles often and can provide some of your prenatal care. I then
arrive two weeks before your due date and stay until after the baby
is born. If you wish to speak with me directly about this type of
arrangement, I can be reached at 818-324-2678".
California Water Birth
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