A website for access to Home birth, doula care, midwifery care for pregnancy, birth , and post partum. Compassionate and loving care during the child bearing year. I provide complete care for pregnancy, delivery, breast feeding and post partum support.
Dania Shelton, LM CPM
My husband and I have five children; I had four home births and one hospital birth. My first child was born in 1991 in the hospital with a nurse midwife(CNM). My second child was born at home in the Santa Cruz Mountains in 1993. My remaining three children were born here in Nevada County at home in 1997, 2002, and 2005. We have lived in Nevada County since 1993. I have also been privileged to be the midwife to my seven grandchildren. I am passionate about home birth and believe it to be the ideal setting for a low risk birth. The truth is, I am a birth GEEK!
My training has been an apprenticeship model of training. The apprenticeship model consists of working with a practicing midwife, by assisting her in all aspects of her practice. I also, completed a MEAC (midwifery education accreditation council) accredited school, the National Midwifery Institute (NMI). Through NMI, I completed the necessary academic study which compliments the practical training of midwifery. I further did training at a high volume birth center, Casa De Nacimiento in El Paso, Texas . While at Casa De Nacimiento, duties included prenatal and post partum care for the clients as well as “catching” babies. I have been attending births since 2004 and received my license in 2010. I have attended 300+ births thus far. I am licensed by the state of California Medical Board and I carry a national certification from NARM, North Atlantic Registery of Midwives as well.
I have also, been involved in the State midwive’s organization in various capacities. I participated on the board, I was the director for a statewide conference, and volunteer for other smaller tasks. I was on the Board at “The Nest”, which is a center to support new parents in birth and early child rearing.
