About US
Expert Guidance for Growing Midwifery
Grow Midwives, LLC® works on building relationships and educating physicians, hospitals, and midwives about best practices in collaborative care experiences. A variety of care models, in a variety of settings, can be implemented with our expert assistance.
Our Service
Founding
Support by a diverse team representing best practices in midwifery scope, physician collaboration, and fiscal value for launching a successful practice in all settings and care models.
Coaching
Personalized career guidance to help midwives navigate contracts, growth, and workplace challenges.
Scaling
Expert strategies to expand and sustain thriving midwifery-led practices across diverse care settings.
Championing
Facilitation of inspiring retreats, practice negotiations, Affiliate activation, national speaking, and leadership development to advance midwifery nationwide.
Who We Serve
Helping Build Stronger, Lasting Midwifery Care Models.
Our focus is clear: we partner with Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives to build strong, sustainable models of care.
Hospitals and Health Systems
We guide hospitals in designing, integrating, and expanding midwifery-led units that foster collaboration and better outcomes.
Birth Centers and Alongside Midwifery Units
From concept to accreditation, we provide the technical, financial, and compliance support needed to sustain successful facilities.
Midwifery Practices
We help midwifery groups grow and stabilize through customized strategies in practice design, payer negotiations, billing, and compliance.
Midwifery
We work with midwives seeking guidance in all aspects of their career, resume reviews, contract review, negotiation strategy, job exit challenges, licensing board issues, and career coaching.
Who We Are
Our Team
More than 70 years of combined experience leading and integrating midwifery-led models of care across the country. As past presidents of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and the American Association of Birth Centers, our founding partners offer both national perspective and hands-on expertise. We’re passionate about building strong partnerships with hospitals, birth centers, and midwifery practices — helping leaders move from vision to sustainable reality with confidence.
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GINGER BREEDLOVE, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
CEO, Founder and Principal Consultant
Joseph Booth, JD, M.Div
In-House Counsel and Partner
Lesley Rathbun, MSN, CNM, FNP, FACNM
CCO, Senior Consultant and Partner
Arden Schwenker, CFO, CPCO, COBGC
CFO, Senior Consultant and Partner
Denise Fryzelka, PhD, CNM, FACNM
Clinical Consultant
John Yeast, MD, MSPH, MFM
Hospital Consultant
Kathy Camacho Carr, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Educational Consultant
Isaac Booth, JD
In-House Assistant Counsel
Our Reviews
Reviews from our clients
Why Grow Midwives, LLC®
Trusted By The Midwife Community
At Grow Midwives, LLC®, trust is built on decades of proven experience. Our team has guided hospitals, birth centers, and midwifery practices nationwide through the complex steps of scaling and sustaining successful models. From financial proformas and compliance consulting to payer negotiations and accreditation, we bring unmatched technical expertise backed by national leadership roles in the American College of Nurse-Midwives and the American Association of Birth Centers. Simply put, no one is better equipped to help you turn vision into sustainable reality.
70+
Years combined experience
2
National Presidencies (ACNM & AABC)
100+
Practices Guided
50+
Speaking Engagements
100%
Focused on Scaling Midwifery
