TRACY EDWARDS LM, CPM
I am a mother of nine children ranging in age from 19 years to 35 years old. Seven girls and two boys. Married to Bret for 38 years. We have also joyfully welcomed 11 grandchildren and are patiently waiting for numbers 12 and 13. Except for 10 years in Virginia and 5 years in West Virginia, I have lived in Texas all of my life.
My interest in birth began in 1991 when my next door neighbor was planning a homebirth. We were good friends and I was asked to be the extra set of hands at her birth. Even though I already had 2 children of my own, I learned so much about pregnancy and birth from her midwife. Soon after her birth, I found out I was pregnant with our third child and chose to have a homebirth of my own with the same midwife. I became a La Leche League Leader and childbirth educator and was very active in the local Virginia homebirth community. I became a certified doula in 1997.
In 2013, I enrolled in the Association of Texas Midwifery Training Program and became a licensed midwife in the state of Texas and a Certified Professional Midwife through the North American Registry of Midwives in 2016. I have attended over 750 births and been able to work with almost 20 different midwives throughout my years as a doula, birth assistant, midwifery student and licensed midwife.