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Julia Bower
R.N., M.S.N.
Certified Nurse Midwife

900 Garner Ave. Austin, TX 78704

phone 512-447-7899
www.juliamidwifeaustin.com

 

Experience

Certified Nurse Midwife/Owner/Director (2000-present)
Private practice, Austin, TX
Homebirth, prenatal, postpartum, newborn, women's health and family planning services.

Certified Nurse Midwife (1997-2000)
Austin Area Birthing Center, Austin, TX
One of two midwives providing prenatal, birth and women's health care.
Attended over 120 births at the center and in homes.
Trained apprentice midwives.

Certified Nurse Midwife (1997)
All God's Babies Birth and Women's Center, Austin, TX
Assisted with labor and delivery. Conducted prenatal classes, postpartum home visits and provided prenatal care.

Student Nurse Midwife (Spring 1997)
Holy Family Services, Weslaco, TX
Provided prenatal, labor, delivery, postpartum and newborn care at a birth center that predominantly serves Mexican immigrants in the Texas-Mexico border region.

Student Nurse Midwife (Fall 1996)
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Chinle, AZ
Offered labor, delivery, newborn, and postpartum care to Navajo families at an Indian Health Service hospital.

Student Nurse Midwife (Spring 1996)
Family Birth Center, Denton, TX
Provided well-woman, family planning, and prenatal care to clients of a community clinic and birthing center.

Labor and Delivery Nurse (1993-1995)
The Arlington Hospital, Arlington, VA
Cared for mothers and newborns during labor, delivery and postpartum.

Registered Nurse (1993)
East Coast Migrant Health Project, Chambersburg, PA
Provided primary care to migrant farm workers in the field and at Keystone Clinic. Developed and taught HIV education program.

Patient Advocate (1991-1992)
Mayfield Community Clinic, Palo Alto, CA
Accompanied patients during medical visits, educating them about illnesses, medications and family planning. Assessed prenatal and postpartum women. Translated for Spanish-speaking clientele.

 

Education

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (1997)
M.S.N. in Nurse-Midwifery, Graduate School Merit Fellowship, Excellence in Nursing Award.

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (1993)
B.S. in Nursing, Leona Bowman Carpenter Merit Fellowship.

University of Texas at Austin, TX (1991)
M.A. in Latin American Studies, Graduate School Merit Fellowship.

Stanford University, Stanford, CA (1986)
B.A. in Human Biology with focus on international public health issues.

 

Professional Affiliations

American College of Nurse-Midwives
Association of Texas Midwives
Midwife Alliance of North America
Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse-Midwives
Central Texas Midwives


Licenses and Certifications

CNM American College of Nurse-Midwives
Texas Registered Nurse
CPR
Neonatal Resuscitation