Meet the RN Birth Assistants at the QMG Birth Center

Get­ting to Know Our RN Birth Assis­tants at the QMG Birth Center

Bring­ing a new life into the world is one of life’s most mean­ing­ful moments. At the Quin­cy Med­ical Group Birth Cen­ter, fam­i­lies are sup­port­ed by a com­pas­sion­ate team ded­i­cat­ed to mak­ing each birth expe­ri­ence safe, per­son­al, and empowering.

Among that team are our RN Birth Assis­tants, who play a vital role in sup­port­ing moth­ers, babies, and fam­i­lies dur­ing preg­nan­cy, labor, and the first moments of life togeth­er. Today, we’re intro­duc­ing two of the car­ing team mem­bers fam­i­lies may meet at the Birth Cen­ter: Christi­na M., RN, and Alli­son M., RN.

Christi­na M., RN — Birth Assistant

Orig­i­nal­ly from Ari­zona, Christi­na came to Quin­cy for col­lege, where she met her hus­band, grad­u­at­ed from nurs­ing school, and built the life she now calls home.

“Quin­cy is def­i­nite­ly home,” she said.

Christi­na spent sev­en years work­ing in Labor and Deliv­ery in the area, where she also became a lac­ta­tion con­sul­tant. Dur­ing that time, she dis­cov­ered a pas­sion for help­ing fam­i­lies wel­come their babies while learn­ing to care for them in those ear­ly days.

“I fell in love with help­ing fam­i­lies achieve the birth of their dreams and edu­cat­ing them about their new lit­tle one and how to nav­i­gate life with a new baby,” she said.

After tak­ing some time away from full-time work to raise her three chil­dren, Christi­na returned to Labor and Deliv­ery for anoth­er sev­en years. When the oppor­tu­ni­ty to work at the QMG Birth Cen­ter arose, she knew it was some­thing special.

“It’s real­ly a dream come true to work with mid­wives and cou­ples desir­ing a low-inter­ven­tion expe­ri­ence for preg­nan­cy and child­birth,” she said.

Christina’s inter­est in birth began ear­ly. At 12, she watched her younger broth­er enter the world through a fam­i­ly-cen­tered birth expe­ri­ence that left a last­ing impression.

“My mom drove an hour and a half to receive mid­wifery care and was able to have the birth expe­ri­ence she hoped for,” Christi­na shared. ​“That shaped my per­cep­tion of how impor­tant it is for women to have a voice in what their birth expe­ri­ence looks like.”

Today, she encour­ages expec­tant par­ents to pre­pare by learn­ing about the process and advo­cat­ing for themselves.

“Spend time talk­ing to peo­ple you trust and learn­ing about the birth process,” she said. ​“Under­stand­ing what’s nor­mal for your body, the risks and ben­e­fits of dif­fer­ent options, and how to advo­cate for your­self is so important.”

Christi­na is also deeply pas­sion­ate about breast­feed­ing sup­port and education.

“Human milk real­ly is an amaz­ing sub­stance that helps start a healthy future,” she said. ​“Many women don’t get the edu­ca­tion or sup­port they need to reach their breast­feed­ing goals, and I love help­ing fam­i­lies build that bond dur­ing those ear­ly moments.”

Christi­na offers guid­ance, sup­port, edu­ca­tion, and help nav­i­gat­ing both big and small chal­lenges through­out your breast­feed­ing journey.

Alli­son M., RN — Birth Assistant

For Alli­son, her career began with curios­i­ty and quick­ly grew into a calling. 

“My jour­ney start­ed with a curios­i­ty about how pro­found­ly birth shapes women and fam­i­lies,” she said. 

Before becom­ing a nurse, Alli­son com­plet­ed a doula train­ing course and attend­ed the birth of one of her clos­est friends. The expe­ri­ence was life-changing. 

“I saw first­hand how mean­ing­ful it was to have some­one there offer­ing steady, com­pas­sion­ate sup­port,” she said. ​“That moment lit a spark, and I knew I want­ed to be a part of birth for life.” 

Alli­son lat­er had the oppor­tu­ni­ty to work with a birth cen­ter and mid­wifery team in Texas, where she devel­oped a deep appre­ci­a­tion for the mid­wifery mod­el of care. She earned her nurs­ing degree with the goal of sup­port­ing women dur­ing birth and postpartum. 

Today, she’s thrilled to be part of the team at the QMG Birth Center. 

“It’s tru­ly my dream job to assist births in an out-of-hos­pi­tal set­ting,” she said. There is some­thing beau­ti­ful about a woman trust­ing her own instincts to bring her baby earth side. I am pas­sion­ate about edu­cat­ing moth­ers on their birth options and wit­ness­ing them have an empow­er­ing and redemp­tive birth expe­ri­ence. 

When it comes to prepar­ing for birth, Alli­son empha­sizes the impor­tance of build­ing the right sup­port team. 

“Choose a care team you trust,” she shared. ​“Your provider and sup­port peo­ple make a big dif­fer­ence in your experience.” 

Above all, Alli­son wants fam­i­lies to know that every birth sto­ry deserves com­pas­sion and respect. 

“Whether your birth goes exact­ly as you imag­ined or looks very dif­fer­ent, you deserve con­tin­u­ous sup­port, encour­age­ment, and respect.” she said.

“My goal is for every fam­i­ly to feel seen and cared for.” 

A Team Ded­i­cat­ed to Families

At the QMG Birth Cen­ter, Christi­na, Alli­son, and the rest of the care team work togeth­er to pro­vide thought­ful, indi­vid­u­al­ized sup­port through­out preg­nan­cy, labor, and those first unfor­get­table moments after birth.

For more infor­ma­tion on the QMG Birth Cen­ter, vis­it qmg​birth​cen​ter​.com.