Our health care team is small and dedicated. We support a choice in care models and believe that it's best to know our patients, attend our own deliveries, and provide care for you for years to come. Drs. Glen Lovelace and Jennifer Hudson, our OB/GYNs, Kristi Rhodes and Megan Kitterman, our Certified Nurse-Midwives, and Angela Latta, our Nurse Practitioner, look forward to meeting you.
You may be wondering which medical professional you should be seeing for your appointment. If you would like traditional Obstetrical and Gynecologic care, Dr. Glen Lovelace would be the best practitioner for you. For a holistic and functional medicine approach to Obstetrical and Gynecologic care, Dr. Hudson would be a great fit. If you are in need of an annual exam, or a quick check-in during pregnancy, you may want to meet with our Nurse Practitioner, Angela Latta. If you are seeking Midwifery care, our Certified Nurse-Midwives Kristi Rhodes and Megan Kitterman, would be happy to meet with you.
Our Certified Nurse-Midwives share their philosophy:
Nurse-Midwives provide care to women from adolescence to beyond menopause, including preconception care, family-planning, and well-woman care. The midwifery care model focuses on individualized care and optimal health, and views pregnancy and birth as a normal physiological process. Focusing on the normalcy of pregnancy and birth is central to the practice of midwifery, recognizing that many factors influence each woman's unique experience of childbirth, including her fears and beliefs. Midwives support your unique physical, social, and emotional needs throughout your entire pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
Midwifery care places a strong emphasis on the midwife-client relationship. In this relationship, you will experience shared decision-making, informed choice, and self-determination. While always watchful for complications, we trust in each woman's ability to have a normal, healthy, positive pregnancy and birth. In labor, this means we offer physical and emotional support, providing continuity to our clients, meaning we attend 99% of our clients' births. Our cesarean section rate remains one of the lowest in the Treasure Valley at 2.6%. Honoring women and their families through the midwifery model of care includes supporting mothers with lactation in the hospital after birth and in their homes if there is need.
