Until recently, expecting families on the Dallas side of town have not had a lot of options if they wanted to chose hospital based midwifery care. For years, the biggest and busiest hospitals in Dallas, Plano, Frisco and Richardson had NO midwives on staff or with privileges to deliver babies in their facilities. While most of these hospitals still do not have midwives on staff, in an effort to satisfy consumer request – Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas made the leap adn welcome Modern Midwifery to the team of providers. We are excited to see that women’s voices are being heard and that more options than ever are available to families in DFW.
Meet Adrienne Jones, CNM
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Adrienne Jones, Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) and chat with her about maternity care, Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas (aka Presby Dallas) and her new midwife practice, Modern Midwifery. I think we could have chatted all day as we had a lot in common and Adrienne is warm, friendly and obviously smart and passionate about what she does.
Adrienne studied nursing at Texas Women’s University and worked as a nurse before going back to Frontier midwifery school. Like so many providers in the Dallas area, she has spend some time at Parkland working as a Certified Nurse Midwife and for the last several years she has served as a midwife on staff at a local birth center.
“We believe pregnancy, birth, and menopause are normal life changes in which the woman and her family are encouraged to actively participate. Through the utilization of evidence-based care and a collaborative team approach, we provide physical, emotional, educational, social, and spiritual support by creating an atmosphere that nurtures family growth and bonding.” – Adrienne Jones
Adrienne and the other midwives at Modern Midwifery are taking clients and offering midwifery care to all expecting families. They support VBACs, natural birth, vaginal twin delivery and of course she supports women who want the specialized care of a midwife but who might also be considering an epidural. Adrienne is also doing something very unique for the Dallas area as she is able to help women have a hospital waterbirth if they desire. She works closely with OBs at Presby Dallas so she can also offer care to many of the women who are experiencing a higher risk pregnancy or if they need to plan a Cesarean birth.
Adrienne says she hopes to bring the more comfortable feeling of birth out of hospital into the hospital setting. Like out of hospital midwives, she comes in for all her clients and labors with them rather than just showing up for the delivery. She is also offering the option of waterbirth. In fact, Presby Dallas will be the only hospital in Dallas or Collin county that is doing waterbirth.
Dallas Presby has long been a doula friendly hospital and we expect that teamwork to continue with Adrienne. She encourages her clients to use doulas, especially first time parents and those planning a VBAC. She also assured me that she wants doulas to be able to offer continued support in the OR should that become necessary. Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas was also one of the first hospitals doing skin to skin in the OR and that should continue. Woman having Cesarean births are able to use clear drapes so they see their baby sooner and have that skin to skin time that is so precious. Adrienne mentioned that she hopes to do even more to bring the Family Centered Cesarean (or Gentle Cesarean) to her clients.
Modern Midwifery and Presby Dallas
The midwives at Modern Midwifery are certified nurse-midwives (CNMs). This means they have received a bachelor’s degree in nursing and either a master’s or PHD in midwifery. There are currently three midwives on staff who also collaborate with OBs and other physicians at Presby Dallas to ensure each person receives the care they need. CNMs offer well-woman care, as well supporting the health of women throughout their life…and of course maternity care. The midwives want to become partners with each family they serve and so you may find that appointment times are a bit longer and a bit more personal than you may be used to. That’s a normal part of midwifery care!
Want to Meet Her? (yes you do!)
If you wish to talk to Adrienne, or anyone at Modern Midwifery, about pregnancy or birthing with the practice at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas, you can contact her by phone or reach out at the Modern Midwifery website.
(972) 885-8306Adrienne told us that she is usually assigned the nurses on each shift that love the midwifery model of care so choosing to birth with Adrienne means you get great nurses, a great provider and a great hospital. Great Expectations Doulas love working with Adrienne so if you are adding a doula to your birth team, let’s chat!