Support Launching an Innovative Midwifery Practice

www.envisionmidwifery.com Envision Midwifery & Healthcare


We are working to open a midwifery owned and operated hospital-based practice delivering at Adventist White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring, MD.  We will bring in the philosophy of homebirth/center birth to the hospital setting. We will also be offering a full range of office services as well (see below). Through this model of care we hope to improve birth statistics and decrease health care disparities.  In order to see this large project to fruition we need help with the start up costs.  Our second mission is to create a practice that is sustainable and helps the providers and staff not only work, but thrive. Any help or support is appreciated and we look forward to seeing you at our office when we open mid-summer 2022. 


What Envision Midwifery & Healthcare needs:

Cash donations to be used for purchasing medical supplies, paying office rent, purchasing electronic medical record subscriptions, paying staff salaries, paying midwife salaries, office supplies, office furniture, startup costs including (counsel, lawyers, accountants). 

If you have a service that you would be willing to volunteer your time and energy to provide please let us know via [email redacted] 

Website creation
Marketing
Office decoration
Public Relations
Logo creation, print material creation
Anything else you think might be helpful

Mission: To provide high-quality, evidenced-based, full scope midwifery care that empowers our clients. To create a sustainable midwifery group practicing to the highest extent of our education.


Vision: To incorporate home and birth center philosophy, outcomes, and patient centered care in the hospital setting. Build high quality gynecology and postpartum healthcare services while connecting our practice to other community healthcare providers. Provide inclusive care that helps to decrease healthcare disparities, maternal morbidity and mortality. Become leaders in obstetric and gynecologic services offered in the MD/DC metro area. 

The midwife owners of Envision Midwifery & Healthcare have a combined 28 years of experience in hospital and birth center deliveries. Our midwives have experience supporting physiologic birth, working independently and in collaborative care models. Our highly knowledgeable and experienced team has special interests including: inclusive-care for nonbinary identifying clients,  sexual health and education. We will provide 24/7 coverage for our patients with a beginning staff of 3 full time midwives. We plan on growing to 7 full time midwives by year 5. The co-owners are Jenna Benyounes DNP, CNM and Shaina French CNM. Shaina will be leading the clinical team by working full time in the beginning. Jenna will be leading our administrative team and eventually be working part time clinically as well. 


Why Envision Midwifery & Healthcare is Different: We will be the only midwife owned and operated hospital-based practice in the Maryland/DC metro area.  This will allow us to deliver patient centered care which will provide the ability to be innovative in care processes, and still be financially viable while doing so. Being well respected in practice, we have strong connections with fellow healthcare providers, as well as the birth worker community: doulas, chiropractors, physical therapists, and mental health providers. Through our strong relationship with Adventist White Oak Medical Center we will become leaders in the provision of diverse maternity care services in the MD/DC metro area. 

Our full scope midwifery services will include:

Office Services

Prenatal care for low-risk women/birthing persons, postpartum follow-up care

Well person and well woman annual exams with cervical (Pap smears) and breast cancer screenings 

LGBTQIA+ Care

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment

Contraceptive management and preconception counseling

Sexual health counseling 

Gynecologic problem visits: urinary tract infections, vaginitis, abnormal menstrual periods, painful intercourse, pelvic pain, etc.

Educational classes on women’s health and pregnancy related topics 

Management of perimenopause and menopause
 

In Hospital Services

Triage of routine pregnancies in labor

Providing emergency evaluation and treatment of pregnancy related problems 

Vaginal deliveries of low risk pregnant patients

Hydrotherapy and Tub Delivery for Natural Pain Management during birth

Assisting on cesarean section deliveries as needed

Inpatient postpartum recovery