Emily
Encinosa, Midwife

In 2017 Emily began attending births in the Las Vegas Valley as a doula with Well Rounded Momma. Teaching prenatal and postpartum pilates weekly and creating awareness around diastasis-recti with monthly workshops that lead to a motivation for deeper learning and more meaningful ways to support women during their transition to motherhood. March 2019 was the start of Emily’s apprenticeship under Sherry Hopkins, CPM and founder of Well Rounded Momma. Throughout this time Emily started her own family and is passionate about facilitating an empowering environment for women to receive respectful care centered around bodily autonomy and supporting the family unit as whole from pregnancy and birth to postpartum.

Prenatal Care

Upon deciding to work together, you will schedule an initial prenatal visit. During this appointment we will go over your health history, families will receive a client workbook, a calendar of events, and any referrals needed. Each prenatal visit is scheduled for 45 minutes and will include taking your vitals and listening to your baby with a fetal doppler. Please come with any questions as we will go over a checklist that will help prepare you for a homebirth. Prenatal care is also available for families that would like their birth experience to be in a hospital setting with a physician and can be discussed during a complimentary consultation.

Emily Encinosa, DEM; practices in accordance with the MANA Standards and Qualifications for the Art and Practice of Midwifery and the MANA Statement of Values and Ethics, and demonstrates the clinical skills and judgments described in the MANA Core Competencies for Midwifery Practice.

 Please Reference MANA Practice Guidelines &

Core Competencies Here:

MANA Standard Qualifications

MANA Core Competencies

MANA Statement of Values & Ethics

RESEARCH

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Real, unbiased research presents evidence that favors homebirths as the safest choice for most birthing women.  Homebirth safety examples are the norm in countries such as the Netherlands, Canada and New Zealand, where homebirth is accepted as having good outcomes. Safety in childbirth is measured according to maternal and infant deaths and in survival of mother and infant with less than good health.  No study has demonstrated that hospitals have better outcomes than homebirths.  In Europe, midwives far outnumber physicians and the primary health care providers for pregnancy and birth.   Compared to Europe, the US has the highest obstetrical intervention rate of any country and is experiencing a surge in maternal and infant death rates.  In a ranking of 208 countries, the US ranked 49th in safety when comparing infant death rates. We are losing more infants per 1,000 than 48 countries including most of Europe, Asia and parts of the Middle East.  

During a natural labor in which a woman in not managed and is permitted to move freely and make decisions that seem best to her, she feels most safe and secure. When in this state of supported, safe childbirth, her body releases stress management hormones to alleviate some of the discomfort associated with contractions. These hormones do not make childbirth pain-free, but they do make childbirth comparable to strenuous physical exercise. In an unmanaged or undisturbed labor, these hormones build up in the woman’s body which allows her to follow her natural birthing instincts. This approach to childbirth gives both mothers and babies minimum disturbance and approaches birth with the optimism that has been present in generations since the beginning of time. This is a contrast to the medical approach to childbirth in which medical interventions interrupt the natural release of hormones. This hormonal shift often leads to the necessity of further intervention.

Many mammals prefer to be undisturbed while laboring, or to have only trusted companions close by and available when needed. Women who choose a homebirth with a midwife have such an environment available to them. Attendants can be as close as necessary, or provide the mother the distance she needs to feel most safe and relaxed. Being at home, the natural lighting, design, flexibility and comfort of being in the midst of familiar surroundings, all contribute to the peace and security that enable her to experience a safe and healthy birth. 

"My goal is to help you feel confident and informed with each choice that presents itself through out your time in my care."

A little about me…

Mother, Direct Entry Midwife, Labor Doula, Perinatal Fitness Instructor, Placenta Specialist

Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland

Sign: Sagittarius

Favorite Color: Yellow

Favorite Book: The Outsiders by S.E Hinton

Favorite Place: Mainstreet USA

Education:

• High School Graduate Broadneck Sr. Highschool Annapolis, MD

• Fitness Trainings and Certifications: NASM Certified Personal Trainer 2011-2021 || Precision Nutrition Level 1 certified nutrition coach 2015 || TRX group fitness instructor 2011-current || PEAK pilates instructor 2016-current || Your Pregnant Core Pre and Postnatal pilates certification 2016-current

• Doula & Midwifery: Well Rounded Momma certified Labor Doula 2017- current || Advanced Labor Doula/Monitrice Training; Well Rounded Momma 2018 || Adult & Infant CPR for Healthcare professionals || Neonatal Resuscitation Program || WRM Midwifery apprenticeship 2019-2022 || Birth Emergency Skills Training || Community Health Worker Training 2018 || WHO & CDC Child Growth Assessment Training 2018 || Cultural Competency; Mercy in Action 2019 || Misc Midwifery workshops for treating hemmorhage, suturing, newborn exams.