Interviews

American Delivery is rooted in the immeasurable wisdom of the nurses and healthcare professionals that we interviewed for the project. Click on the individuals below to watch video excerpts from their interviews, and get a glimpse into what it means to devote your life to improving maternal health for all.

JoAnne Burris

MS, MSN, APRN, CNM

University of Kentucky Midwife Clinic
Lexington, KY

Chrissie Adams

APRN, CNM

University of Kentucky Midwife Clinic
Lexington, KY

Airica Steed

Ed.D, MBA, RN, CSSMBB, FACHE, FAAN

Former CEO, The MetroHealth System
CEO, Breakthrough Innovation Partners LLC
Cleveland, OH

Caroline Rei

RN

Brooklyn Birthing Center
Brooklyn, NY

Iniko Sallee

CNM, DNP

Axia Women’s Health
Lexington, KY

Nicole Aljoe

CNM

Brooklyn Birthing Center
Brooklyn, NY

Sara Biedenbach

M.Ed., BSN, RNC-MNN

The MetroHealth System
Cleveland, OH

Debra Bingham

DrPH, RN, FAAN

CEO, Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement
Boston, MA

Deborah Breetwor-Peters

MSN, BSN, RNC-OB

Providence Saint John’s Health Center
Santa Monica, CA

Felecia Brown

CNM, MSN, CNM

Anderson Regional Health System
Meridian, MS

Restituta Bushaijabwue

CNM, RN

Geita Regional Referral Hospital
Geita, Tanzania

Eriya Daniel

RN

Dayton, OH

Olivia Dixon

CNM, RN

Five Rivers Health Centers
Dayton, OH

Kimberly Green

MSN, RN, C-EFM

The MetroHealth System
Cleveland, OH

Dionna Holt

MSN-RNC, MNN

The MetroHealth System
Cleveland, OH

Farrell Mason-Brown

RN

Brooklyn Birthing Center
Brooklyn, NY

Gina McFarlane-El

MPH, MBA

Founder and CEO
Five Rivers Health Centers
Dayton, OH

Angela Y. Nishio

MD

Providence Saint John’s Health Center
Santa Monica, CA

John O’Brien

MD

Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
UK HealthCare
Lexington, KY

Joan Slager

CNM, DNP, FACNM, FAAN

Frontier Nursing University
Versailles, Kentucky

Marjorie Sneed-Owens

Doula

Long Island, NY

Susan E. Stone

DNSc, CNM, FACNM, FAAN

Frontier Nursing University
Versailles, Kentucky

Jodene Strelley

RN, Clinical Nurse Educator
Providence Saint John’s Health Center
Santa Monica, CA

Toni Tipton

CNM, WHNP-BC

Five Rivers Health Centers
Dayton, OH

Norma Veridiano

MD, FACOG, SM

Brooklyn Birthing Center
Brooklyn, NY