Meet Your Birth Team

Averee Chifamba LM, CPM

Senior Midwife

I began my journey in birth work in 2013 when I discovered my passion for birth when I attended my first home birth. 
My passion continues to grow with every birth that I have the honor of attending. I believe in women, in their bodies, and in their babies. I believe that women should be powerfully informed and a be given evidence-based information to make the decisions that are right for their family. I acknowledge and honor the authority of the father in the sacred birth space. I believe every birth should be powerful. I believe every birth is life-changing. I believe every birth should be empowered and celebrated.
To every one of our precious families… I want you to know, I find no greater joy in this life than the moment a mother holds her baby for the first time and realizes that birth is normal, birth is powerful, birth is the hardest thing she will ever do in her life, and she just did it! It doesn’t get much better than that! What an honor to be the person that gets to behold this miracle with her!

Iris Ankrom-Crittenden

Primary Midwife Apprentice, Birth Assist

I often say that I didn’t find midwifery, but it found me! From a young age, I have had a passion for working with moms and babies.  In 2020, I was introduced to the beautiful gift of home birth and personalized midwifery care. I have a passion for seeing families heal from trauma and walk in holistic health and wholeness. As I continue my midwifery journey, I look forward to bringing my passions together to serve families both here in Montana and in the nations!

Annelies Vander Meulen

Apprentice, Doula, Birth Assist

I am a student midwife learning everything I can about God’s design and purpose for birth. Birth has been a passion of mine since coming from a large holistic minded family and hearing stories of beautiful home births. After completing doula training and meeting with various birth workers I learned that birth is so much about building relationship and trust, something that’s not always valued in a hospital setting. I love seeing birth as an opportunity to grow in faith, character, and relationship. I believe it is done best through a healthy lifestyle for the mother in the place where she is most comfortable, and as naturally as possible in accordance with God’s design. I hope to keep learning how to help women do this well and spread this knowledge!