Maribeth Diver: Our Midwife

Maribeth Diver CNM, MSN

The first greatest joy is to become a mother; the next, to become a midwife.

Hi everyone! I haven't been blessed to become a mother yet, but I take so much true joy in my calling as a midwife. It is such a privilege to help families welcome new babies to their lives. I truly consider it more than a job, it's a vocation, a calling, and I am lucky to share this journey with you.

A little about me. I was born in Ohio, spent childhood in the mountains of Colorado, and at age 9 I moved to the Seattle area until I went to college. I spent four years in Boston earning my Nursing degree and then moved to rural New Mexico. After that, a few more years back in Seattle, two years in Arizona and then two years having a great adventure in Laos, a poor country in SE Asia. I spent four months with a friend sailing a tiny sailboat in Thai and Malaysian waters, and then my calling led to here to Lancaster County where I live with my two dogs, Tobey the Beagle and Duffy the happy-go-lucky mix. I came seeking that special something that is unique to a small practice. I want to know all my ladies and my babies closely. I think we offer highly personalized care and through doing so help to maintain both great experiences and great outcomes for our moms and babies.

I worked as a labor and delivery nurse for 8 years before becoming a midwife in 2001. My experience in hospital is what led me to focus primarily on out-of-hospital (birth center or home birth). I truly believe that healthy, low-risk women are better off outside of the hospital. At Birth Care I really appreciate that we offer all three options so that every woman can give birth where she feels most safe and comfortable. I believe that each pregnancy and birth offers a woman, her family, and her midwife a special lesson that is unique to each and every time.