About Colorado Midwifery

COMBINING EXPERTISE & INTUITION

We believe that the partnership between parent and practitioner is built on mutual trust, respect, and connection.

Our relationship is a collaboration

Client and provider both play an active role in bringing about a successful, healthy birth experience.

We’re here to advocate for you

We get to know each other well so we can advise and advocate for you and your family. No matter who else is in the room, we’re here for you.

We come with a seasoned community

Throughout your experience, we’ll provide the resources, referrals, and information you need to move into parenthood with eyes and heart wide open.

Birth is always an adventure

We provide the education you need to feel prepared for your experience and stay present when the unexpected arises.

From here on out, you’ll never be alone on your journey towards parenthood.

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MEET DIA

Dia’s blend of expertise, compassion, and instinct makes her an unshakeable guide for parents during the most vulnerable moment of their lives. She supported her first birth in the mid ‘90s while in her early 20’s. The experience made her realize she was meant for this work.
Before founding Colorado Midwifery, Dia’s traveled the world, earned her massage and Pilates certifications, and started her own family, but she always felt called back to midwifery. Though her path wasn’t linear, Dia has been collecting experience, training, and education in midwifery care for over 20 years.
In 2010, Dia finally had an opportunity to focus all of her attention on serving parents before, during, and after birth. First as a doula and then as a student midwife and trained monitrice doula, Dia has supported hundreds of parents during clinical births at birth centers and hospitals in the Denver area. She’s facilitated over 50 home births as a midwife, partnering with parents to bring healthy babies into the world. Dia has also empowered countless new parents with birthing education via classes, workshops, and one-on-one teaching.
Ushering new families into the world is truly Dia’s calling. She’d love to support you on your journey towards parenthood.
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EDUCATION

Dia has been dedicated to midwifery, health, and wellness since her undergraduate studies. She brings her wealth of experience and education to each client, offering you a well-rounded approach that can be tailored to your needs.

Midwife Assistant Training Program, The Farm, Summertown, TN April 2011
HypnoBirthing Practitioner Training/Certification, Boulder, CO July 2015
National College of Midwifery, Associates of Science -anticipated completion 2020 Doula certification, DONA International, 2020
Premed at UCSC. 1994

  • Bachelors of Arts in Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1994
  • Midwifery Internship Program, Casa De Nascimiento, El Paso, TX July-December 1997
  • Massage Certification Program, Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA November 1998
  • Teacher Training Certification Program, The Pilates Center, Boulder, CO 2003
  • DONA approved Breastfeeding Course, Boulder, CO July 2011
  • DONA Post Partum Doula Training, Louisville, CO July 2011
  • Midwife Assistant Training Program, The Farm, Summertown, TN April 2011
  • HypnoBirthing Practitioner Training/Certification, Boulder, CO July 2015
  • Birth Institute, Holistic Midwifery track July 2015-December 2016
  • National College of Midwifery, Associates of Science -anticipated completion 2020
  • Academic apprenticeship with Virginia Nagel, CNM Dec 2018-2019
  • Bend Birth Center, Bend, OR, student Mar-Apr 2020
  • River City Midwifery, Richmond, VA, student May-July 2020
  • Apprenticeship with Kathryn Raynes, CPM Lakewood, CO, February 2017-present
  • Doula certification, DONA International, 2020
  • Colorado Lactation Conference 2020
  • Neonatal Resuscitation certification, Current
  • CPR certification, Current

TESTIMONIALS

“Dia changed my sheets, brought me beautiful food, massaged me, took hormonal calls from me crying hysterically, helped me get the nursing right so much sooner, took the baby so that I could nap, helped my husband wear the baby, and then created a special little Mama and “big sister” foot-bath ritual that was just for the two of us. She included her big sister in such a beautiful way. I could go on.”

– Danya R

“As my postpartum doula, Dia was always encouraging me to find and then trust my inner wisdom when making all sorts of decisions regarding my daughter’s needs. Whenever Dia came to my house, my husband would compliment me on how calm the baby and I were that day! I can’t recommend Dia enough.”

– Jen K.

“Dia was absolutely wonderful—a calming, comforting presence who provided physical and emotional support from our very first contact through our postnatal meeting and beyond. She also brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to help us with making decisions and facing challenges throughout the process.”

– Rachel E.

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