New certified nurse midwife joins this Bellingham obstetric service
The Bellingham PeaceHealth obstetrics clinic welcomed certified nurse midwife Brenda Bednar to its team in March.
Bednar joins a team of six midwives and she specializes in supportive midwifery care, centering pregnancy and low- and high-risk care before and during pregnancy, according to a news release from PeaceHealth.
“My role as a nurse midwife is to support my patients as they make decisions that are right for them and their families. I believe women are the experts of their lives and my role is supporting their choices,” Bednar said in the news release.
Bednar earned a master’s degree in nursing at Yale University School in Connecticut. She worked eight years as a certified nurse midwife before moving to Bellingham and worked as a preceptor to midwifery students in midwifery students at Yale University, the University of Washington and Seattle University. Bednar is also certified as a first assistant for cesarean sections and in colposcopy.
PeaceHealth Medical Group offers obstetric services at two clinic locations in Bellingham at 4465 Cordata Parkway, Suite 102, and at 3200 Squalicum Parkway. Bednar provides care at the Cordata Parkway location only.
Appointments can be scheduled at both locations by calling 360-752-5280.
