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About Tara’s Midwifery Practice<\/h1>\n

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About Tara’s Midwifery Practice<\/h1>\n

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TARA STEPHEN, MSM, RM, CPM<\/h3>\n

Tara has been a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) and Colorado Registered Midwife (RM) since 2013.\u00a0 She lives in the Black Forest area of Colorado Springs, Colorado.\u00a0 She and her husband Rick have been married for 26 years, and they have four children.\u00a0 In her free time, Tara loves spending time with her family in the great Colorado outdoors hiking, biking, skiing, swimming, and gardening.\u00a0 She also enjoys reading, crochet, and cooking.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/beautifulbirthsmidwifery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ABOUTTARA2.jpeg” alt=”Tara Stephens, Midwife and Owner of Beautiful Births Homebirth Midwifery Practice in Colorado Springs, CO holding a newborn.” title_text=”Tara Stephens, Midwife and Owner of Beautiful Births Homebirth Midwifery Practice in Colorado Springs, CO holding a newborn.” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”|-44px||||” custom_padding=”|||70px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Video” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”39px|||||” custom_padding=”3px||22px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”-39px|auto|20px|auto||” custom_padding=”0px|40px|0px|40px|true|true” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.18)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.0″ text_font=”Muli||||||||” text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”2em” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”Muli|300||on|||||” header_3_font_size=”25px” header_3_line_height=”1.2em” background_color=”#ffffff” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” max_width=”700px” custom_margin=”||80px|-70px||” custom_margin_tablet=”0px||20px” custom_margin_phone=”|||-56px” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”24px||24px||true|” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”15px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” text_line_height_tablet=”” text_line_height_phone=”1.7em” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”50px” header_3_font_size_phone=”30px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

EXPERIENCE<\/h3>\n

Tara has attended over 430 births since 2009.\u00a0 She has expertly handled many complications, some of which are:\u00a0shoulder dystocia, postpartum hemorrhage, respiratory distress of the newborn, nuchal cord, compound presentation, malpresentation, broken cord, maternal hematoma, cord prolapse, surprise breech, and placental abruption.<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/beautifulbirthsmidwifery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EXPERIENCE.jpeg” alt=” Tara Stephens, Midwife and Owner of Beautiful Births Homebirth Midwifery Practice in Colorado Springs, CO cutting the umbilical cord off a newborn.” title_text=” Tara Stephens, Midwife and Owner of Beautiful Births Homebirth Midwifery Practice in Colorado Springs, CO cutting the umbilical cord off a newborn.” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”|-44px||||” custom_padding=”|||70px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Video” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”39px|||||” custom_padding=”3px||22px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”-39px|auto|20px|auto||” custom_padding=”1px|40px|1px|40px|true|true” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.18)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.0″ text_font=”Muli||||||||” text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”2em” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”Muli|300||on|||||” header_3_font_size=”25px” header_3_line_height=”1.2em” background_color=”#ffffff” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” max_width=”700px” custom_margin=”||80px|-70px||” custom_margin_tablet=”0px||20px” custom_margin_phone=”|||-56px” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”24px||24px||true|” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”15px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” text_line_height_tablet=”” text_line_height_phone=”1.7em” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”50px” header_3_font_size_phone=”30px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND<\/h3>\n

Tara earned a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1994.\u00a0 After working in a number of different fields, marrying an Air Force man, and becoming a stay-at-home mom, she felt the call to Midwifery with the life-changing homebirth of her 4th child in 2007.\u00a0\u00a0She immediately began studying with the Midwives College of Utah and completed a four-year apprenticeship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tara\u00a0earned her Associate of\u00a0Science\u00a0degree in Midwifery from the Midwives College of Utah in 2013, and then continued on to earn her Master of Science\u00a0in Midwifery, also from the Midwives College of Utah, in 2017.\u00a0 Tara is passionate about improving midwifery education, and with her\u00a0Master Thesis Project entitled “Direct Assessment in Competency-Based Education for Direct-Entry Midwives”, Tara hopes to help change how we think about and approach education, as well as making higher education more attainable.<\/p>\n

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PROFESSIONAL LIFE<\/h3>\n

In addition to serving the homebirth community in the area surrounding Colorado Springs, Tara is a member of the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC) Continuing Education Unit Review Team in an effort to ensure that safe midwifery care is available for all.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tara\u00a0is also a member of the professional\u00a0midwifery organizations Colorado Midwives Association (CMA),<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 and National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Let’s Talk About Your
Homebirth Plan.<\/h3>\n

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Tel: 719-330-1851<\/strong><\/h5>\n

CONTACT ME TO SCHEDULE A FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION OR
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.<\/p>\n

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\nBeautiful Births, LLC
\n7120 Silver Ponds Heights
\nColorado Springs, CO 80908
\nEmail: Tara@BeautifulBirthsMidwifery.com
\nTel: 719-330-1851
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