Stephanie Mitchell, DNP, CNM, CPM

Dr. Stephanie Mitchell, DNP, CNM, CPM, is a midwife, educator, and advocate dedicated to advancing equitable maternity care. She founded Birth Sanctuary Gainesville, Alabama’s first freestanding midwifery-led birth center, and practices at Indian Health Services in South Dakota and WAWC in Alabama. With a DNP from Frontier Nursing University, her research centers on improving labor care through tools like the Intermittent Auscultation Checklist. A published author and speaker, she blends scholarship with activism, emphasizing collaborative care and birth autonomy, especially for Black women. Married with four children, she balances family life with writing, vlogging, and pursuing culinary adventures.