Loretta Shupe - Midwife

About Loretta

I am a grateful wife and mother of seven children who helped introduce me to the world of giving birth. I have born them all naturally, some in the hospital and later in the homebirth setting. I have been a Nurse for over 40 years and have worked in the hospital in Labor & Delivery, Newborn Nursery and Postpartum care. I have also followed 'out-of-hospital' midwives since I was 25 years old. Recently I became a Certified Professional Midwife who specializes in out-of-hospital (OOH) birthing. We opened My Family Birth Center in Ogden, Utah to give women the opportunity to birth in their own way. We are the largest Birth Center in Utah and Nationally Accredited with the Commission of Accrediting Birth Centers (CABC). We are within 3 blocks of a Ogden Regional Medical Center. We've been open for 4 1/2 years and have helped over 250 couples. I believe in natural birth and know that it has helped many women to experience a quiet, normal, positive birth experience. In my spare time I enjoy bike riding, snowboarding and being with family.

Midwife services

Accepted insurance

At My Family Birth Center we offer prenatal and postpartum care plus the delivery within the birth center or in the comfort of your home (within 30 miles of the birth center). We also offer Well-Woman care for women ages 18-88. We draw labs and perform the 20-week anatomy scan ultrasound in-house. We are licensed to give care to baby for the first 6 weeks of life, including the in-depth newborn exam after birth. We offer family planning.

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Certifications, training, and specialties

Certification and training

CPR for Infant, Child and Adult (2021)
Neonatal Resuscitation (2021)
Certified Professional Midwife (2017)

Education

Bachelor Science of Nursing, Brigham Young University, Idaho (2012)
Associate Science of Nursing, Weber State University, Utah (1987)

Memberships and affiliations

Utah Midwives Organization
Board Member of the Department of Professional Licensing of Direct-Entry Midwives of Utah
American Association of Birth Centers

Languages

English

Credentials

BSN-RN CPM

Specialties

Birth and Lactation Breastfeeding Assistance and Support Evidence-Based Care Home Birth Infertility Natural Birth Natural Childbirth Nutritional Counseling Prenatal Care Water birth Well-Woman Care Anxiety Birth Doula Breastfeeding Consultation Breastfeeding Support

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Frequently asked questions

Does Loretta accept insurance?

Loretta lists Aetna, Cigna, Tricare, UnitedHealthcare, Christian Healthcare Ministries, GEHA, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Triwest Healthcare Alliance as accepted insurance. Message Loretta to confirm coverage for your plan.