Blessed Birth Services (757) 896-9809 or (757) 622-2791 Southeast Virginia's Homebirth Resource

Jeni Rector, LM, CPM
Midwife Liaison with Virginia Department of Health, EMS Division

My name is Jeni Rector.  I became a Certified Professional Midwife in August of 2007 and the 31st Licensed Midwife in the Commonwealth of Virginia shortly thereafter!.  Before that, I apprenticed under the steady, experienced hands of Jenny Derugen, LM, CPM and Robin Weisbrod, MSN, RN, BSN, BS.    I have attended over 100 women as a midwife, birth attendant and doula since 2000.  Read letters that folks have written about me here!

Birth brings you closer as a couple when everyone is respectful of who you are - that you (as a couple) created this life, that you (as a couple) can bring this life into this world and that this is the very thing the Lord designed you (as a couple) to do!!!  So often dads are pushed into the corner and moms are treated as beings on a table.  I want every dad to feel like he is an integral part of this process, that He makes a difference!! And I want every mom to know that she is the absolute center of my universe while she is in labor.  YOU CAN DO THIS!! And I will do everything I can to help you!  God put me here to help create families and to empower moms AND dads to take charge of their families from the very beginning.  I believe in Women!  I believe in Dads!  I believe in Families! 

• I am 37 years old.
• I have been married to the Greatest guy on Earth since 1990.
• I am the home schooling mom of 5 TERRIFIC IRISH DANCING kids, 1 AWESOME ARTIST, three dogs, three guinea pigs, a bearded dragon, two geckos, two cats, a tank of fish and a bundle of teenagers that I swear I didn't give birth to but seem to live in my house and eat out of my fridge! 
• I have given birth under just about every circumstance there is (read my birth stories here) so, I feel like I can certainly relate to ALL pregnant and laboring women. 
• I am an active member of Hilton Baptist Church. 
• I believe that life begins at conception and that the Lord has a plan for each and every life He puts in the womb!
• I believe that birth is just as much spiritual as it is physical (and boy is it ever a physical process).
• I believe that MIDWIVES ROCK and that birth should not even be attempted without the aid of a GREAT doula!!
• I believe that counting to ten does NOT help a baby come into this world any faster!

I love to talk about birth with pregnant moms and new moms.  Pregnancy and Motherhood are JOYFUL times full of Highs and Lows and I believe that my place on this earth is to lend a helping hand (or an ear) when it is needed.  If you are a woman in a crisis pregnancy situation, do not hesitate to contact me or the folks at the CareNet Pregnancy Center - there are MANY solutions and options for you. 

Feel free to call or drop me a line via email to chat about babies, pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding or midwifery issues.

Thanks for visiting our site!

Jeni

(757) 896-9809