Ami Burnham
Biography
I am a midwife (CPM), lactation consultant (IBCLC), and nurse(RN) as well as a mother and partner. I have dedicated the last 20+ years to supporting families throughout the childbearing years as a midwife, lactation consultant and educator. I have spoken at midwifery and obstetric conferences as well as university classrooms, and have been featured in documentary films and on podcasts. From 2009-2013, I volunteered annually to train midwives and traditional birth attendants in Haiti and Sierra Leone. I am now raising my two young children in the Columbia Gorge and primarily practicing in the lactation space as an inpatient consultant in Portland as well as in private practice at home in Hood River.
Education, Degrees
Certificate in Massage Therapy from Crestone Healing Arts Center 1997
Certificate in Midwifery from The Seattle Midwifery School 2002
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant 2005
BSN from San Francisco State University 2009
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