Lonnie Morris and her associate midwife, Rachel Siegel work in collaboration with respected Ob/Gyn, Dr. Charles Haddad, as well as, perinatologists, neonatologists and other physicians in the community.
Your health care team also includes pediatricians, nurses and you, the client. We will deliver your baby at Mountainside Medical Center’s new state-of-the-art maternal / child health unit under a midwifery model of care. You will be cared for throughout your labor, birth and recovery by both a Registered Nurse and a Certified Nurse - Midwife. You may also elect to have a doula assist you, as well as a friend or any member of your family. The midwifery model of care is the perfect blend of our high touch approach blended with the appropriate use of modern technology. With you as the leader of your health care team, you receive exactly the care that is right for you. |
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Our FounderLonnie Morris is a national pioneer in natural childbirth as the founder and director of New Jersey’s first out of hospital childbearing facility – The Childbirth Center, P.A.She holds a Doctorate of Nursing and practices as a Certified Nurse Midwife. She has delivered over 5000 women herself and supervised another nearly 5000 deliveries in her roles as a C.N.M., Birth Center Director, Director of Midwifery at Pascack Valley Hospital and attending midwife at other area hospitals. Lonnie has been a highly vocal advocate of normalizing birth for all women. She is happy to be practicing in Clifton and aligning her services with Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, NJ. |
As a member of the faculty of Columbia University, Yale University, The University of Dentistry and Medicine of New Jersey, Case Western Reserve University and The University of Pennsylvania, Lonnie takes great pride in training future midwives.She has served in various capacities on the Boards of the National Association of Childbearing Centers (now the American Association of Birth Centers) and the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM). Currently, she is the President of the New Jersey Affiliate of the ACNM. Lonnie is now delivering second generations of babies for New Jersey families and is loved and recommended by women who have received treatment for decades. She is active throughout the area promoting women's health care issues and is often sought after as a speaker and panel member when important women's health topics are discussed. |
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Our StaffWe are proud to offer a full team of professionals who have a broad range of professional experience to serve our clients.At the Childbirth and Women's Wellness Center you can be assured that your care will be supported with a highly trained professional clinical staff, administration and quality control. Our front desk administrator, Mary Hunt has been with Lonnie and The Center for over 20 years and understands every aspect of the pre and post natal support that is afforded each client of the Center. In addition, Billie Wolf, a widely respected RN, childbirth educator, and doula, acts as the center's Director of Quality Assurance reviewing every chart to ensure you receive the highest quality care. |
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Our Medical SupportOur support team of OB/GYN, perinatologists, neonatologists and other specialists are are on call to provide their medical expertise when medically indicated during your pregnancy while respecting a midwifery model of care.Thanks to the expertise of the nursing team at Mountainside Hospital, who provide great support under a midwifery model of care in your delivery, we are proud to call them team members. Mountainside Hospital and Dr. Haddad have proven that they are dedicated to providing each client the utmost care when called upon to address any issue that may arise. |
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