Rebecca Wagschal, Certified Nurse Midwife

06/25/2024

At CHC, we believe everyone deserves compassionate, affordable, accessible healthcare, no matter their orientation or gender identity.

Our CHC Edgerton Clinic offers LGBTQ+ Health Services!

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: Chest/breast exams | Pelvic exams and pap tests | (STI) testing, treatment and prevention | Gender affirming hormone therapy and monitoring | Referrals to specialty providers | Preconception counseling and referral for reproductive services | Pregnancy - Contraception and family planning services | Post-surgical care for those who have undergone gender affirming surgery

For Appointments Call: 563.336.3000

11/03/2023

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07/27/2023

What is a midwife

A midwife is a chameleon, a leopard with ever changing spots.
A reflection of all those we have cared for
Of who we’re with in the moment
We dress ourselves to match the room, to match you in whatever ways we need
We’re patched together in a quilt of mismatched remnants and wonky threads
A quilt we’re forever picking at, loose threads tied, unpicked, re patched, ironed, scrunched
Some bits destined for the bin, other bits tucked in corners folded just so.
A life long project that is never really finished
I’ve remade myself again and again and I will again

Midwives are a work of art, a work of heart
A strange mix of science, biology.
A vast amount of abstract knowledge that we don’t know we know, yet somehow we do.
We exist in the moment before that first breath
We look you in the eyes, for a moment it’s just us two.
‘Just one more,’ part of me in awe as you pull it from the depths
Then we’re suspended in that brief all consuming hitch of your breath, that seems to last forever
Before we all breathe again when cries ring out like church bells on wedding days.
Towels fall around you like celebratory confetti, wiping away the old as we welcome the new.

And when silence stretches fourth, we will wrap you up tight, stop the world as you prepare to say goodbye.
Drape you in kindness, smallest touch, our words feeling hollow.
A Lilly white blanket that should have seen you home
Nothing feels like it can ever be enough

We’re the hand in your photos, the touch you’ve forgotten
We’re the photographers, the faceless voice, that face you can’t quite place
That person in Tescos that looks familiar, but you’re not sure from where
We’re your advocates, your voice, the rudder in the storm

We’re the rushing feet, the jangling keys
We’re the laughers, the cryers, the jokers.
The back rub that hits just right
The chirpy cheerleader in the middle of the night
Seeing you at your best and worst
Eventually becoming a blue blurry smudge on the periphery of your memories as time passes

But just so you know, just so you’re aware
A midwife is made up of all of you

Copyright: Midwifosaurus
Photo credit: ‘yes, you did it.’ Kate Kennedy Birth Photgraphy (See comments)

07/02/2022

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‘𝘔𝘺 𝘊𝘏𝘊 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦’
When I read the mission statement at CHC, it echoed the reasons I became a certified nurse-midwife, and I knew I had found my home. There was a need for LGBTQ healthcare in the Quad Cities, and CHC was ready to meet the need! We started by sponsoring QC Pride events, and continue to do so. I implemented my Doctor of Nursing Practice project at CHC Edgerton, focusing on providing optimal sexual health care for the LGBTQ community. When the need for transgender care in the Quad Cities was identified, I was able to partner with one of our physicians to offer gender-affirming hormone therapy at CHC Edgerton, and we are the first and only local clinic to do so. Everyone in our community deserves access to safe, respectful, and competent care, and I am honored to provide this with our fantastic CHC Edgerton Team!

~ 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗶 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹, 𝗗𝗡𝗣, 𝗖𝗡𝗠, 𝗪𝗛𝗡𝗣

To join our amazing team, visit chcqca.org

06/24/2022

This decision in Dobbs v. Jackson is a systemic dismantling of patient autonomy, reproductive health, and the patient–clinician relationship, and we soundly condemn this outcome.” Joining other organizations specializing in maternal health, we denounce the devastating consequences of the decision. Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/39ORl1k

06/22/2022

Did you know that our CHC Edgerton Clinic offers LGBTQ+ Health Services? At CHC, we believe everyone deserves compassionate, affordable, accessible healthcare, no matter their orientation or gender identity.

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: Chest/breast exams - Pelvic exams and pap tests - Sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, treatment and prevention - Gender affirming hormone therapy and monitoring - Referrals to specialty providers – Preconception counseling and referral for reproductive services - Pregnancy - Contraception and family planning services and Post-surgical care for those who have undergone gender affirming surgery

For Appointments Call: 563.336.3000

04/16/2022

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CHC’s Becki Wagschal, DNP, ARNP, CNM, will be inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Nurse-Midwives at this year’s 67th Annual ACNM Meeting in Chicago, May 22-26.

Fellowship in the American College of Nurse-Midwives (FACNM) is an honor bestowed upon those midwives who have demonstrated leadership within ACNM, clinical excellence, outstanding scholarship, professional achievement, and have merited special recognition both within and outside of the midwifery profession.

Becki has provided exceptional midwife care at our CHC Edgerton Clinic since 2016.

03/05/2022

True story.

We receive babies. Usually it is the birther or partner doing the receiving.

07/14/2021

Fascinating!

05/06/2021

02/25/2021