Lisa Buxman Midwifery

About Lisa

Becoming a midwife must have been of divine providence! You see, I had an extreme reaction to the sight of blood, I thought there was no way I could over come it. As a mother of seven, my love for motherhood was obvious, but to be a midwife… never! I attended many births with friends as a ‘coach’ I also taught Bradley Method Childbirth classes starting in 1985. By then I was immersed into the ‘birth world’.

In 2003 my family was preparing for a move to Haiti. I was aware of the high infant and maternal mortality rate there. It was this knowledge that thrust me forward beyond what seemed as an impermeable effect blood had on me, to walk as lead into Midwifery. I began my midwifery journey working under Judith Roberts and at the same time returned to academia for the required course work. My online course work was through Midwifery Institute of America, completing the approximately 800 credit hours. The opportunity to work at Belmopan Reginal Hospital in Belmopan Belize came available in the Spring of 2004. Working two weeks straight in the Labor and Delivery unit proved to be more than educational.

This was my first introduction to working in a developing country hospital. We moved to Haiti July 2005. Because of the pollical unrest at the time, I had little opportunity to work on my clinical skills. In August 2007 I received the opportunity for a one-month internship at Mercy Maternity Center in Davao City Philippines. Mercy provided; prenatal, delivery, postpartum care, as well as educational classes. What a rich experience I had there, again preparing me to work in a developing country. One more internship opportunity in September 2009 in Asua Dominican Republic. Two weeks of working in a State hospital attending way too many C sections, my negative reaction to blood, long gone! I took and passed the NARM exam February 2009. Fall of 2009 I moved back to Haiti and worked at Heartline Maternity Center in Port Au Prince Haiti. Dream realized! After the devastating earth quake in January of 2010 in Haiti, I moved back to the US to give my children some stability.

I started my practice here in the summer of 2010. I have attended over 500 deliveries, and ‘caught’ nearly 275. Naturally I continued my education completing numerous continuing education units and obtaining my Bridge Certificate in 2016. Once again, I traveled to use my stills, this time volunteering in Bangladesh working in the refugee camps. This was for three weeks, January 2018. This was a life changing experience for me, one I will never forget. I continue to run a nonprofit, primarily working in Haiti. This NGO supports two schools and periodic training of traditional midwives.