Hi, I’m Rebekah, but people often refer to me as BusyBeka because I always have to be working towards a goal! I am mostly known for my drive to serve others and my passion for birth and adoption. I love influencing the world one birth at a time helping mothers have a birth experience where they feel 100% supported. Other than that, I am passionate about my relationship with Jesus, my beautiful family, and being active in nature.

I have an amazing supportive husband of 20 years and we have 6 beautiful children ranging from 8 to 19 years old. What really makes our family unique is that two of our six children are adopted and through two very different ways. Our 5th child was adopted locally through a local agency and I was able to be present at her birth and induce lactation to nurse her. When we decided to adopt again, we did embryo adoption and I gave birth to our adopted Filipino son!

My passion for birth was sparked in 2012 while supporting a friend at her birth. It was after that that I learned about professional doulas and knew I wanted to do that and got certified as a doula through CAPPA. After serving countless clients and starting to experience home birth it made attending hospital births more and more painful watching the medical system steamroll clients and using fear to get them to do what they wanted. Over time my desire grew to become a midwife myself so I could be a part of the solution and give clients individualized care. Giving them evidence-based information but ultimately letting them make the decision that feels right for their bodies and baby. I trained with the amazing Amber Walla, CPM who graciously showed me the ins and outs of midwifery care. I have attended more than 240 births as of Nov 2022 including several breeches and twins. Between that, endless books, and several in-person workshops I was ready to take my midwifery boards and passed in August of 2022 and am now a Certified Professional Midwife, through NARM (North American Registry of Midwives). However, just because I am certified and have lots of experience, it does not mean learning stops. Continuing education is of the utmost importance to me. Things are constantly evolving and I want to always be learning through all forms of training to sharpen my knowledge and skills. 

I’m a physiology fanatic when it comes to health, hormones, and of course— home birth. I’d like to think I’m an interesting person, but then again, my favorite ways to spend a Friday night are at the library with a text book or on my yoga mat for a workout class. To some, that may sound boring. But for me, I truly feel the closest to God when learning about the intricacies of the human body and challenging myself physically. Aside from my boring Friday nights, being out in nature and connecting deeply with others through conversation, laughter, and dance keep this girl happy and fully of energy!

The seed for midwifery was planted at a very young age as I had the opportunity to witness the birth of my younger siblings in our very own living room. However, it was the stories of countless women who watered that seed of “midwife” within me, allowing for this fiery passion to grow. A passion not simply for “home birth” but for women to walk into motherhood confidently— knowing that they can trust their body and their intuition. Access to education, local resources, and awareness of options are foundational when it comes to mothers making decisions best suited for themselves and their family. I am passionate not about “midwife care” but mother led care. It’s more than “where you birth”. . . it’s about feeling safe to walk through this wild journey of pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum knowing your voice is heard and valued.

I took a leap of faith in 2020 towards the pursuit of my path towards midwifery. I realized for myself, if you want to change the world, then change birth, and if you want to change birth— listen to mothers. So that’s what I did. For the next two years I spent my time as a nanny connecting with mothers at parks, libraries, mommy groups (you name it!) just to hear their stories. And from these stories came more curiosity, compassion, and a calling to walk “with women— leading me to my pursuit of intensive midwife education through GoMidwife in Bozeman Montana followed by my 2 1/2 year apprenticeship here in Kansas City under the guidance of Gloria Hines and Rebekah Hoover to become a Certified Professional Midwife through the North American Registry of Midwives. I am honored to say that I graduated spring of 2025 attending 159 births! It’s my utmost priority to keep in line with up to date practices, evidence based research, and continual education for the highest quality of care.

As a midwife, I am CPR and NRP trained and certified and also have completed hands on training seminars with Dr. Stu for twin and breech deliveries.

Something that will never get old and brings me to tears every time, is hearing that relieving and victorious, “I did it” from the mouth of women who surrendered everything they had within themselves to cross that finish line, bringing life within themselves earth side and into their arms! What a miracle each and every time!

Seeing the health of women and the next generation restored begins with birth. Birth in its original design, not birth as a problem to be medicated but a physiological process to be supported. To change the world is to change the birthing process as we know it, and it starts with listening to mothers.