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 Kamy Shaw, CPM, AAHCC
The Senior midwife and proprieter of ABW, Kamy was born and raised in El Paso. She is the mother of twin boys, born naturally, with midwives, in 1993. She is also the stepmom to 3 children and grandmom of 5. Kamy comes from a family of doctors and healers. Many of her relatives going back 6 and 7 generations were in the healing arts.
Kamy's grandmother was one of the first women chiropractors to be licensed. Her grandfather was a doctor, and her father worked with him doing births and family care. Kamy's sister has been a licensed herbalist for 30 years. Kamy became interested in midwifery as early as 16 years of age and has explored an education which has included fulfilling all requirements and completion of a MEAC accredited midwifery program, professional labor assistant as well as becoming a Bradley childbirth instructor. She is dedicated to helping women have the best birth experience and care possible. She is a licensed midwife in Texas and New Mexico as well as a CPM. Kamy has close to 13 years experience in the Southwest (since 1995). Kamy trains midwife apprentices for licensing all across the United States. Kamy does public speaking on many topics ranging from coming of age to menopause and everything in between about women's issues and awareness. Her efforts have helped to expand the scope of care that women receive and expect as well as raise consciousness about the state of women's healthcare in the U.S. Kamy also home schools her children and grandchildren.
Kamy received her formal training as a midwife at Maternidad La Luz, a birthing center in El Paso, Texas. While at Maternidad she perfected heremergency skills, and has since stayed on as a staff midwife and academic educator. Her professional birth settings have included and continue to include hospital labor support, birth center births, as well as home births.
Kamy has been supporting birth in many settings since she became dedicated to helping women with their birth experiences. A large portion of her birth support experience has been in the hospital setting where she has become well-versed in the legal issues surrounding women health care and has utilized her abilities to advocate for women, babies and families.
Kamy is the founder of Living Tree International College of Midwifery which trains apprentice midwives, doulas and birth attendants and sends midwives to developing countries.
She is currently writing a book on positive pregnancy and working
on a film about positive pregnancy and birth with Sage Femme Productions.
Kamy is also the founder and creator of the DAME program (doulas attending mothers exceptionally,) a bilingual doula training certification training.
Kmay is a notary, member of MANA, NARM preceptor, member of NARM and a State Approved Preceptor for Texas and New Mexico through the state health departments.
Education
- Currently Licensed as a Senior Midwife by the NM & TX Health and Environment Departments
- Completion of Midwifery Training, Maternidad La Luz, El Paso
- Current Bradley Instructor with AAHCC
- Creator of the DAME doula training program that is now going national with doulas in other states
- Past Rising Moon Practitioner where she was a staff midwife working alongside CNMs doing full range womens' health care for pregnant and non-pregnant women.
- Professional Labor Assistant
- Twins Support Counselor
- Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification
- Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instructor for healthcare providers and community
- Current Neonatal Resuscitation Certification
- Instructor for local Emergency Medical Technicians in emergency childbirth
- Midwifery preceptor for midwives in basic to advanced training levels
- Instructor for NM SANE (sexual assault nurse examiners)
- Speaker on sensitivity awareness for rape survivors
- National and community speaker on women's and teens issues and the midwifery model of care
- Business Management degree, Corpus Christi State
- Current and continual studies of midwifery in other cultures
- Travel abroad and lived outside of the USA in Brazil, Portugal, Rio, and Columbia with extensive travel in Europe, Mexico, and the US
- Bilingual in Spanish and English
- Yearly travels to provide healthcare, attend birth, and relieve midwives for vacations across the country
- Helped pilot the Good Moms Childbirth Classes at Mountain View Hospital
- Reiki Master
- Infant Massage Certified
- Certified in Holistic and Aroma Therapies
- Licensed Herbalist
- Studies in Bach flower Essences
- Master's degree in Religious Theology
- Doctorate in spiritual healing
- Awarded Vagina Warrior
Current work: writing a book for families called Positive Pregnancy, writing a midwifery text book for aspiring midwives, serving as the chair of the New Mexico Midwives Association.
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