The Nest Birth & Wellness

10/27/2026

Moms helping moms❤️

Aisha has her hands full with her sweet kiddos! Thank you for supporting her as she adjusts and heals.

10/27/2026

Tuesday Thoughts…….;)

10/22/2026

Keeping little ones safe is our priority!

Whitman County Public Health offers free cribs, sleep sacks, car seats, and booster seats to eligible families. Car seat and booster seat installation assistance is available to everyone!

Visit more information about our Safe Kids program at whitmancountypublichealth.org under the Personal & Family Health division.

10/20/2026

It is our honor to introduce you to Sally, now available for gyne visits - are you due for a pap or an annual visit? Schedule via text/call 509-330-5539

I grew up in Eastern Washington and Idaho, spending most of my childhood on the Palouse. While studying for my Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, my love of science combined with experiences serving people in inner-city Detroit, Guatemala, and a primary care clinic in Moscow directed me towards the field of nursing. With a great foundation in microbiology, physiology, and molecular biology from my first degree, I went on to pursue a Nursing degree from University of Washington and graduated in 2005. Over the next 10 years, I worked as a hospital nurse, taking care of patients in Oncology, Adult medical, Respiratory, and Pre-liver transplant. Those years provided countless interesting and challenging experiences where I was blessed to hone the skills of high-touch, love-centered, quality care.

My midwifery journey began in a different way. I was born in a little cabin on the shore of Newman Lake, Washington and grew up hearing stories of my birth and the home births of my two brothers. In college, I heard Ina May Gaskin speak as a guest lecturer at my university. Her midwifery stories, combined with my mother's, sparked an interest and love for midwifery care that stayed with me through my years working as a nurse. For as long as I can remember, I have loved the way midwifery care gives women a voice and empowers them in such a transformative area of life.

With a huge variety of nursing experiences under my belt, the right time arrived to follow the dream of becoming a midwife. I earned a Masters degree in Nurse-Midwifery from Frontier Nursing University in 2015. My first baby was born at home with a midwife halfway through my midwifery training, and I got to live through many of the things I was learning in class while it was happening in real time! Since then, I have been blessed to gain experience working as a hospital midwife for UW Medicine in Seattle, and as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at a women’s clinic. Along the way, I had three more of my own babies who brought me a variety of personal experiences in pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, parenting, and all the personal growth that comes along with those.

In this new season, I’m excited to come alongside the amazing midwives at The Nest; to learn, serve, teach, and join in the joy of new life!

10/13/2026

A little late….but still worth a post:)
Last month we took a leap, with the help of The Palouse Doula Association we hosted a film about a global midwife….told through the lens of a doula and filmmaker.

We were so happy to see so many we have walked this journey with. As well as birth workers past and present who care so deeply about safeguarding birth.

Thank you for coming, the turn out was amazing! As requested we will do our best to create more events like this!

10/12/2026

It's a great time for some family photos with ViviAnne's talented sister!

10/01/2026

Update on our new Spokane birth center! Please share this post with your Spokane, WA family and friends :) If you didn't know, Midwife and Massage Therapist Dawn Brown started with The Nest temporarily while Dr. KO was on maternity leave; but then she loved the support and culture of our collaborative practice so much that she has stayed on as the primary midwife at a new Spokane branch of The Nest!

We still have space for Spokane home births due in December, January, and February so it's not too late to transfer into our care. Call or text the office 509-330-5539 to set up a free consultation.

Our Spokane location is ready for prenatal and massage appointments but not quite ready for births. Once it is, we'll just offer birth center delivery in Spokane, no home births. (Still with the option for home birth or birth center around Pullman, Moscow, and Lewiston). Thank you for celebrating growth with us! Happy to answer any questions :)

Book a massage with Dawn at https://nestbirthandwellness.janeapp.com/locations/the-nest-in-spokane/book #/staff_member/27/treatment/238

09/29/2026

Check out this great offering from our Moscow neighbor Dr. Kelly Massey!

09/28/2026

Does anyone have excess milk they would like to donate? A family has requested we check in with our Nest community to help them out:)

Send a message to learn more

09/26/2026

We have spent the last three days joyfully practicing and honing life saving skills for moms and babies alongside other midwives and students! We are grateful to Julie Moon and Midwives Untethered, it was wonderful to have you back again! Thank you to the members of Moscow EMS and PACT EMS for joining in building bridges and learning from one another!

✅ Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation
✅ Postpartum Hemorrhage
✅ Maternal Sepsis
✅ Amniotic Fluid Embolism/DIC
✅ Shoulder Dystocia
✅ Neonatal Hypoglycemia