Adrienne Leeds is a South Carolina Licensed Midwife and Certified Clinical Herbalist. After numerous women told her she had "midwife energy" she began to study birth in 1999 and to attend births as a doula and midwife assistant in 2001. Embracing a holistic, flexible, client-centered approach, Adrienne feels honored to serve families during the wondrous journey of pregnancy, birth, and parenthood. She and her husband welcomed their son with a beautiful home waterbirth in 2005.
Adrienne has studied birth and women's health with Wise Womanhood, The Matrona, The Association of Texas Midwives' Midwifery Training Program, Postpartum Ayurdoula Ysha Oakes, and Dr. Rosita Arvigo. From 2005-2009 Adrienne apprenticed with two homebirth midwives; and in winter 2009 she completed a month-long midwifery internship in Cusco, Peru.
Adrienne is a 2001 graduate of the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies' 3-year Clinical Herbalism program. She maintains current certifications in Adult and Neonatal CPR, and is also a Reiki II practitioner.
Trainings, Certifications, and Conferences:
Neonatal Resuscitation Certification October 2011
MANA Southeast Regional Conference August 2011
Resolving Shoulder Dystocia March 2011
Infant/Child/Adult CPR August 2010
CAPPA 11th International Childbirth Conference July 2010
Optimizing Infant Neural Regulation: Skin-to-Skin Care July 2010
South Carolina Licensed Midwife November 2009
NARM examination August 2009
ALACE Labor Assistant Certification February 2006
Medicines from the Earth Symposium June 2005
CAPPA 6th International Childbirth Conference April 2005
The Matrona Advanced Holistic Doula Training September 2004
ALACE Labor Assistant Workshop, participant and sponsor August 2004
Medicines from the Earth Symposium June 2004
Waterbirth International Congress April 2004
The Matrona Holistic Doula Training Spring 2004
The Matrona Spirit of Birth Conference August 2003
New England Women’s Herbal Conference August 2003
Member, New Chapter’s Advisory Council of Midwives July 2003
Medicines from the Earth Symposium June 2003
Midwifery Conference at Florida School of Traditional Midwifery May 2003
Nutrition Seminar with Dr. Mercola April 2003
“Art of the Sitz Bath” published in Midwifery Today Issue #65 Spring 2003
Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage, Level One February 2003
Postpartum Ayurvedic Doula Level I-II training November 2002
The Matrona Spirit of Birth Conference August 2002
Reiki Level II August 2001
Certified Clinical Herbalist, RMCBS June 2001
Wise Womanhood Birth Companion Doula Workshop March 2001
Medicines from the Earth Symposium June 2000
Sexual Abuse: Helping Adult and Child Survivors Seminar April 2000
Reiki Level I February 2000
GentleOak's Herb School Spring 1998
HerbFest at Frontier Herbs July 1997
