At Home, With Nature
"...what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? ~Mary Oliver
Shauna Kenealey
Holistic Midwife & Lactation Consultant
I have studied pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, holistic health, and early childhood development for two decades.
I became a midwife because of my fascination with the human body, authentic relationships, and the magic of creating another being.
I remain a midwife because I see what an enormous difference a respectful, patient midwife can make in a family's experience welcoming their new member.
I am deeply committed to supporting each woman's choices of how they want to grow and birth their baby.
Every family whom I work with teaches me; and I am continuously humbled.
What is a midwife? (my personal working definition)
A midwife is a consultant, a guide, a companion, a mentor, a resource. She sees wisdom in nature and supports the natural process. A midwife believes in women and fiercely protects a woman’s right to make choices regarding herself and her baby. A midwife walks with you on your journey; she is not above you, she is not “in-charge” of you. She can offer information she gathers through intuition, conversation, taking your physical/emotional/spiritual history, physical assessment, as you choose. A midwife has studied for many years; lifestyle wellness, nutrition and herbalism. Holistic midwifery incorporates mind, body, and spirit well-being. A midwife is an expert on healthy, physiologic pregnancy, birth and postpartum; including normal variations of rhythm and time, breech presentation and twins. A midwife has learned when an undisturbed birth may be deviating from normal physiology and tools to assist in return to well-being. A midwife communicates openly and honestly. A midwife has done and continues deep inner personal work to be available in the self-less capacity which birth work often demands. A midwife takes good care of herself so that she can care for others.
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Graduated from Birthingway College of Midwifery with a Bachelor of Science in Midwifery 2008 (The only in-person midwifery school devoted to physiologic birth and holistic well-being)
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Extensive education in Plant Medicine, Holistic Nutrition, Communication
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Became a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) through North American Registry of Midwives
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Has been licensed in Oregon (LDM 2009-2023) and California (LM)
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International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
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Continuing education every year including all aspects of physiologic birth, pre/perinatal psychology, twin and breech vaginal birth, prenatal yoga, and lactation
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Breech Without Borders, Breech Pro 1.0 2021, 2.0 2025, hybrid online and in-person
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One year of teacher training with Micha-el Institute (Waldorf Education/Anthroposophy)
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Surya Soma 200 hour yoga instructor training
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INNATE Postpartum Care Practitioner Training 2023-2025
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Certified INNATE Postpartum Care Practitioner 2025
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Current in Neonatal Resuscitation Program and Basic Life Support certifications
Kylie Wagner
Midwife's Apprentice
Kylie is a student midwife, holistic birth companion, yoga teacher, and farmer raised on the Gaviota Coast of California. She studied Environmental Science and Food Systems at UCLA and spent five years as Farmland Program Director at Kiss the Ground, supporting farmers transitioning to regenerative agriculture. After attending the Hopland Lambing School and experiencing her first lambing season in the Santa Ynez Valley, she became enchanted by undisturbed birth.
With over a decade of experience as a yoga teacher, Kylie weaves her knowledge of embodiment, pelvic health, breath, and the natural world into her work as a birthkeeper. Her approach is grounded in deep listening, physiological awareness, and trust in a woman's innate wisdom. She sees birth as a profound rite of passage into motherhood and family.
Kylie's deepest intention is that women and families are transformed through birth–that they feel truly seen, deeply held, and witnessed in this passage; that they leave birth with a deeper trust in themselves, their bodies, and their intuition; and that every child enters the world with an intact capacity for love.
