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Treasure Valley Midwives has grown by leaps and bounds, starting out as a small home birth operation in 1997, to a full clinic and birth center that offers maternity and comprehensive wellness care, lactation services, and fertility services. Our staff of three Certified Nurse Midwives, three Licensed Midwives and a wonderful International Board Certified Lactation Consultant are here to provide quality, individualized care for families in the greater Treasure Valley.

Laurie Hadden

Laurie Hadden, CPM, LM
Owner and Clinical Director

After having two birth experiences in the hospital setting, Laurie sought midwifery care and delivered her next two babies at home in the water. Laurie felt compelled to enter the birth world in 2010 and began working as a certified doula in the Coeur d’ Alene area. Laurie worked at Dayspring Midwifery for nearly three years as a doula, birth assistant, and eventually as a student midwife. In the summer of 2013 Laurie and her family moved to Boise. She was fortunate enough to join the Treasure Valley Midwives team and finished her clinical and didactic requirements to become a Licensed Midwife in 2017.

Laurie is married and has five children ranging from 16 to 25 years old, including a set of twins! Laurie loves art, music and getting into nature with her family.

Bri Smith

Bri Smith, CPM, LM, MSM
Owner and Clinical Director

Originally from the Willamette Valley in Oregon, Bri first studied Business Management at Oregon State University. During her time at OSU, she took a Medical Anthropology class taught by a midwife, and felt called to pursue birth work. After graduating from OSU in 2014, she immediately began her midwifery studies in Seattle, WA. Bri was trained as a doula and childbirth educator before completing a year-long clinical rotation at a birth center in Tacoma, WA, followed by a year-long rotation with TVM. In 2017, Bri graduated from Bastyr University with a Master of Science in Midwifery, and shortly thereafter became certified and licensed in Idaho. She is passionate about providing family-centered care and truly enjoys building relationships with clients.

Since becoming a midwife, Bri has had two home births of her own, welcoming a daughter and a son. Bri enjoys spending quality time with her husband and children, being outdoors, hiking, running, snowboarding, reading, and working on DIY house projects.

Sophie

Sophie Ness, CNM

Sophie grew up hearing birth stories, as her mother was a nurse at a birth center. However, she was not originally called to birth work. Sophie attended nursing school with the goal to first become a missionary. After graduating from Northwest Nazarene University in 2004, Sophie worked as a nurse in several different areas of Idaho, while using her vacation time for short-term mission trips to Ethiopia. In 2009, she moved to a small town in rural Ethiopia where she worked as a medical missionary for six years. Sophie fell in love with pregnancy and childbirth during her time in Africa. When she moved back to the US, she completed her education at Frontier Nursing University in 2017 to become a Certified Nurse Midwife, and finished her clinical training with Treasure Valley Midwives.

Sophie loves to travel whenever she can and enjoys cooking, reading, and starting (but generally not finishing) whatever craft has most recently captured her interest.

Ashley Campbell

Ashley Campbell, CNM

Though she is originally from Austin, Texas, Ashley graduated from nursing school at the University of Arkansas in 2011. She worked as a nurse for nine years in mostly pre-op and PACU settings before pursuing midwifery. She graduated from Frontier Nursing University in 2020 and immediately began a three month fellowship at the Jazz Birth Center of Manhattan. She lived and worked in the New Jersey / New York area for another year before relocating to Boise to join the TVM team. She is thrilled to be in Boise and looks forward to exploring the area more!

Ashley had midwives at both of her own births and feels passionately about providing this service to other women. In her free time, Ashley loves to spend time with her husband and children, and enjoys hiking, camping, being near the water, reading, and baking.

Darcy Clark

Darcy Clark, CPM, LM

Darcy graduated from Mercy in Action College of Midwifery in 2018 after completing her clinical training with several local home birth practices as well as a year-long clinical rotation with TVM. She is passionate about providing high quality care and making midwifery care accessible to all families. Darcy has served clients in her own practice since licensure, and has been serving clients at TVM as a locum provider over the past year.

Darcy is happily married and has three daughters who were born at home with midwives. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, camping, and being outdoors.

Haley Keely, CPM, LM, MSM

Haley Keely, CPM, LM, MSM

Originally from the Midwest, Haley has been interested in maternal health and obstetric care since she was in high school. After high school, Haley spent some time living in Jackson, WY and spent a year abroad. She eventually started her midwifery training in 2021, and spent two years as a student at TVM. She also enjoys herbal medicine and studied Botanical Medicine as part of her graduate program. Haley graduated from Bastyr University and was licensed in Idaho in 2023. She is now so excited to continue the next chapter of her midwifery career as TVM’s Midwifery Fellow through the Spring of 2024.

When she isn’t catching babies, Haley loves to spend time with her daughter, her partner, and their dogs. She loves riding the Greenbelt on her e-bike, camping, and spending time outdoors.

Hannah Ritner, CPM, LM

Hannah Ritner, CPM, LM

Hannah was born at home and grew up knowing holistic care as the norm. She spent four years working a remote marketing job and traveling the world before beginning midwifery training in 2015. Originally from North Carolina, Hannah moved to Boise to attend Mercy In Action College of Midwifery. Hannah completed her student clinicals at a homebirth practice in the Treasure Valley and stayed on as a licensed midwife for several years after graduating in 2018. She is very excited to now be a part of the TVM team.

Though a beach girl at heart, Hannah is thrilled to continue to call Boise home. She loves to be outdoors and thrives on a good adventure. Running, biking, and snowboarding make up her favorite pastimes.

Alecia Walker, CNM

Alecia Walker, CNM

Alecia started her midwifery journey in 2000 by attending home births as a student midwife here in the Treasure Valley. In 2005 she moved to Ashland, Oregon to attend the International School of Traditional Midwifery while continuing to apprentice with various home birth practices. While interning at a birth center in El Paso, TX, Alecia fell in love with the idea of serving diverse populations by providing full-scope women’s healthcare. This realization motivated her to become a Certified Nurse-Midwife. She received her Bachelor’s in nursing at OHSU in 2019 and her Master’s in nursing in 2023 from Frontier Nursing University.

Alecia has two children that were both born at home. She enjoys long-distance running, backcountry skiing, gardening, and adventuring outdoors with her partner, kids, and two dogs.

Anna Marie, Lactation Specialist

Anna Marie, Lactation Specialist

Anna Marie is a registered nurse and has 5 years of experience, most recently in the mother baby unit at St. Luke’s. She is certified as a lactation specialist and is working toward her IBCLC. Anna Marie also has a lot of personal experience with 5 children of her own. She also happens to be midwife Sophie's sister!

Administrative

Our administrative staff at Treasure Valley Midwives is the best in town! They have a vast knowledge of insurance, billing, medical supplies, local resources, and everything in between!

Shannon Kelley

Shannon Kelley
Administrative Director

Shannon was born and raised in California, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications at California State University Sacramento. Shannon worked in the technology industry for a number of years, and after starting a family she redirected her focus into healthcare administration. Shannon has experience in medical billing, managing a chiropractic office, and is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders. She has also assisted several healthcare clinics with planning, marketing, human resources, and medical billing. Shannon strongly believes that every woman deserves to have the standard of care that midwives provide.

Shannon enjoys cooking for her family and for the Treasure Valley Midwives staff, spending quality time with her family and friends, and attending her sons’ sporting events.

Jasmine Clark

Jasmine Clark
Receptionist

Jasmine was born and raised in Boise, and has been a stay-at-home-mother for the last 7 years, while also working part-time at Fork. She recently went back to school to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Health Studies, and hopes to eventually be more involved in birth work. Jasmine had two beautiful home births with Treasure Valley Midwives over the years, and has always dreamed of joining our team in some capacity. She enjoys chatting with people and organizing, so she is very happy to be working at the front desk right now! Jasmine enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters biking, skiing, playing at the river, and doing crafts.

Students

Treasure Valley Midwives believes we have a responsibility to train the midwives of the future, which includes teaching evidence based care, compassion and above all, respect for the birthing family. Our active student program is designed to give carefully selected students the opportunity to learn and provide excellent midwifery care under the supervision of experienced midwives.

Students at Treasure Valley Midwives are actively involved in all aspects of midwifery care, from conducting exams to catching babies, and everything in between. Our students are smart, compassionate and eager to learn. It is our pleasure and honor to mentor them on their journey to becoming a midwife, and we think you will love them as much as we do!

Lindy Isaacson, Senior Student

Lindy Isaacson, Senior Student
Mercy In Action

Lindy was born and raised in the Treasure Valley and is currently a first year student at Mercy in Action midwifery school. She has been playing piano for 15 years and has been teaching piano lessons for the last 4 years. Lindy now feels called to midwifery to help empower and serve birthing people. She dreams of eventually having a small, rural home birth practice in the Sun Valley area. Lindy is a newlywed who loves to spend time outdoors with her husband and enjoys running hiking, fly fishing, and camping.

Reili Irwin, Junior Midwife

Reili Irwin, Junior Midwife
GoMidwife

Reili recently moved to Boise for her first clinical placement at Treasure Valley Midwives, which she began this Spring. Before that, she had lived and traveled all over the world as part of the U.S. Air Force. She has always felt called to support women in some capacity, so once she discovered Midwifery, it quickly stole her heart. She is currently a Junior Student Midwife in the GoMidwife Program, and plans to be with Treasure Valley Midwives for one year. After graduation, Reili hopes to become a missionary Midwife for communities in need.

If she is not outdoors with her husband and pup, you can usually find Reili doing puzzles, murder mystery games, escape rooms, practicing ASL, or reading. She loves to be in or near the water and has hopes to become proficient in sailing over the next year.