ELIZABETH R. CLARKSON, CNM, MSN
When I was pregnant with my first child, I knew I wanted to have midwives and birth out of hospital. I used a larger practice and had a planned birth center birth. It was not quite the experience I had envisioned and in 2000 when pregnant with my second and living in the area I discovered Midwifery Care Associates.
Read moreI fell in love with Louise and Pam. It was exactly the type of personalized care and homebirth I had dreamed of. As years went by I felt even more drawn to midwifery and in 2008 I returned to school and completed my Bachelors in Nursing at TCNJ with the goal of becoming a midwife. After graduation I was a home birth assistant with Midwifery Care and also worked as an OR nurse as I earned my MSN in Midwifery at Frontier Nursing University, doing part of my clinical rotation here.
As a client I had three beautiful homebirths and have a deep understanding of what draws people to our practice. I feel very strongly that women should have options to birth where they feel most safe and supported and am thrilled to join a practice where this is a shared passion.
I live in Princeton with my husband, four children and a few too many rescue dogs and cats.
NICOLE M. MYERS, CNM, MSN
I believe I wanted to be a midwife before I even knew such a career existed. As the oldest of four children, I was fascinated with pregnancy and read everything my mother brought home from her OB appointments. It wasn’t until I read Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin that I realized that I wanted to spend my life supporting families and their birth choices as a midwife.
Read more I began working as a volunteer doula and then in 2003 became a birth assistant for Midwifery Care Associates. Watching women give birth in their homes surrounded by their families was beautiful and inspired me to begin training to become a certified professional midwife.
During this time, I had my own three children with Midwifery Care Associates. Two were home births, but my middle child decided to arrive a little too early and was born in the hospital. I am glad that I got to experience both and realized then that what really mattered to me wasn’t the place I was giving birth, but who my providers were and how they cared for me with empathy and respect.
It was toward the end of my CPM training that I realized I wanted to be able to practice in both home and hospital setting. I was encouraged by Louise Aucott and Pam Rosser, my own midwives, and began the process of first acquiring a BSN at Drexel University, and then MSN in Midwifery at University of Pennsylvania. I gained experience as a labor and delivery nurse and then as a CNM at a large hospital based practice before taking a position at Midwifery Care Associates. I am so happy to be able to join this practice and provide the type of individualized care I received from my midwives.
Throughout my journey in this field of work, I have been supported by my amazing husband, Joe. Together we live in an old farmhouse in Jobstown, NJ with our three children, Rosie, Jack and Jojo.
SANDY TEW, Office Manager
I joined Midwifery Care Associates as the Office Manager in 2024. I’ve lived my entire life in this community and proudly served in the healthcare field locally in several different practices for well over a decade. I’m very fortunate that the majority of my family and friends are also local, and the comfortability with the community creates meaningful relationships with our clients.
Read more My goal is to enhance our client experience and make everything as smooth as possible for everyone involved throughout their time with our practice, and to always be available to help with any questions or concerns.
Recently, I entered into my own Mom Era by welcoming twin girls, Ruby and Piper, into the world in February 2024. While the girls were in the NICU due to their unexpected very early arrival, the opening presented itself to join the team at Midwifery Care Associates and I jumped at the opportunity. To be surrounded by compassionate providers, working a position that supports individuals on their journeys in a space that is so family centered, is a dream come true. Since I was doubly high risk throughout my own pregnancy, I didn’t research the midwifery options, but once aware, I quickly realized the positive impact having a midwife throughout this process would be during pregnancy and in general. Everyone deserves the positive experience that Midwifery Care Associates offers and I’m proud to be a part of the team.
In my free time (though limited these days with two babies!), I also enjoy singing/performing and I’ve had the pleasure of performing locally as well as onstage at The Keswick Theater. I even have a social media platform performing with my partner as the duo (To)(get)(her) and I hope that my girls learn to love music and theater the way their parents do.
ELIZABETH R. CLARKSON, CNM, MSN
NICOLE M. MYERS, CNM, MSN