Merrilynn Artman, CNM, MS

Together with Boulder Women’s Care, I created Boulder Nurse Midwives in 2007 in order to offer women a Nurse-Midwifery option in Boulder County. My education includes Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Wisconsin in Political Science and Women’s Studies conferred in 1991. I received my Nursing Degree from Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado in 1995 and then went on to complete my Master of Science in Nurse Midwifery from the University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center in 2001. I practiced for one year on the Western Slope with a private practice and have spent the past five years working for the People’s Clinic in Boulder, Colorado. I can communicate comfortably in Spanish and enjoy traveling to other countries and learning about other cultures. I have a very loving and supportive husband and two beautiful boys who I immensely enjoy mothering. Midwifery is a passion and caring for women is a privilege.

I believe the essence of midwifery is cultivated in our exchange of stories and knowledge with women, building strong trusting relationships with clients and their families through consistency, compassion and deep trust. It is an honor to “do” midwifery, and a particular pleasure to “be”- alongside women in their journey to motherhood. I am so pleased to join Bolder Nurse-Midwives and to work in collaboration with Boulder Women's Care, P.C to offer extraordinary care for childbearing women and families in the Boulder area. My husband and I relocated from Michigan to Albuquerque where I graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Nursing in 2003 and a Master of Science in Nursing, specializing in Nurse-Midwifery, in 2006. I have sought additional study and training in areas including herbal medicine, the medicinal use of essential oils, and Ayurveda. The birth of my son awakened me to a perspective of the birth experience that is palpable, memorable, and informs both my philosophy of care and commitment to mindfulness in work and life. When not in the company of pregnant and birthing women, I enjoy spending time in the mountains with my family, hiking or biking, or practicing yoga.

Hello all, I’m Gina Cardona, Boulder Nurse Midwives newest member. I am very excited to have joined the practice and am loving it already. It is truly a special place to be. Just like the rest of the Boulder Nurse Midwives, I am a midwestern girl. I grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004 with a Nursing and Spanish degree. In 2008 I received my masters from the University of Colorado Denver and officially became a nurse midwife. Through my experience both in and out of hospital birth centers, I have come to see how true patient-centered midwifery care can result in an empowering birth experience for a mother and family. I love traveling and my adventures have taken me to various spanish speaking countries where I've had the opportunity to learn about different birth practices and meet some amazing and inspiring midwives and doctors. It is a blessing and honor to be a part of such an intimate life event and I look forward to getting to know all of our mamas and families to be.