Meet Megan Loewen LM, CPM

I have been drawn to the amazing process of pregnancy and birth as long as I can remember and I have officially been involved in the birth community since 2015. As I look back, I can see how the calling of midwifery was being sewn into who I am before I even realized it. My great-grandmother Estelle (Stella) served her community in the early 1900's as a midwife and healer, and the stories my grandma recalled of her moms strength and perseverance moved me, even as a child. 

My varied healthcare education began in 2010. At that time I completed a CNA program and worked for a while as a Certified Nurses Aide in a locked unit with residents who had Alzheimers. I loved that job but knew it wasn't exactly the right fit for me. I then decided to transition in to phlebotomy, and after being certified, worked mostly in the Emergency Department at my local hospital. This is when I learned that I thrive under pressure (which comes in handy with the life of a midwife). After some time out of the medical field to stay home with my children and having more babies, I knew I needed to find my way into service of women in their families. I became a certified doula in 2015 and shortly after that I certified as a Breastfeeding Educator and became an inpatient Lactation Consultant in the hospital. Along with my training and the experience I was getting, I also became very passionate about learning about the baby's experience of pregnancy and birth, and the lasting effects that could result from trauma. I felt this very important factor was missing in the models of maternity care I had encountered both personally and professionally. This led to rabbit holes of research and eventually I fell into the world of out-of-hospital midwifery. I had no idea midwives were still practicing very much like what my grandma had so many years before, but even more safely, with advances in education for midwives and resources. I had my last baby at home with midwives and the experience solidified my calling. So, in 2020 I took the plunge and began the Association of Texas Midwives Midwifery Training Program.  In March of 2023 I attended my last workshop and transitioned to a PEP program for the remainder of my training. The ATM program involves online classes as well as in person workshops for skills training and testing.  Another huge component of this type of training is the apprenticeship. I began one apprenticeship in September 2020, and another in October 2020. The apprenticeships included an observation phase followed by a hands on assistant phase and finally a Primary Midwife Under Supervision Phase. This required me to be at every prenatal appointment, birth and postpartum appointments with both of my preceptors. I ate, slept and breathed pregnancy and birth and loved every second of it! After completing the program in 2023, I still needed to finish up the required births and times within my apprenticeships. Finally, I certified with NARM in January 2024, and was licensed with the State of Texas shortly after.

Outside of being at midwife, but also very much intertwined, I'm a mama to 6 with ages ranging from 22 to 6. I'm a NaNa to a precious little boy, and a wife to my husband of 12 years.