Background

I am Deena Licht. I am an apprenticing midwife. I am married to a wonderful, supportive husband, Lloyd and mother to 7 beautiful children. I feel that my first calling is my Lord and my family.

I was first called to midwifery as a teenager.After having my first child I decided to go to nursing school to become a labor and delivery nurse. I did not even know midwives existed at that time I just knew I had to be with mommas and babies. I graduated nursing school in 1996 and worked in the newborn nursery. In 1997, I took my boards to become a lactation consultant. I transferred to the NICU and enjoyed more challenges. I was still restless and did not know where God was calling me. I transferred down to the breastfeeding resource center in the hospital that I worked at.

In 2001 my husband was called to seminary in Texas. While in Texas, I worked Labor and Delivery and Mother/Baby care. When we moved back Oklahoma, I worked Labor and Delivery at 2 different hospitals and was just unable to continue to do it. It seemed so impersonal, more like a factory line, than the miracle God meant it to be. I went back to working Lactation.

In 2004, I decided I wanted to become a midwife. I knew I was called and I could look back over my life and see all the training He had prepared for me. I enrolled in a program and bought all my books and then became pregnant with Chloe. I put it on hold and just read anything I could get ahold of. Prior to her birth, I had worked just a few hours a week and after her birth, I took 3 months off and then worked 2-3 days a month.

In 2007 I had started looking around for a midwife to apprentice with and God called us to become foster parents, so again I put it on hold. Sarah needed my time and she was worth it. August of 2008 we finalized on the adoption.

Just before the finalization, things had slowed some and I was able to start apprenticing with Ruth Cobb, a wonderful, experienced midwife in the Tulsa area. I will continue to apprentice until we feel I am ready to take my own clients. I plan to take the NARM exam and become a certified professional midwife. While I am in my training, I offer doula/montrice services for women in Tulsa and the surrounding area.

My Certifications include:

RN (registered nurse)

IBCLC (board certified lacation consultant also know as a RLC or registered lactation consultant)

NRP  (neonatal resucitation)

AHA BLS-CPR instructor (Americal Heart Association basic life support, CPR instructor)

DONA Doula training workshop (not DONA certified)

 

We just finalized our adoption of two wonderful girls from Russia. You can see them and learn about our process  here.