Background

I am Deena Licht. I am an apprenticing midwife. I am married to a wonderful, supportive husband, Lloyd and mother to 5 beautiful children. I homeschool and feel that my first calling is my Lord and my family.

I was first called to midwifery as a teenager. I did not realize it at the time. My family raised Cocker Spaniels and our dogs seemed to need a lot of assistance. Soon I was going to "births" and caring for friends and family's animals as they gave birth.

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 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 are in the process of adopting a little girl from Russia. You can find more information here.