ABOUT US
Welcome to CU Center for Midwifery
We're excited to announce that our team will be joining the UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital family.
Our midwives have over 45 years of combined experience to provide the best care possible for our families. We pride ourselves in providing care that is rooted in the midwifery model of care and guided by the most recent evidence. We can also assist with Spanish families. We are faculty members at the
University of Colorado College of Nursing where our mission revolves around education, service, and research.
Kelly Devine Arch, DNP, CNM, CLC
Midwife
Carole Nighswander, CNM, MSN
Midwife
"I have been attending births since 1999 and proudly attended to two-generations within families. My midwifery and nursing experience has taken me throughout the rural Southwest, Jamaica, Haiti, and Asia."
Mary has had several positions in education and healthcare. She worked with the IT Help Desk for the special education teachers in St. Vrain Valley School District. Most recently, she was with Centura Longmont United Hospital (LUH) as a Unit Clerk at the BirthPlace. Her favorite part at LUH was working with the hospital staff and meeting patient’s families.
What makes us unique?
Midwife Care - Our midwives are independent board certified Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) who provide comprehensive midwifery services. We work within a setting that supports referrals to University of Colorado and Centura Longmont United Hospital experts to ensure that you get the best care possible.
Water Birth - We are the only hospital in Northern Colorado to offer water births and are part of a system that has been providing this option for Colorado families since the 1990s.
Nitrous Oxide - We are part of the Centura Longmont United Hospital system that was the 1st to provide nitrous oxide as a labor support tool.
Versatility - We pride ourselves in providing the opportunity for you to have the labor and birth experience you are envisioning. We support a birth without pain medications or a birth with a planned epidural.
History - We are part of a family of CNMs that have been in existence for over 40 years at the University of Colorado!
Insurance Information
The CU Center for Midwifery - Longmont is proud to be part of many health insurance networks, including eligible Medicare and Medicare advantage plans. Please view our accepted insurance plans.
Please contact your insurance carrier to verify if our providers are participating in your health insurance plan.
Please view our fees for the most common clinical services we offer. Please note that we accept most insurances and have contracts that discount these fees for those payers.
If you are not covered by health insurance, we encourage you to contact our billing office at (303) 493-7700 to discuss payment options prior to receiving health care services.
We also offer a self-pay option.
Center for Midwifery - Longmont Birth Outcome Stats
9/1/2017 - 12/31/2022
- Total Births 470
- Vaginal Birth Rate 88.7% (417)
- Spontaneous Vaginal Birth 85.3% (401)
- Operative Vaginal Birth 3.4% (16)
- Water Births 7.7% (36)
- C-Section Rate 11.3% (53)
- Repeat 1.1% (5)
- Primary 10.2% (48)
- 5-minute APGAR < 7: 1.7% (8)
- Epidural Rate 41.8% (187)
- Induction of Labor 21.7% (102)
- Nitrous Oxide 11.6% (52)
- Intact Perineum/no repair necessary 41.1% (193)
- 3rd or 4th Degree Laceration 2.6% (12)
- Episiotomies 1.1% (5)
- Postpartum Hemorrhage 4.7% (22)
- NICU Admissions 8.1% (38)
