Connection is at the heart of VCM.
We didn’t learn birth from a textbook alone, we learned it by being right there. By squeezing tired hands, dabbing sweaty brows, cheering on first cries and off-key labor songs, catching slippery little babies, and looking into brand-new eyes. Every birth is its own kind of holy.
We mix old-fashioned wisdom with solid know-how, heart with science, showing up for your family with skill, calm, and a whole lot of respect. We’re here to truly see you, to honor the wild, beautiful mystery of birth, not just the arrival of a baby, but the making of a family.
With Master of Science degrees in Midwifery, VCM blends evidence-based care with the deep roots of this ancient calling. Still, it’s the mothers, pregnant people, and babies who keep us learning, reminding us what pregnancy and birth are really all about.
We are midwives — with woman.
Naomi & Serenity: Vancouver Community Midwives
Meet the Midwives & Team
These are the things I hold dear:
- Collaboration, Community, Independence and Autonomy
- Courage to be vulnerable, willingness to learn
- Birth, the smell of amniotic fluid in the morning, strong birth songs, midnight magic
- Plant medicine, botanical gardens, forest magic
- Reproductive justice
- My family
Naomi O'Callaghan
MSM, LM, CPM (she/her)
Licensed Midwife, Clinical Herbalist
I was raised in the Deep South, where I learned the meaning of family, community, and duty along with a healthy appreciation for sweet tea and living with the land, not just on top of it. My path to midwifery truly came into focus after the home birth of my third child. That experience was so powerful it called me into this work, so I could offer families the same steady, respectful care that once carried me through.
I earned my undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts from Clark College in Las Vegas, Nevada, and went on to complete my Master of Science in Midwifery at Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington. While there, I also completed a specialized certificate in Botanical Medicine for Midwifery Care through the Department of Midwifery. I am a Licensed Midwife in Washington State and a Certified Professional Midwife. I previously served as adjunct faculty at Bastyr University, teaching in the Botanical Medicine for Midwifery Care program, and now serve as the Community Midwife Liaison for the Smooth Transitions Program at Legacy Salmon Creek.
At heart, I’m a homebody. When I’m not catching babies, you’ll find me knee-deep in home remodeling projects with my big, lively family, watching my three kids grow into their own, getting joyfully messy with my grandbabies, tending the garden (and chasing chickens out of it), crafting plant medicine, and handing out belly rubs to my very spoiled Golden Doodles.
Serenity Quiggle
MSM, LM (she/they)
Licensed Midwife, Clinical Herbalist
I started my path toward midwifery after having two water births at home with a Midwife. I moved from the Las Vegas desert to Vancouver, WA in 2013 where I’ve deeply taken root. After earning my Master of Science in Midwifery from Bastyr University in 2020, I became a Licensed Midwife in Washington. I specialize in Botanical Medicine in the childbearing year, having obtained certification at Bastyr along with my Masters degree.
VCM has always been my home as a Midwife, where I’m blessed to work side by side with my bestie/soul-sister, Naomi. There is such joy, beauty, heartache & love in this work, and our friendship just enhances this epic experience.
My family is a beautifully chaotic blend of people. I have a kind, supportive partner, five ‘kiddos’ in my world (ranging from ages 8 to 30), and a young granddaughter whose giggles and stories make me laugh. My home is complete with a sweet, snuggly Mama-dog, two cats who think they own the place, and two snakes (a mellow ball python & an busy hognose).
Outside of midwifery, I enjoy being with my loved ones, camping & playing around in the woods, getting all kinds of artsy-crafty, gaming, and enjoying a good audiobook
These are the things I hold dear:
- The musical rhythm of a baby's heartbeat
- Equality for LGBTQIA & BIPOC families
- Being present during a new human's first breath
- Encouraging accessibility of botanical medicine
- Continual education and self-growth