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Longmeadow Farm: Carol Leonard

Carol Leonard, a "foremother of the modern midwifery movement" is a NH Certified Midwife and has been practicing for the last quarter century.  She was co-founder of the Midwives' Alliance of North America (MANA) representing all midwives in the US, Canada and Mexico, serving one term as President of MANA.  Her work to improve maternity care in Moscow, USSR was featured on 20/20 and was written in the Congressional Record. She was appointed by NH Governor Jeanne Shaheen to be first Chairperson of the only completely independent Midwifery Council (regulatory board and state agency) in the United States.  Carol is also a member of the NH Birth Center Rules and Regulations Review Committee for DHHS. 

She co-authored a book with Elizabeth Davis titled, The Woman's Wheel of Life, Thirteen Achetypes of Women at Her Fullest Power (Viking Penguin, 1996) and published a two-part series on menopause called, Women of the Thirteenth Moon:  the Baby Boomer's Survival Guide to Menopause.  She has just finished writing her story as a midwife, titled Lady's Hands, Lion's Heart, Memoirs of a Radical Midwife (12 years from 1975 to 1987), which has been published and is available to order now!

Her birth center, Longmeadow Farm, was state-licensed in September, 2000.  It is one of only two midwife-owned and operated, free-standing birth centers in NH.  She is on the faculty of Birthwise Midwifery School in Bridgton, Maine, a nationally accredited program.  Her hobbies are gardening, skiing and fly-fishing.  She raises medicinal herbs and free-range chickens and has three wild grandsons.

Every Day is Mother's Day at Longmeadow Farm!

• Beautiful Country Estate in Hopkinton, NH
• Full Scope Midwifery Care and Personalized Births
• NH State Licensed, fully equipped Maternity Care Facility
• B&B&B (Bed, Breakfast, & Baby!)
• 2 Private Birthing Suites with views overlooking fields and gardens
• Aquadoula Birthing Pool
• Exclusive Clientele, limited to only 4 births per month
• Postpartum Home Visits and Breastfeeding Support
• New Mother's Group and Prenatal Yoga
• Mother Love Doula Service
• Medicaid & Most Insurance Plans Accepted

The Longmeadow Midwives have over 26 years experience and have safely delivered 1,200 healthy, happy babies! 

Please feel free to call for a brochure or for a tour of our lovely home.

Contact Information:

LONGMEADOW FARM
Carol Leonard, BS, NHCM, Administrator
585 Hopkinton Road
Hopkinton, NH 03229

http://www.badbeaverfarm.com/

CLmidwife@aol.com

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